US EditionPro-Palestinian Protester Takes Issue with Israeli Team at Tour De France
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, JUL 16 – A protester opposing Israel-Premier Tech's participation disrupted the sprint finish during stage 11, with Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen winning by half a wheel in a photo finish.
- On July 16, 2025, during the 11th stage of the Tour de France in Toulouse, a protester disrupted the final sprint by entering the racecourse.
- The protester opposed the Israel-based team's participation, wearing a T-shirt saying 'Israel out of the Tour' and waving a Palestinian keffiyeh symbol.
- Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen won the 156.8km stage in a photo finish over Swiss Mauro Schmid despite the disruption, while Tadej Pogacar crashed earlier in the stage.
- The Israel-based team earned Tour entry in 2020, has faced previous protests tied to Israel's role in a conflict sparked by the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack killing about 1,200 people.
- The incident highlights ongoing tensions as Gaza authorities report over 58,000 Palestinian deaths and Israel-Hamas consider a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal.
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A protester wanted to get in the way of the end of stage 11 of the Tour de France that took place this Wednesday, although fortunately it could not cause any harm.The Tour is the most important cycling competition in the world, followed by thousands of people on the road every day and millions through the television broadcast.Day 11 was played throughout 156 in the surroundings of the city of Toulouse. It was a flat and transitional day, waiting…
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — A man protesting the participation of an Israeli-based team in the Tour de France charged onto the course as the leaders approached the finish. Norway's Jonas Abrahamsen won the 11th stage in a photo finish Wednesday just ahead of Switzerland's Mauro Schmid, but his sprint to the line was accompanied by a man running alongside him wearing a T-shirt that read “Israel out of the Tour” and waving a keffiyeh, the black-and-wh…
Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line on Wednesday. Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen won the 11th stage in a photo finish just ahead of Swiss rider Mauro Schmid, but their final sprint was accompanied by a man running alongside who wore a T-shirt saying, “Israel out of the Tour,” and who waved a keffiyeh, the black-and-…
A protester wearing a T-shirt reading “Israel out of the Tour” caused a perilous moment in Toulouse on Wednesday just before Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen sprinted to victory in the eleventh stage of the Tour de France.
Protester wearing 'Israel out of the Tour' t-shirt runs onto Tour final straight
TOULOUSE, France :A protester wearing a 'Israel out of the Tour' t-shirt ran onto the final straight of Wednesday's 11th stage of the Tour de France as two riders sprinted it out for victory before being restrained by a security officer.The protester, who was also waving a keffiyeh, was about 50 metres from t
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