THE greatest fears of the organisers of the Vuelta a España came true on Sunday as the grand finale of the gruelling, three-week-long cycle race – Spain’s equivalent of the Tour de France – was abandoned after tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters blocked the finish line in Madrid. Over 1,000 police officers were deployed on to the streets of the Spanish capital in an attempt to nullify threats to sabotage the 21st and final stage of the race, representing the largest security operation in the city since the 2022 Nato summit – but organisers were left with little choice...
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