Riders protest about safety at Ruta del Sol

CLLAR VEGA SPAIN MAY 21 Ethan Hayter of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers Green Points Jersey Miguel ngel Lpez Moreno of Colombia and Movistar Team yellow leader jersey Luis ngel Mat Mardones of Spain and Team Euskaltel Euskadi red mountain jersey Thomas Sprengers of Belgium and Team Sport Vlaanderen Baloise blue intermediate sprint jersey at start during the 67th Vuelta A Andalucia Ruta Del Sol 2021 Stage 4 a 1829km stage from Baza to Cllar Vega VCANDALUCIA on May 21 2021 in Cllar Vega Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images
The classification leaders front the protest at the start of stage 4 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Riders at the Vuelta a Andalucía staged a protest ahead of Friday's stage 4, feeling their safety and welfare was being disregarded by the race organisers. 

The peloton came together on the start line of the penultimate stage in Baza to delay the roll-out by a few minutes in what was described as a 'symbolic' act. 

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