Overview

• Organizers and commissaires took times 3 km from the line in Bilbao after large pro‑Palestine demonstrations blocked the finish, so no stage winner was declared.
• Timing at the 3 km split gave Jonas Vingegaard and Tom Pidcock 12 seconds on João Almeida, putting Vingegaard 52 seconds ahead overall.
• The CPA issued a formal statement denouncing conduct that put riders at risk and called on Spanish authorities to ensure a safe race environment.
• At a pre‑stage meeting, some teams asked to exclude Israel‑Premier Tech for public‑order reasons, a request the CPA ruled out.
• The stoppage followed recent on‑course incidents, including protesters halting Israel‑Premier Tech in a team time trial, a crash involving Simone Petilli after a road incursion, and organizers removing Palestinian flags from prior routes.