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Spanish PM calls for Israel ban after chaos at cycling

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:07:46 +0000

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called for Israel to be banned from sports events, while Norway is donating money from a football match to support Gaza. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for Israel to be banned from sports events after pro-Palestinian activists disrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race in […]

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Israel Premier Tech 2024 Tour de France: best performance yet

J-Wire News Service — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 04:35:04 +0000

The Israel Premier—-Tech professional cycling team concluded the 2024 Tour de France yesterday evening in Nice, France, with a consensus that this was their highest-quality performance in five participations in the prestigious race. The team demonstrated high quality in nearly every stage, achieving 13 top-ten finishes, four podiums (third place), and for the first time […]

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Israeli cycling team clinches overall victory in Tour de Taiwan

Pesach Benson — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 03:40:19 +0000

The Israel Premier—Tech cycling team, led by riders Joe Blackmore and Itamar Einhorn, has clinched both stage and overall victories in the prestigious Tour De Taiwan. “It was just perfect. Itamar and everyone did everything to help me achieve this. It was full gas all day. But going into the virtual yellow jersey, and then […]

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Israeli cycling team member wins Tour Down Under

AAP — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 04:44:28 +0000

Welshman Stevie Williams won the last stage of the Tour Down Under to confirm his victory in the overall title. The Israel-Premier Tech rider took the overall lead on Saturday, when he finished second, immediately behind young Scot Oscar Onley, on the hilltop finish at Willunga. Williams was in a front group of five riders […]

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Pedalling across the Jewish world to raise awareness of the hostages

J-Wire News Service — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:29:21 +0000

300 cyclists have signed up for two rides down the coast from Melbourne on Sunday to highlight the plight of the 133 hostages remaining in Gaza. Ride To Bring Them Home Now – is a global event marking the 100 days since the 7th of October Hamas incursion into southern Israel. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign […]

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Pro-Palestine protesters rally at road cycling titles

AAP — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 05:36:50 +0000

Pro-Palestine protesters were ushered off the course before the start of the men’s road race at the Australian road cycling championships. A group of about half a dozen protesters, carrying placards, staged a rally at the start-finish line in Buninyong, near Ballarat on Sunday afternoon. One protester ran over near the riders assembled at the […]

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Aussie cyclist lands last-minute pro cycling deal with Israeli team

AAP — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 06:23:39 +0000

Australian Simon Clarke has returned to Europe after the Israel-Premier Tech team rescued his professional cycling career by signing him to a one-year deal. The squad of four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome confirmed they had acquired the services of Clarke, who was left stranded last month when Team Qhubeka folded. Clarke used this […]

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Clarke could be closing on cycling deal in Israel

AAP — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:55:52 +0000

Simon Clarke’s last-minute scramble to secure a new pro cycling contract could be about to pay off. The respected Australian is reportedly on the verge of signing a deal with Israel-Premier Tech, the team of four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome. Cyclingnews has reported that Clarke, 35, will soon sign a one-year deal that […]

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Tour de France’s Israeli team tested by crashes, maintains optimism

JNS — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:46:08 +0000

On Tuesday, on the 150 flat kilometres (93 miles) from Redon to Fougeres, Israel Start-Up Nation was blessed with its first top 10 result in this year’s Tour de France.

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Two Aussies and one Kiwi in Israel’s cycling 2021 team

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:02:31 +0000

The Israel Start-Up Nation 2021 cycling team will consist of 32 riders from Israel and 16 other countries.

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