Overview

• Organizers ended the Bilbao circuit early with no stage winner after large groups gathered near the finish and some tried to force the barriers.
• Basque authorities said police identified five people, detained three and reported four officers injured during the incidents around the finish area.
• Vuelta technical director Kiko Garcia said the only workable solution would be for Israel‑Premier Tech to withdraw, noting race rules do not allow organizers to exclude the team.
• Israel‑Premier Tech announced it will start Stage 12 and remain in the race, as a team director said they are afraid and reported death threats against riders.
• The riders’ union CPA condemned actions endangering athletes and the UCI urged political neutrality, after Intermarché’s Simone Petilli reported crashing when protesters crossed the road on Stage 10.