Original article: \u201cLavado de imagen\u201d: Organizaciones ciclistas de Chile rechazan participaci\u00f3n de Israel en mundial de pista en el pa\u00eds<\/a><\/p>\n Twenty-five Chilean cycling organizations, including the well-known Furious Cyclists Movement, have released a joint statement opposing Israel\u2019s participation in the World Track Cycling Championship, set to take place in Santiago from October 22 to 26<\/strong>, as initially reported by Prensa Opal<\/a><\/strong>. The groups accuse Israel of using sports to whitewash what they label a \u00abgenocide\u00bb and an \u00abapartheid regime\u00bb against the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n According to the statement, cited by both Prensa Opal<\/a><\/strong> and Cr\u00f3nica Digital<\/a><\/strong>, the organizations base their stance on an ethical contradiction. \u00abThis position, the signatories explain, arises from the contradiction of competing alongside a country that systematically violates the principles of coexistence, mutual respect, and human dignity that cycling itself promotes,\u00bb the media detailed in their coverage.<\/p>\n The organizations were emphatic in noting, through a statement released by the Palestinian Information Center (CIP) and quoted by Cr\u00f3nica Digital<\/strong>, that \u00abWe cannot remain silent while the sport we love is used to cover up one of the most terrible massacres of our time.\u00bb They argue that this participation seeks to whitewash \u00abone of the most egregious crimes of our era,\u00bb as stated in the original declaration.<\/p>\n The groups, which include clubs, collectives, and cycling media, stress that they do not align themselves with any specific political faction. The media<\/strong> highlighted that the signatories\u2014comprising professional and amateur cyclists as well as cycling culture promoters\u2014base their rejection on the universal values of sports. They assert that principles such as \u00abcoexistence, mutual respect, loyalty to the rules, and human dignity\u2026 have been systematically disregarded by Israel,\u00bb according to the original declaration.<\/p>\n A call to action is a central component of the statement. It notes that the collectives urge \u00abthe cycling community and the general public to echo their declaration and to demonstrate peacefully on social media, in the streets, and at the velodrome.\u00bb With this, they aim not to be \u00abcomplicit\u00bb through their silence and join global protests demanding justice for Palestine.<\/p>\n The responsibility also lies with the National Cycling Federation of Chile (FEDENACICH), a member of the International Cycling Union (UCI),<\/strong> which \u00abmust answer for allowing its presence at the World Championships,\u00bb according to Prensa Ppal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The full list of the 25 signing organizations includes: Austral Randonneurs, Centro Bicicultura, Cicletada de las Ni\u00f1as, Ciclolumpen, Club Deportivo y Cultural Watones Crew, Club CXCL, Club Deportivo y Social Gravel Cross, Facheritos CC, Fondo Comunitario de Bicis, Gravel Bio B\u00edo, Furious Cyclists Movement, Pantera Courier, Pedal Aut\u00f3nomo, Puro Plano, Pedaleros Zona Sur, Radio Rueda Libre, Revoluci\u00f3n Ciclista FEM, Ruedas por Palestina, South CX, Syntax Error, The Good Cycling Club, Vegan, Cycling Culture, and Club Santiago Pista.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nChilean Cycling Organizations Denounce Israel in Track World Championships, Accusing It of \u2018Image-Washing\u2019 for Genocide in Gaza<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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