2025 Vuelta a España

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

I’m in Madrid atm and was at the event. It never made the news but one of the cyclists got ambushed and attacked as they thought it was the Israeli guy but it was a case of mistaken identity. I’m staying where it was meant to finish.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Sad, but unsurprising. On a different (but related) note, Ireland and Netherlands are both threatening to pull out of Eurovision if Israel are allowed to participate.

Honestly, I can't see how Eurovision can justify allowing Israel to participate while simultaneously banning Russia over their war in Ukraine.

The only real surprise was that the race made it all the way to Madrid. There was speculation earlier in the week that the race organisers would end it after Stage 20.

As if. The event is huge here. Ending it before Madrid would be like moving the AFL grand final to Adelaide

 

[largebus]

As if. The event is huge here. Ending it before Madrid would be like moving the AFL grand final to Adelaide

They moved the Grand Final 4 years ago and the finish for the Tour from Paris to Nice last year because of the Olympics. So it's not like it would be unprecedented

That said if the finish was in Barcelona or Seville the result would've been the same.

 

[Daka]

Sad, but unsurprising. On a different (but related) note, Ireland and Netherlands are both threatening to pull out of Eurovision if Israel are allowed to participate.

Honestly, I can't see how Eurovision can justify allowing Israel to participate while simultaneously banning Russia over their war in Ukraine.

The only real surprise was that the race made it all the way to Madrid. There was speculation earlier in the week that the race organisers would end it after Stage 20.

Will be interesting going forward to see if it filters into other Cycling events, I feel like Spain allowed it to happen to an extent, were not hard enough from the start.
2026 TdF starts in Spain, Yeah I can't see that happening... it's going to be moved for sure.

UCI needs to work out how to deal with the awkward inclusion of IPT in events.