Tour de France Femmes 2026: All the yellow cards, fines, and penalties from across the nine days of racing

The Tour de France Femmes has come to an end, and with that comes the final daily update on punishments doled out throughout the nine-day race.

It was a list that started with a flurry but was in the final days was a far sparser affair, though there still ended up being a swathe of fines, warning and yellow cards as the race made its way across from the Grand Départ in Lausanne, Switzerland, to Nice, France, from August 1-9.

The UCI commissaires at the race cast their eye over the goings on in the peloton through every day of racing, with the eagle-eyed jury able to 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.

Read on for the complete list of yellow cards, fines, and penalties at the 2026 Tour de France Femmes, as well as a list of infractions that could see a rider handed a yellow card.

Yellow cards, fines, and penalties at the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

Stage 1

• Alice Towers (EF Education-Oatly) - 500CHF, disposing of bidon outside of litter zones
• Christian Kos (SD Worx-Protime DS), Ion Lazkano (Labodal Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi DS), Cherie Pridham (UAE Team L'IMAD DS) - 500CHF fine and yellow card, breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movement
• Huub Duijn (EF Education-Oatly DS) - 500CHF fine, breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movement
• Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike), Lieke Nooijen (Visma-Lease a Bike), Lily Williams (Human Powered Health), Josie Nelson (Picnic PostNL) - Warning for use of sidewalks
• Alison Jackson (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93) - Warning for using a non-compliant position on the bicycle

Stage 2

• Dina Boels (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies) - 100CHF fine, once minute penalty and 5 UCI points, sheltering behind a vehicle
• Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies DS) - 200CHF fine, sheltering behind a vehicle plus a 500CHF fine, failure to comply with the instructions of commissaires
• Francesca Barale (Movistar) and Robyn Clay (Picnic PostNL) - 100CHF, irregular feeding ("sticky bottle" for a short distance)
• Kelvin Dekker (Movistar DS) and Callum Ferguson (Picnic PostNL DS) - 200 CHF, irregular feeding ("sticky bottle" for a short distance)

Stage 3

• Nothing to report

Stage 4

• Nothing to report

Stage 5

• Usoa Ostolaza Zabala (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi) - 200CHF total, two infractions for irregular feeding
• Ion Lazkano (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi DS) - 400CHF total, two infractions for irregular feeding
• Huub Duijn (EF Education-Oatly DS) - 500CHF fine, breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movement
• Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike) - 250CHF and 15 UCI points, disposing of bidon outside of litter zones

Stage 6

• Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon-SRAM) and Cedrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) - 250CHF fine and -15 UCI points for disposing of waste or other objects outside of litter zones
• Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) and Morgane Coston (Ma Petite Enterprise) - 100 CHF for Irregular feeding (sticky bottle for a short distance).
• SD Worx DS Christian Kos, Ma Petite Enterprise DS Gaël Le Bellec - 200CHF for giving sticky bottle.

Stage 7

• Rosa Klöser (Canyon-SRAM) - 200CHF, Irregular assistance of a rider within the same team
• Maeva Squiban (UAE Team L'IMAD), Jeanne Korevaar (Liv-AlUla-Jayco), Mia Griffin (Picnic PostNL), Heidi Franz (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93) and Malou Eisen (Volkerwessels Cycling) - 100CHF fine, irregular feeding ("sticky bottle" for a short distance etc)
• Léonard Cosnier (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 DS), Rudi Kemna (Picnic PostNL DS), Chérie Pridham (UAE Team L'IMAD DS), Wim Stroetinga (Liv AlUla Jayco DS) and Marieke van Wanroij (Volkerwessels DS) - 200CHF fine, irregular feeding ("sticky bottle" for a short distance etc)
• Marie Nicolas (FDJ United-SUEZ DS) - 200CHF fine, failing to respect the instructions of the commissaires
• Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ), Juliette Berthet (FDJ United-SUEZ) and Célia Gery (FDJ United-SUEZ) - 100CHF fine, inappropriate behaviour (urinating in public during the race)

Stage 8

• Nothing to report

Stage 9

• Nothing to report

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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