The final stretch of the Vuelta a Espana road cycling race was abandoned in Madrid on 14 September after over 100,000 pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted routes and forced organizers to call off the event.

Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard was declared the winner as police struggled to contain the demonstrations, overwhelmed by their large numbers.

“The race is over,” a spokesperson for the organizers told Reuters after barriers were overturned and crowds moved onto the course. 

More than 1,000 officers were deployed across the capital, but confrontations escalated as protesters threw water bottles and other objects at police, chanting “It’s a genocide, not a war,” and the police responded with tear gas.

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