Tour de France 2024 penalties and fines
A stage-by-stage list of rule breakers, fines and points deductions at the Tour
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The UCI regulates the Tour de France, imposing penalties for riders who violate the rules for road racing, with fines and the loss of UCI points for anything from riding without a helmet to getting into a fistfight.
In 2025, the UCI will impose a 'yellow card' system for repeat offenders to discourage riders from purposely breaking rules and just taking the punishment.
Two or more infractions will lead to riders being ejected from the race and suspended for a week, three gets a two-week ban from racing and if riders get six in a year, they can be suspended for 30 days.
The fines and yellow cards can also apply to anyone on the race, including media motorcycle drivers and team staff, too.
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was fined and docked 13 points toward the green jersey classification on stage 6 for deviating from his line in the sprint into Dijon, while Astana received four separate fines for helping Mark Cavendish get back after a mechanical late in the stage.
Here is a full list of the fines and punishments for each stage of the 2024 Tour de France.
Stage 1: Florence - Rimini
- N/A
Stage 2: Cesenatico - Bologna
- Christoph Roodhooft (Alpecin-Deceuninck DS) - Breach of regulations regarding vehicle movement during the race (km 14) – 500CHF
- Gianni Meersman (Alpecin-Deceuninck DS) – Failure to respect instructions of commissaires – 200CHF
- Raul Garcia (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) – Inappropriate behaviour – 200CHF
Stage 3: Piacenza - Turin
- N/A
Stage 4: Pinerolo - Valloire
- N/A
Stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Saint-Vulbas
- Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) – Deviating from the chosen lane by impeding or endangering another rider and irregular sprint – Relegation to last place in the group, -13 points in points classification
- Jarrad Drizners (Lotto Dstny) – Unseemly or inappropriate behaviour during the race and damage to the image of the sport – 200CHF fine
- Davide Ballerini (Astana Qazaqstan) – Unseemly or inappropriate behaviour during the race and damage to the image of the sport – 200CHF fine
Stage 6: Macon - Dijon
- Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) – Sheltering behind or taking advantage of the slipstream of a vehicle – 200CHF, 40 second penalty, 15 UCI points, -10 points in points classification
- Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) – Sheltering behind or taking advantage of the slipstream of a vehicle – 200CHF, 20 second penalty, 15 UCI points, -10 points in points classification
- Dmitriy Fofonov (Astana Qazaqstan DS) – Sheltering behind or taking advantage of the slipstream of a vehicle, Rider or team member throwing wastes or any other object outside the waste zones – 500CHF fine, 500CHF fine
- Mario Aerts (Astana Qazaqatan DS) – Rider or team member throwing wastes or any other object outside the waste zones – 500CHF fine
- Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) – Deviating from the chosen lane by impeding or endangering another rider and irregular sprint – Relegation to last place in the group, 500CHF fine, -13 points in points classification
Stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Georges - Gevrey-Chambertin
- Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) – Assault, intimidation, insults, threats, incorrect behaviour, or behaviour that is indecent or endangers others (on stage 6) – 500CHF* fine, -20 UCI ranking points
- Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek) – Unseemly or inappropriate behaviour during the race and damage to the image of the sport – 200CHF fine
- Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) – Not respecting the distances and gaps planned by a rider during a time trial – 200CHF fine, 40-second penalty
Stage 8: Semur-en-Auxois›Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises
- N/A
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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.