Fines, time penalties and jury report Tour de France 2025 | Narváez penalized in final stage in the Alps

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.

There was one penalty in the final stage in the Alps of this Tour: Jhonatan Narváez (UAE Emirates-XRG) threw away some trash and was fined 500 Swiss francs and deducted 25 UCI points.

A lot happened during the queen stage. For example, there was the sticky bottle incident involving Lenny Martinez, which was clearly caught on camera. The Frenchman from Bahrain Victorious then won the mountain sprint ahead of Thymen Arensman but had to give back 8 of the 20 points he had earned on the Glandon. In addition, he was fined 200 Swiss francs and given a 10-second time penalty.

Roman Kreuziger, the team director on duty, received the same fine. The same punishment was handed out to Kévin Vauquelin and his sports director Laurent Pichon, also for a sticky bottle. Sergio Higuita (XDS-Astana) was fined 500 Swiss francs and had 25 UCI points deducted for discarding waste in a non-designated area.

There was also a leftover penalty from stage 17 for Jonas Rickaert (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Amaury Capiot of Arkéa-B&B Hotels. For intimidating another rider, they were fined 500 Swiss francs, with Rickaert also receiving a yellow card.

The riders behaved well in the seventeenth stage, although Pascal Eenkhoorn received a warning on behalf of Soudal Quick-Step. His bib number was not clearly visible.

In another blisteringly fast stage to the top of Mont Ventoux, it was only Alpecin-Deceuninck, the team of the now-departed Mathieu van der Poel, that misbehaved, according to the jury. Jonas Rickaert and Emiel Verstrynge chased for a long time as a duo to try and reach the day’s large breakaway group but failed to do so. Even a sticky bottle didn’t help the two riders. Both received a fine of 200 Swiss francs, while team director Gianni Meersman was fined 500 francs. Meersman received an additional 200 francs for not following the commissaires’ instructions.

It was a big day for the breakaway riders, and boundaries were pushed. Mike Teunissen accepted a sticky bottle and was fined 200 Swiss francs. His team director Dmitriy Fofonov of XDS Astana was hit harder, with a 500-franc fine. Victor Campenaerts threw waste in the wrong place and also received a 500-franc fine, along with a deduction of 25 UCI points.

In stage fourteen, INEOS Grenadiers' sports director Oliver Cookson received a yellow card and a fine for running over a spectator on the Col de Peyresourde.

There was only one penalty in the climbing time trial in the Pyrenees. Grischa Niermann got a fine from the jury because he didn't follow the rules for team cars in the time trials of Sepp Kuss and Edoardo Affini. The German rider from Visma | Lease a Bike got a 500 Swiss franc fine.

In stage twelve, another yellow card was handed out, this time to Jayco AlUla's sports director, Matthew Hayman, for dangerous riding. He also had to pay a fine of 500 Swiss francs, along with his colleagues Bernhard Eisel (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Romain Sicard (TotalEnergies), and Charles Wegelius of EF Education-EasyPost.

Rider Jordan Jegat was also caught riding in the slipstream of a car and was fined 200 Swiss francs, given a ten-second time penalty, and had 15 UCI points deducted.

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.