Overview

• Organizers annulled the last stage in Madrid, confirming Jonas Vingegaard as overall winner without a podium ceremony.
• Protesters entered the route and tore down barriers, and the peloton halted and dismounted about 56 kilometers from the finish.
• Police in riot gear moved to clear the area and used tear gas near Atocha, the Prado and along Gran Vía as tensions escalated.
• Crowds waved Palestinian flags and chanted against Israel and the Gaza war, with slogans calling for sanctions and a boycott.
• Spain’s political and legal rift widened as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez voiced admiration for the demonstrators, a judge rejected Acom’s complaint against protest organizers, and Israel Premier Tech insisted it would not withdraw.