Fines, time penalties and jury report Tour de France 2025 | Johannessen gets away without penalty after Pogacar crash

There are different types of violations in the cycling peloton. These include sticky bottles, improper waste disposal, urinating in full view of the public, accepting food in the race's final stages, dangerous riding, drafting behind a car, verbal abuse, physical contact with an opponent, and so on. The jury can impose penalties in various ways, ranging from a warning (e.g., a yellow card) to disqualification.

Social media was buzzing after stage 11 of the Tour de France due to Tadej Pogacar’s crash. The Slovenian rider from UAE Team Emirates-XRG was cut off by Tobias Halland Johannessen of Uno-X Mobility and hit the ground hard. Based on the footage, many believed Johannessen deserved a yellow card for his action, but the jury didn’t issue one. The 25-year-old Norwegian wasn’t mentioned in the jury report.

Others, however, did receive penalties. Mick van Dijke of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe was fined 500 Swiss francs and docked 25 UCI points for discarding waste in the wrong place. In addition to two motorbikes, Intermarché-Wanty sports director Aike Visbeek also received a warning for not following the rules regarding team cars in the race.

A heavy rain of fines on Bastille DAy. No fewer than 10 people were fined! First, in the feed zones. Staff members of Alpecin-Decuninck and Movistar were fined (200 CHF) for mistakes in those zones and also received a yellow card. Sports directors José Vicente Garcia (Movistar) and Frederik Willems (Alpecin-Deceuninck) got away with ‘only’ a fine of 200 Swiss francs.

Matteo Tosatto, sports director at Tudor, was punished more severely. He has to pay 1,000 francs after giving food outside the permitted zone. Riders Joe Blackmore (Israel - Premier Tech) and Tobias Foss (INEOS Grenadiers) were fined 200 francs for the infamous ‘sticky bottle’. Sports directors Zakk Dempster and Steve Bauer were also fined 500 Swiss francs for the same offense.

There was nothing in the jury report.

After three days without penalties, the jury capitalized on the oh-so-peaceful eighth stage to intervene again. Not only were two riders from TotalEnergies named the most combative riders of the day for their attempt to break away in the final but penalties were also handed out. The most remarkable name was Jonathan Milan. The Italian rider from Lidl-Trek won the stage but was fined 500 Swiss francs for ‘obstructing a rider.’

More importantly, Milan lost 10 points in the points classification, which means he lost valuable points to his closest opponent, Tadej Pogacar. It is not clear exactly when this happened. But in any case, the jury did not consider it serious enough to disqualify Milan.

In an attempt to return to the peloton after a flat tire, Paul Penhoët, riding for Groupama-FDJ, stayed behind the car a little too long. The Frenchman was fined 200 francs and lost 10 points in the classification, while his team leader, Benoit Vaugrenard, was fined 500 francs for helping his rider. Finally, Arnaud De Lie has to pay 200 francs for urinating in a public place.

Another empty jury report.

After a hectic start to the Tour de France, the sixth stage was uneventful in terms of racing incidents. For the second day in a row, the jury did not hand out any penalties. There were also no (significant) crashes.

There was nothing in the jury report.

The stage really came alive in the final part, but overall, the jury had a quiet day during stage four of the Tour. Only Remco Evenepoel got written up by the jury after he threw away some rubbish in a spot where that wasn’t allowed. The Belgian rider from Soudal-Quick Step was fined 500 Swiss francs and also lost 25 UCI ranking points. That probably won’t bother the leader of 'The Wolfpack' too much.

Crashes, chaos, and yet another crash... The third stage began peacefully but ended in considerable chaos. Jasper Philipsen was the only rider who did not make it to the finish after a nasty crash during the intermediate sprint. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), who reacted emotionally after the race, and Edward Theuns (Lidl-Trek) were penalized for their role in the crash. They had to pay 500 Swiss francs, and both riders had 13 points deducted from the points classification. Both of them also received a yellow card.

Danny van Poppel and Davide Ballerini were penalized for an irregular sprint at the finish in Dunkirk. The Dutch rider from Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe was relegated to 36th place (instead of 8th), received a yellow card, a fine of 500 Swiss francs, and also had 13 points deducted in the battle for the green jersey. The same penalties, but without the relegation, were imposed on the Italian rider from XDS Astana.

Was that all? No, Luka Mezgec (Jayco AlUla) was fined 500 Swiss francs and had 25 UCI points deducted for discarding waste in an unauthorized location. Finally, a press motorbike was also given a warning for not maneuvering correctly during the race.

No fines or time penalties were handed out on day 2, but the medical car had a busy day. Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) split open his eyebrow in the same crash that brought down Lennert Van Eetvelt hard. The Belgian from Lotto underwent the concussion protocol but was cleared to continue and finished the stage. Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X, head injury), Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, pain in his left wrist, right elbow and ribs) and Yevgeniy Fedorov (XDS Astana, abrasions) also required medical attention during the stage.

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The first stage of the Tour de France did not disappoint, although unfortunately there were crashes both before and during the echelon battle at the end. Jayco-AlUla in particular pushed the limits. Elmar Reinders and sports director Pieter Weening were fined 500 Swiss francs (534.27 euros) for as sticky bottle. Sports director Mathew Hayman of the Australian team was also fined 500 francs for failing to follow the instructions of the commissaires.