💥BREAKING💥
Pedal rebels David and Andrew have donned the ‘Dump Santos’ message as they complete the grueling #TourDownUnder Challenge Tour.
They were followed by seven rebels who joined the tour in the final stretches with supporters cheering them on at the finish line.
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Tour Down Under security stepped out in front of the supporting riders, putting them at risk.
One rebel was dragged off their bicycle and grazed their knee. Their bicycle was also damaged.
"I love the #TourDownUnder. I want it to continue. But Santos is a major oil and gas producer. It's a big cause of the climate crisis." said Challenge Tour rider David.
"It's time we stopped helping them look respectable, and found another sponsor."
“Santos sponsors the #TourDownUnder to sanitise its reputation in the eyes of the public." said Andrew, another rider in the Challenge Tour.
"For the sake of our grandchildren, the State Government needs to give Santos the flick and find a new naming rights sponsor!”
The cycling community of Adelaide wants the state government to DUMP SANTOS!
Last week community organisation Bike Adelaide made a statement in support of the calls to dump Santos as #TourDownUnder sponsor.
facebook.com/bikeadelaide/p…
Today's action is part of a series of protests throughout the #TourDownUnder to challenging Santos' greenwashing and sportswashing.
Santos does not have social consent for climate destruction.
Get involved: linktr.ee/extinctionrebe…
💚 CYCLING ❌ SANTOS
Yesterday rebels directly confronted Santos' sportswashing with a surprise banner swarm ahead of the Men's Stage 2 race in Brighton.
We cannot allow Santos to buy social consent for oil & gas expansion in the midst of the climate crisis. On yer bike Santos!
⏰ Time is up for Climate!
⏰ Time is up for Santos!
On Tuesday night rebels gatecrashed the Tour Down Under Prologue Time Trial and staged a die-in.
We are in a race against the clock to end fossil fuels and decarbonise our society at an emergency speed.
These action took place on stolen Kaurna country.
We pay respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge their sovereignty and ongoing resistance against the destructive forces of capitalism and colonialism which fuel the climate and ecological emergency.
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