Vuelta stage 16 cut short by 8km because of protests

Stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana was shortened by eight kilometres on Tuesday because of a "big protest" close to the finish, race organisers said.

Pro-Palestinian protests have affected several stages of cycling's third-biggest grand tour, with stage 11 neutralised before the finish in Bilbao last week with no winner declared due to demonstrators disrupting the run-in.