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With 56 kilometers left on stage 15, Mads Pedersen later won the Vuelta a Espana while fellow Dane Jonas Vingegaard is still the overall leader, a pro-Palestinian protester caused a minor crash.

A man who was carrying a Palestine flag stumbled onto a grass verge after leaving a wooded area by the side of the road to disrupt a group of riders.

During the 167.8km journey from A Veiga to Monforte de Lemos, the incident occurred close to the town of Castroverde.

Javier Romo of Spain, who had the worst impact on a small number of riders, was able to get back in the saddle and win the race.

Police intervened to stop another race attempt near Ribadeo as protesters gathered to wave Palestine flags in large numbers at the start and end of the stage.

There were no winners on stage 11, which was ended by race organisers three kilometers before the finish line, and protesters have repeatedly interrupted this year’s Vuelta.

On Saturday, the Israel-Premier Tech team started racing in modified jerseys without their team name displayed.

In response to the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in the deaths of about 1,200 people and the hostage taking of 251, Israel’s military launched a campaign in Gaza.

With a blistering sprint on the home straight, Lidl-Trek rider Pedersen won the race for the first time this year.

In four hours, two minutes, and 13 seconds, Pedersen triumphed over Italian champion Marco Frigo on the final stretch of what was considered a medium mountain stage.

Frigo placed third behind Venezuelan Orluis Aular, who was riding for Israel-Premier Tech, the team targeted by the protests.

In the day’s significant breakaway, Pedersen’s team-mates worked hard for him to give him a chance to win the stage.

According to Pedersen, “The boys were working so hard to make it possible.”

“Ultimately, it makes it even nicer to win when everyone notices us, everyone understands our plan, and we succeed.”

Because he gave a leadout, Frigo’s [with] 700 to 800 meters to go was flawless. At the corner, I was slowly closing him, and the sprint was about to begin.

The winner passed the line 13 and a half minutes later, with Pedersen’s compatriot Vingegaard and the other main contenders in the peloton.

1. Made Pedersen (Den/Lidl-Trek) 4hrs 2 minutes 13secs

2. Orluis Aular (Ven/Movistar) Same time

3. Marco Frigo, Israel/Prime Minister of Technology

4. Sanigo Buitrago (Col/Bahrain Victorious)

5. Eddie Dunbar (Jayco AlUla/Ire)

6. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers)

7. Louis Vervaeke (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step)

8. Emirates-XRG (Aus/UAE Team) Jay Vine + 8 seconds

9. Same time as Magnus Sheffield (US/Ineos Grenadiers).

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) 57hrs 35mins 33secs

2. 48 seconds added for Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates).

3. Tom Pidcock (GB/Q36.5 Pro Cycling) + 2mins 38secs

4. Jai Hindley (Aus/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) + 3 minutes 10 secs

5. Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) + 3 minutes 30 secs

6. Giulio Pellizzari (Ita/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) + 4 minutes, 21 secs

7. Matthew Riccitello (USA/Israel-Premier Tech) + 4 minutes, 53 seconds

8. Sepp Kuss (USA/Visma-Lease a Bike) + 5 minutes 46 secs

9. Junior Lecerf (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step) 05 minutes 49 seconds

Betfred Super League

Hull KR (4) 18

Tries: Davies, Davies, Litten, and Booth

Hull FC (0) 4

After defeating city rivals Hull FC in a fierce local derby, Hull KR are on the verge of winning the League Leaders’ Shield.

Rovers took a 14-point lead after Noah Booth, Jez Litten, and Jack Broadbent scored in Tom Davies’ 18-4 victory, despite Tom Briscoe’s late score giving the visitors some hope.

Rovers’ sixth successive derby victory placed them four points clear of Wigan, and it would take an unlikely combination of factors to place them at the top of the Super League after 27 games.

Second-placed Wigan would need to defeat Castleford and Leeds, as well as overturning a points difference that is currently 113 points in the direction of Hull KR, while Willie Peters’ side would need to lose both of their remaining games against Wakefield and Warrington.

A second trophy of the season is almost in their reach now that they have won the Challenge Cup for the first time since 1980 in June.

Booth’s try in the corner was the only point of the intense first half, but Hull KR could have remained in control at the break.

After a lengthy review by the video referee, Arthur Mourgue decided not to play Mikey Lewis’ length-of-the-field score for a knock-on while missing all three of his kicks at goal, including two presentable penalty chances.

The visitors could have immediately rejected Lewis’ effort, but Zak Hardaker was unable to quickly gather a sloppy kick a few yards from the try line.

When hooker Litten, who had earlier in the week, dived over from the dummy half underneath the posts, Hull KR immediately capitalized on Yusuf Aydin’s yellow card for a risky tackle shortly after the break.

Elliot Minchella, the Rovers’ home captain, collided with Lewis Martin’s head, only to have the latter make a late change of direction and a minor error before he saved the team from more severe punishment.

Willie Peters, the head coach of Hull KR, told BBC Radio Humberside:

“It was slack, but we obviously got the result, and we wanted to achieve that.”

We can improve on our last plays, but there is still room for improvement because of the yardage errors we made.

In the first 20 minutes, I enjoyed what we did. Even though we were only 4-of-four up, I enjoyed what we did in terms of field position and putting some pressure on, which we did with yardage errors.

The next game against Wakefield, who have a lot to play for and are a good team, is the most crucial because we know it [potentially]clinching the League Leaders’ Shield] is there.

“To go there and perform better than what we did today is the current motivation,” he said. We are aware that we must constantly improve.

John Cartwright, the head coach of Hull FC, told BBC Radio Humberside:

“Over the past eight to ten weeks, we have performed typical,” he said. Although we’ve had a few troops in crucial positions, they keep showing up.

We scored that try, and I only had a slight sense of momentum in the second half, which was abysmal. There were three forward passes, in my opinion.

Luckley, Tanginoa, Doro, and Leyland are exchanges.

L Kemp, Briscoe, Rapana, Litten, Martin, Cust, Sezer, Ashworth, Bourouh, Watts, Hardaker, Lane, Aydin, and others.

Fash, Gardiner, Laidlaw, and C Kemp are the exchanges.

Caitlin Beevers, an England international, returned to action for the Leeds Rhinos on Sunday in the Women’s Super League victory over Huddersfield after missing more than a year.

After suffering a serious knee injury, Leeds captain Beevers, 23, is back in action and scored one of the team’s fivetries.

Leeds are now certain to finish fourth despite winning their final regular season game, beating third-placed York 48-6.

For the defending champions, who crossed nine times overall, Agnes Wood and Izzy Bibby each scored two tries.

Leigh Leopards and Warrington Wolves were supposed to play on Sunday, but Warrington’s was moved from the league due to Warrington’s withdrawal on Friday.