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> Rob Gitelis, the founder and CEO of the bicycle brand Factor, has made it clear to Cyclingnews: Factor will withdraw as a bicycle sponsor if Israel-Premier Tech continues to race under an Israeli license. Gitelis also emphasizes that the team will have to change its name.
> Factor has also informed Sylvan Adams, the driving force behind Israel-Premier Tech, of this. The team and the bicycle manufacturer recently decided to extend their partnership, but that could now change.
> "I've already told the team: without a name and flag change, we will not continue as a sponsor," Gitelis makes it clear. The team was already confronted with large-scale pro-Palestine demonstrations in the recent Vuelta a España. This led to considerable chaos, shortened stages, and the cancellation of the final stage in Madrid.