Overview

• Race officials stopped the stage three kilometres from the line, took times there, and cancelled the stage winner and podium ceremony.
• Large groups with Palestine flags pressed toward the finish barriers, and earlier interventions on the course prompted police removals of demonstrators.
• Video from the previous day showed Intermarché‑Wanty’s Simone Petilli crash during an intervention, highlighting growing rider‑safety concerns.
• Jonas Vingegaard and Tom Pidcock were leading at the three‑kilometre time check, with Vingegaard extending his overall advantage.
• Organizers and the UCI condemned the dangerous actions and emphasized rider safety, while Israel‑Premier Tech vowed to continue under police protection as Basque police confirmed three arrests and four injured officers.