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"The UCI championships have been sponsored by some pretty evil corporations like Shell and Ineos, which is quite ironic" - protesters provide explanation for their demonstration
CyclingMonday, 07 August 2023 at 10:00
The UCI Road World Championships elite men's road race was stopped after 80km of racing for over 50 minutes on Sunday when protesters blocked the road. Four demonstrators from a group called 'This is Rigged' glued themselves to the road and chained themselves together ahead of the race, bringing both groups to a halt.
A Scottish environmental group called 'This is Rigged' confirmed to Cyclingnews that they staged the protest. The group aims to stop the Scottish government from approving new fossil fuel projects in the country and create a transition fund for oil and gas workers.
"Today the men's World championship UCI cycling four protesters from This is Rigged jumped onto the track in front of the race and glued themselves onto the road and also locked themselves to one another using chains and bike locks," said the organisation's spokesperson Lewis Conroy of Glasgow.
"The UCI championships have been sponsored by some pretty evil corporations like Shell and Ineos, so you can really see how it taints the idea that cycling is good for the planet and good for the environment when you have these ridiculously polluting corporations sponsoring it. It's a bit ironic and that was also part of the idea behind the protest," Conroy said.
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