Throwing away waste, prohibited positions on the bike, adhesive water bottles, or a shoulder push within the run-up to a bunch dash; something can occur throughout a race, particularly within the Tour de France, which has 21 phases. Within the Chief’s Jersey retains observe of the varied violations and related penalties for you on this overview!
A rider might be punished by the jury for varied causes. A typical motive is throwing away meals and water bottles. There are particular zones on the course for this function. If a rider does throw away his waste exterior these zones, he (or the accountable group chief) might be fined.
Moreover, fines are sometimes issued for a sticky bidon. The rider saves his legs by letting the group automotive carry him when handing over a bidon. These days, riders even have to concentrate to the place they undertake on the bike. For instance, the time trial place (placing your wrists over the center of the handlebars) throughout a stage and the ‘super-tuck’ (sitting on the highest tube throughout a descent) haven’t been permitted by the jury for a couple of years now, for which the UCI is accountable.
Fines should not the one punishment that the jury can use. They will additionally hand out time penalties or deduct factors for secondary classifications such because the factors classification or the mountains jersey. Moreover, a rider’s UCI rating factors are additionally not protected within the occasion of great or repeated violations. The extra severe the violation, or the extra typically a violation in a stage, additionally results in a heavier penalty. In that respect, the final word punishment is disqualification, though it’s uncommon that this truly happens.
Fines and time penalties Tour de France 2024
Stage 2
On day two the time had come: the primary fines. Two of them went to group leaders from Alpecin-Deceuninck. Sports activities director Christoph Roodhooft was fined 500 Swiss francs for violating the foundations relating to automobile actions throughout the race. His colleague Gianni Meersman didn’t observe the directions of the commissioners, which resulted in him being fined 200 Swiss francs.
Arkéa-B&B Motels not solely confirmed its good aspect with stage winner Kévin Vauquelin. For instance, his teammate Raul Garcia Pierna was punished for urinating in public. It prices the Spanish all-rounder (or his group) 200 Swiss francs. Lastly, 44 bicycles have been checked for mechanical fraud. No violations got here to gentle.
Stage 1
The jury could have appeared again with satisfaction on the primary Tour stage. They didn’t have handy out any punishment, an exemplary begin for a platoon that has been properly behaved thus far. Nonetheless, 24 bicycles have been chosen for a verify for mechanical fraud. Nonetheless, no irregularities emerged from the inspection.
