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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Vuelta a España Cancels Stage 11 Winner After Protest Disruption

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Vuelta a España Cancels Stage 11 Winner After Protest Disruption. Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España in Bilbao ended in chaos on Wednesday, with no official winner declared after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the finish line. Race organizers decided to take the timing three kilometers before the finish, meaning no stage winner was announced although points for the mountain classification and intermediate sprints were still awarded. The disruptions began earlier in the race when protesters with banners blocked the neutral zone later returning to the roadside after police intervention. Near the finish, another group briefly pulled a banner across the road, but riders passed safely. Despite the chaos, race leader Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike and Britain’s Tom Pidcock of Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team had already broken away from the peloton in the final kilometers.
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