Werenskjold’s choice: “I don’t run to Saudi Arabia for ethical reasons, too many rights denied”

This time he said no. Soren Waerenskjold24-year-old Norwegian runner of the Uno-X, twice winner of the stage in recent years at the Saudi Tour, refused to participate in the Alula Tour, the stages organized by ASO in progress in Saudi Arabia. The decision has the basis “ethical reasons”. The same who led the Norwegian in the past to refuse the transfer to the UAE-EMIRAS Tadej Pogacar.

Denied rights

“It is because of human rights. There are evidence of people imprisoned and killed because of their political opinions. Gay rights, women’s rights … There are many problems in Arabia,” he said in an interview on TV Norvegese Soren Werenskjold. One of the worst countries of the Middle East on this subject, so I distance themselves “. They will run to Abu Dhabi: “We will see, I don’t know if I will be there, I will decide then” added Werenskjold.