The Tour de France is underway, and with it has come the return of the jury report, the daily update on punishments doled out to riders and teams throughout the race.
Each day, the UCI commissaires at the race cast their eye over the goings on in the peloton as the world's biggest race makes its way across France. The eagle-eyed jury, made up of seven UCI-appointed officials from Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, and New Zealand, can spot a sticky bottle or a rider illegally littering from a mile off.
More dangerous infractions are also penalised, with commissaires now able to enforce cycling's new yellow card system. Two yellow cards within 30 days result in a rider being disqualified from the race and receiving a seven-day suspension, while three yellow cards within the same 30-day period lead to a 14-day ban.
German Classics racer Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and French sprinter Paul Penhoët (Groupama-FDJ) are both riding under threat of the former, the pair both having picked up a yellow card on June 9 at the Critérium du Dauphiné.
Stage 3 saw the first yellow cards of the Tour handed out, with Bryan Coquard and Edwards Theuns penalised for irregular sprinting at the day's intermediate sprint, leading to the crash which took Jasper Philipsen out of the race. Davide Ballerini and Danny van Poppel were handed yellow cards for irregular sprinting at the finish, with their action causing a multi-rider crash.
Stage 4 was far less eventful, with only a single fine being handed to Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) for "disposing of waste without precaution".
After a trio of days with no penalties, there were three riders and one sports director hit with fines on stage 8, including winner Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) and it was than all quiet again on stage 9.
Stage 14 perhaps delivered the most dramatic of the race so far, where Ineos Grenadiers DS Oliver Cookson was fined 5,000CHF and issued a yellow card for a collision with a spectator in the team car.
Stage 15 saw three riders penalised for either 'disposing of waste outside the wastezone' or 'irregular feeding' for a sticky bottle.
At the start of the final week of racing, there were four infractions given to Alpecin-Deceuninck, including a double fine for Gianni Meersman with a sticky bottle and 'failing to respect the instructions of commissaires'.
After stage 18, five riders and two team directors were hit with penalties, including Jonas Rickaert (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Amaury Capiot (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) who received fines for 'assault and intimidation of a rider' when race footage from stage 17 was reviewed, per a complaint. Rickaert was also given a yellow card for that infraction.
There was one penalty issued on Friday's stage 19, going to UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Jhonatan Narvaez for littering.
Read on for the full list of yellow cards, fines, and penalties at the 2025 Tour de France, as well as a list of infractions that could see a rider handed a yellow card.
Yellow cards, fines, and penalties at the 2025 Tour
Stage 1
- Elmar Reinders (Jayco-AlUla) – 200CHF fine for a sticky bottle
Stage 3
- Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) – yellow card, 500CHF fine, -13 green jersey points for an irregular sprint at intermediate sprint
- Edward Theuns (Lidl-Trek) – yellow card, 500CHF fine, -13 green jersey points for an irregular sprint at intermediate sprint
- Davide Ballerini (XDS-Astana) – yellow card, 500CHF fine, -13 green jersey points for an irregular sprint at finish
- Danny van Poppel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) – yellow card, 500CHF fine, -13 green jersey points, relegation to 36th for an irregular sprint at finish
- Luca Mezgec (Jayco-AlUla) – 500CHF fine, -25 green jersey points for careless disposal of waste
Stage 4
- Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) – 500CHF fine, -25 UCI points for careless disposal of waste
Stage 8
- Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) – 500CHF fine, -10 green jersey points deduction, -10 seconds overall for obstruction to a rider
- Paul Penhoët (Groupama-FDJ) – 200CHF fine, -20 seconds overall classification, -10 green jersey points for sheltering behind a car
- Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) – 200CHF fine for urinating in public during the race
Stage 10
- Joe Blackmore (Israel-Premier Tech) – 200CHF fine for sticky bottle
- Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers) – 200CHF fine for sticky bottle
Stage 11
- Mick van Dijke (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) – 500CHF fine, -25 UCI points for disposing of waste outside litter zone
Stage 12
- Jordan Jegat (TotalEnergies) – 200CHF fine, -15 UCI points, -4 points classification, 10-second time penalty for pushing off car
Stage 13
- Visma-Lease a Bike DS Grischa Niermann - (6.3) 500CHF fine
Stage 14
- Ineos Grenadiers DS Oliver Cookson – 5000CHF, yellow card for incorrect behaviour that endangered spectators following a car collision with a race fan
Stage 15
- Mike Teunissen (XDS Astana) - 200CHF for irregular feeding
- Dmitriy Foronov (XDS Astana) - 200CHF for irregular feeding
- Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike) - 500 CHF for disposing of waste outside the wastezone
- As part of the fight against technological fraud, 55 bikes were checked on stage 15. All bike complied with UCI regulations
Stage 16
- Jonas Rickaert and Emiel Verstrynge (Alpecin-Deceuninck) - (4.11) 200CHF fine each for irregular feeding
- Gianni Meersman (Alpecin-Deceuninck) - (4.11) 500CHF fine for irregular feeding
- Gianni Meersman (Alpecin-Deceuninck) - (8.1) 200CHF fine for failing to respect the instructions of commissaires
- As part of the first against technological fraud, 53 bikes were checked and all bike complied with UCI regulations
Stage 17
- Pascal Eenkhoorn (Soudal-QuickStep) - (3.5.2) warning for body identification number missing
Stage 18
- Jonas Rickaert (Alpecin-Deceuninck) - (8.2.1) yellow card, 500CHF fine, -25 points at UCI ranking for assault and intimidation of a rider from re-examining the footage from stage 17
- Amaury Capiot (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) - (8.2.1) 500CHF fine, -25 points at UCI ranking for assault and intimidation of a rider from re-examining the footage from stage 17
- Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) - (4.11) 200CHF fine each for irregular feeding
- Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) - (4.11) 200CHF fine each for irregular feeding; (4.3) 200CHF, -15 points at UCI ranking, -8 points at mountain classification, and 10-second penalty for pushing off a car
- Arkéa-B&B Hotels DS Laurent Pichon - 500CHF fine for irregular feeding (sticky bottle)
- Bahrain Victorious DS Roman Kreuziger - 500CHF fine for irregular feeding (sticky bottle)
- Sergio Higuita Garcia (XDS Astana) - (8.3) 500CHF fine and -25 points at UCI ranking for disposing of waste or other objects outside of litter zones
Stage 19
- Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) - (8.3) 500CHF for disposing of waste outside the litter zones, -25 points at UCI ranking
- As part of the fight against technological fraud, 54 bikes were checked and all bikes complied with UCI regulations
Infringements that can result in yellow cards
- 3.4 - Rider taking off mandatory helmet during the race.
- 4.2.1 - Hand sling between teammates.
- 4.2.2 - Hand sling between riders from different teams.
- 4.3 - Pushing off against car, motorcycle, rider; rider pushing another rider.
- 4.6 - Rider holding onto vehicle or mechanical intervention from a moving vehicle.
- 4.7 - Sheltering behind or taking advantage of the slipstream of a vehicle.
- 4.9 - Follower leaning out of a vehicle or holding equipment outside a vehicle.
- 4.10 - Unauthorised feeding (4.10.1 – 4.10.2 – 4.10.3 – 4.10.4 – 4.10.5 – 4.10.6)
- 4.11 - Irregular feeding (“sticky bottle” or feeding outside feed zone, etc.).
- 4.12 - Non-compliance with the article 2.3.025 by a team assistant during feeding
- 5.1 - Irregular sprint, deviation from the chosen line that obstructs or endangers another rider.
- 5.2 - Rider decelerating during a sprint and endangering other riders
- 6.1 - Obstruction by a rider or vehicle in order to prevent or delay the movement of another rider or vehicle
- 6.3 - Breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movements during the race or failure to comply with the instructions of commissaires and/or the organisation
- 6.4 – Interviewing a rider during the race.
- 6.5 - Interviewing a sport director during the last 10 kilometres of a race or conducting the interview from a car rather than a motorbike.
- 7.1 - Deviation from the race route constituting an advantage, attempting to be placed without having covered the entire race route.
- 7.6 - Use of sidewalks/pavements, paths or cycle lanes that do not form part of the race route.
- 7.7 - Passing through a level crossing that is closed or in the process of closing (lights flashing and/or audible warnings).
- 7.9 - Using a non-compliant position or point of support on the bicycle that represents a danger to the rider or competitors.
- 8.1 - Failing to respect the instructions of the organiser or commissaires.
- 8.2.1 – Assault, intimidation, insults, threats, improper conduct (including pulling the jersey or saddle of another rider, blow with the helmet, knee, elbow, shoulder, foot or hand, etc.), or behaviour that is indecent or that endangers others (between riders)
- 8.2.2 - Assault, intimidation, insults, threats, improper conduct (including pulling the jersey or saddle of another rider, blow with the helmet, knee, elbow, shoulder, foot or hand, etc.), or behaviour that is indecent or that endangers others (directed at any other person, including spectators).
- 8.3 - Rider or team staff disposing of waste or other objects outside of litter zones. (adapted also to one-day events since April 1)
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