Kids who want to break things and hurt people

Unless you've ever raced bicycles, you have no idea just how hard these athletes work to compete in the Grand Tours, the biggest multi-day races of the year. Though the stars are well-paid, most professional bicycle racers don't earn anywhere near the same multi-millions that football and baseball players earn. They do it because they love bicycle racing, and because going fast is a form of athletic self-expression.

The final stage of the final Grand Tour of the 2025 racing season was ended early by organizers out of safety concerns. The stage was ended early, the riders and staffs hustled back to their hotels and the podium ceremony canceled.

You want to *peacefully* protest, fine. Stand off to the side, wave your flags and banners, and shout slogans. No one is arguing against that.

Running onto the course, causing racers to crash and throwing metal barricades at people is NOT peaceful protest.

It's the crap behavior of kids who want to deliberately break things and hurt people.

https://apnews.com/article/spanish-vuelta-vingegaard-protests-b783b471e18104a820dc61d1c3af7526