Overview

• Organisers cut Thursday’s individual time trial in Valladolid from 27.2km to 12.2km after consultations with local authorities and commissaires to reduce security risk.
• Stage 17 concluded without major incident after access to the summit finish was restricted, with only minor demonstrations observed at the start.
• Spanish authorities announced an extraordinary deployment for the Madrid finales, adding 400-plus Civil Guards on Saturday and 1,100 police on Sunday in the largest city operation since the 2022 NATO summit.
• The riders’ union (CPA) said teams voted to neutralise any stage disrupted by protests and will reconsider continuing the race if safety is threatened.
• Race director Javier Guillén reaffirmed the plan to finish in Madrid and called the disruptions illegal as demonstrations continue to target Israel–Premier Tech, which has removed the word “Israel” from its jerseys.