The group waved flags and chanted loudly next to the stage on Arundel Gate where the 18 elite cycling teams were being presented to fans.
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00:00OK, my name's Hilary and I'm part of the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign
00:06and the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid.
00:09And we're here today, many of us, to protest about the fact
00:14that there is an Israeli team, Israel Premier Tick,
00:17in this professional cycling race today.
00:22...the team here on the podium...
00:25...of the 20 retirement trial titles this year and all last year.
00:29So a great team for the team of Obama FDJ
00:32and we wish them the best of luck for the race.
00:35Today, guys, have a great race.
00:37Israel Premier Tick is a team managed by a guy
00:41who explicitly says the team is here to act as ambassadors for Israel.
00:46We say no to that.
00:48We say no Israeli team should be involved in international sport right now
00:53when Israel's committing a genocide.
00:55We're not here to disrupt the race.
00:57We're here to raise awareness, to speak to cycling fans
01:01and to give a message loud and clear to British cycling.
01:04This is not acceptable.