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The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team does not go to the start of the Lombardy Tour on Saturday, as the organisers announce. The team was the last destination of pro-Palestinian demonstrators. "The decision was made by consensus," said a representative of the organisers. The absence of the team at the last major cycling race of the season is the recent development of a movement calling for the team to withdraw from professional sports.Team wants …
The cycling team, targeted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators, will not be at the start after a mutual decision with the organizers of the event.
The Israel-Premier Tech team will not run the Lombardy Tour, the last classic monument of the cycling season scheduled for Saturday, October 11, for the now known safety issues. In the night between October 8 and 9, the understanding between Israel and Hamas was reached for the cease-fire, but the team is still not part of the teams registered for the race, despite having regularly an invitation for all the races of the WorldTour calendar and de…
The decision was made for security reasons. The team is the target of many pro-Palestinian demonstrations during the events in which it participates in a context of war in the Middle East.
Israel PT Cycling Team To Miss Lombardy Tour By 'Mutual Agreement': Organisers
Organisers of cycling's prestigious Giro di Lombardia, RCS on Thursday announced that the Israel Premier-Tech team that has been targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters will not take part in Saturday's race.
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