Overview

• A small pro‑Palestine group briefly blocked the Enekuri approach before the real start, causing a roughly five‑minute pause, and Israel Premier Tech continued in the race.
• Team delegates met with the organization at the start to discuss the Israel squad’s presence, and the CPA urged Spanish authorities to guarantee rider safety following recent protest‑related incidents including Simone Petilli’s crash.
• Race director Javier Guillén said the organization intends to file a legal complaint over dangerous interventions that have interfered with team passage at earlier stages.
• The 157.4 km Bilbao–Bilbao route started with a neutralized departure from San Mamés at 13:30 and is scheduled to finish on Gran Vía around 17:20–17:30, with the double ascent of Alto del Vivero and the Pike Bidea wall expected to shape the outcome.
• Bilbao activated wide traffic cuts and transport changes from early morning through the evening, including closures around Sabino Arana, Abandoibarra, Gran Vía and the Enekuri–Artxanda road, as a warm, mostly dry forecast near 30ºC reduced weather risks.