> FPM (Free Palestine Maastricht) will protest at the start of the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday. The pro-Palestinian organisation opposes the participation of the Israeli team Israel-Premier Tech in the Dutch classic.

> “Among the cyclists is a so-called ‘Israeli’ team, supported by the Zionist billionaire Ron Baron and set up as part of ‘Start-Up Nation’, a propaganda machine of the regime”, FPM writes on Instagram. “It is not just cycling, it is sportswashing: a deliberate attempt to whitewash the crimes of apartheid and occupation through international sports. (…) Boycott the race. Break the silence.”