Montreal protest group asks mayor to exclude Israel cycling team from Grand Prix
September 8, 2025
A Montreal-based group has asked Mayor Valérie Plante to bar the Israel-Premier Tech cycling team from competing in the Grand Prix de Montréal on Sunday.
Palestinian and Jewish Unity, or PAJU, is urging the city to exclude the squad, whose Canadian-Israeli co-owner, Sylvan Adams, has described the riders as ambassadors for Israel. Although, in the face of recent protests, the team has since described itself merely as a “professional cycling team.”
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