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The most vindictive Return to Spain will arrive at its destination this afternoon with an unprecedented security device

Today's stage ends in Madrid, and in view of the large number of demonstrations called, a special device has been set up to bring Palestinian flags to these protests.

Manifestantes esperan el paso de los ciclistas durante la 18ª etapa de la Vuelta a España, a 11 de septiembre de 2025, en Valladolid, Castilla y León (España). La contrarreloj individual de hoy ha sido modificada para garantizar la seguridad y ha pasado de 27,2 kilómetros a 12.2 kilómetros. El motivo de la reducción es por las manifestaciones pro-palestinas de las dos últimas semanas durante algunas etapas de la competición.



Photogenic/Claudia Alba / Europa Press

11/9/2025
Return to Valladolid

The90th edition of the Return to Spain  begins its final stage on Sunday, this year with protests against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team and the genocide in Gaza.

The race will end in Madrid inresponse to the call fornew protests , so the police have organized a special device with unprecedentedspecial armor .

The protests on the Return have ended with about20 detainees arrested for public disorder, which was accompanied yesterday by peaceful protests in the penultimate stage. In Becerril de la Sierra, 18 kilometres from thefinish line, a group of people cut off the road and caused the platoon to be delayed. However, the police prevented the demonstrators from being held and La Vuelta completely stopped.

The Last Stage Tour

The protests will also be repeated in the final stage, which has reduced the Madrid stage by 5 millimeters, eliminating the Aravaca crossing, so this time it will be 106 kilometers.

Specifically, the 21st stage will begin in Alalpard at 16:40 and end in Madrid around 19:22. At 20:30 the award ceremony will take place in Cibeles Square in Madrid. 

Tip appearance

A dozen protests are called along the route, and organizers have called for the presence of Kufiys and Palestinian flags, the first of which will be in Alparda, where a neutralized exit is planned at 16:40.

In this small town of only 3500 inhabitants, citizens have been summoned from 14:40 on Alcalá Street, at the confluence of the M-123. Protesta will also take place in Algete, San Sebastián de los Reyes and Alcobendas, before the arrival of the platoon in the capital.

However, most of the demonstrators are expected in Madrid. The main protests will be organized\u00A0 in Atocha, Callao and the San Antonio hermitage in Florida . In these cases, the call will take place from 18:00, but organizers have called to attend at least two hours earlier.

Given the possibility of events such as those recorded in previous stages, particularly in Bilbao and Galicia, a large security apparatus will be put in place, with about 2 300 members, greater than that activated at the NATO summit in 2022.

The Mas Madrid and Podemos parties have called for participation in the protests, while the Spanish Government and the PSOE have defended themselves "fairly" against the "genocide" in the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, the mayor of the capital, José Luis ○

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