mididoctors
Über Member
The big race sponsors will get involved hopefully
La Vuelta 2025 ***SPOILERS***
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Yes, I do (think that).
Obviously I don't know the minds of all the protestors (none of us do) but without IPT there's no connection between La Vuelta and what's happening in Gaza. If course it may be that some protesters may see disrupting a high profile sports event is a legitimate means of getting their message out regardless of whether there's any direct connection (like George Davis and Headingley). But I don't think that's the case here. I think IPT is the crux of all this.
If course, if you wanted to find something else to protest about, you wouldn't have to look very far
https://www.amnesty.org/en/location...ed-arab-emirates/report-united-arab-emirates/. https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east/bahrain/
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misforturob
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They were protesting that before the race even started
mididoctors
Über Member
It's a shame ...it's a serious climb . Jai will be miffed
Blazing Saddles
Über Member
Given that the Palestine protesters cut down a tree yesterday, we could have a pitch battle on Saturday, if the ecologists turn up in force. 
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Certainly tougher than the one they didn't go up yesterday.
mjr
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I'm now at my desk so I can copy-paste from PDFs easily. It isn't even particularly small print:
2.2.010 bis - Without prejudice to the disciplinary penalties provided for by the regulation, a licence holder or a team may be excluded from a race if he/it seriously blemishes the image of cycling or of the race. This exclusion can occur before or during the race.
The exclusion shall be imposed by joint decision of the president of the commissaires panel and the organiser.
In case of disagreement between the president of the commissaires panel and the organiser, the decision shall be taken by the president of the Professional Cycling Council in the case of a UCI WorldTour event, and by the president of the road commission in other cases, or by the deputies they shall have designated.
The licence holder or the team must be heard.
If the decision is taken by the president of the Professional Cycling Council or by the president of the road commission, he may decide solely on the basis of the report from the president of the commissaires panel.
Unless otherwise provided in this regulation, the results and the bonuses and prizes obtained before the facts on which the exclusion is based shall not be withdrawn.
Special provisions applicable to road events:
The organiser may refuse permission to participate in – or exclude from – an event, a team or one of its members whose presence might be prejudicial to the image or reputation of the organiser or of the event.
If the UCI and/or the team and/or one of its members does not agree with the decision taken in this way by the organizer, the dispute shall be placed before the Court of Arbitration for Sport which must hand down a ruling within an appropriate period.
(Quoted from: https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7g...ba5657f750d3770311b79b8c/2-ROA-20250701-E.pdf linked from https://www.uci.org/regulations/3MyLDDrwJCJJ0BGGOFzOat )
I think it's obvious that Israel's new bombing of Qatar means IPT now "seriously blemishes the image of cycling or of the race" and their "presence might be prejudicial to the image or reputation of the organiser or of the event" even if it wasn't before. As far as I've seen reported, the organiser hasn't even asked for an exclusion hearing to be held, let alone considered using the riskier "special provisions applicable to road events" to do it unilaterally and let the UCI and courts sort out the mess afterwards.
mididoctors
Über Member
Yes, I do (think that).
Obviously I don't know the minds of all the protestors (none of us do) but without IPT there's no connection between La Vuelta and what's happening in Gaza. If course it may be that some protesters may see disrupting a high profile sports event is a legitimate means of getting their message out regardless of whether there's any direct connection (like George Davis and Headingley). But I don't think that's the case here. I think IPT is the crux of all this.
If course, if you wanted to find something else to protest about, you wouldn't have to look very far
View: https://youtu.be/sKpA78cXHZc?si=AdVAF-vcJhnUKopI
Blazing Saddles
Über Member
No doubt.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
mididoctors
Über Member
mididoctors
Über Member
Spoiler: He wasn't
Lol Caught him robbing a bank within a year of getting out iirc. TBF they did fit him up
mididoctors
Über Member
Given that the Palestine protesters cut down a tree yesterday, we could have a pitch battle on Saturday, if the ecologists turn up in force.
LOL
mididoctors
Über Member
They having this stage or not ?
Blazing Saddles
Über Member
There’s good news and bad news.
First the good news: According to Brain Smith, the weather forecast is better pm, so the stage is a go.
Now the bad news: Any bother and the stage will be another no result. Apparently it’s the riders choice.
First the good news: According to Brain Smith, the weather forecast is better pm, so the stage is a go.
Now the bad news: Any bother and the stage will be another no result. Apparently it’s the riders choice.
