Pro-Palestinian activists hack into the Vuelta a España radio station

Pro-Palestinian protests against the Israel Premier Tech team's participation in La Vuelta continued throughout the race, to the point where the race radio station was hacked, broadcasting protest slogans and songs. Cyclists Javier Romo (Spain) and Edward Planckaert (Belgium) also accidentally fell to the ground after tripping over a protester.

Pro-Palestinian activists hacked into the Vuelta radio station on some sections of last Saturday's stage between Avilés and La Farrapona, interrupting the race's usual broadcasts and adding slogans and even protest songs. "Hacking a radio station is simple; it's nothing unusual. A radio amateur with a bit of skill can tap into a frequency. What happened yesterday was purely incidental and poses no danger," said Vuelta security sources.

The Vuelta organizers have taken measures to prevent these events from happening again today between Vegadeo and Monforte de Lemos. There will be demonstrations all the way to Madrid. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been taking place at the start, finish, and various points along the route of each stage of the Vuelta. The Civil Guard's Mobility and Road Safety Unit, which has 132 officers deployed to the event, plans to "continue to Madrid." For David Rebate, a lieutenant in the Civil Guard's UMSV, the events that have been occurring since La Vuelta entered Spain on August 27th "are nothing new."

Also on Saturday, a pro-Palestinian protester, hiding in one of the bushes along the road, ran into the path of the cyclists when he tripped over a ditch and fell flat on his face. This unexpected movement, coupled with the appearance of a police officer to arrest him, scared Javier Romo and he also fell to the ground, along with Belgian Edward Planckaert, reports Jordi Quixano . The Spanish cyclist protested, overwhelmed by the situation, while 70 meters ahead, the police arrested 10 protesters who likely had the same intention.