Itzulia Basque Country 2026 Jury & Fines update stage 5 - Lidl-Trek DS expelled from the race after almost knocking down Beloki
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Race officials are set to play a key role throughout Itzulia Basque Country 2026, where time penalties, fines and other sanctions can have a direct impact on both stage results and the overall general classification. This article tracks every Jury and Fines decision issued during the race.
Updated daily, this rolling report brings together all official rulings from the race commissaires, including fines, warnings, relegations and time penalties across each stage. It serves as a single, central reference point for all disciplinary decisions made during Itzulia Basque Country 2026.
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Stage 1
Enzo Paleni and DS Benoît Vaugrenard (Groupama - FDJ United) were both fined 500 CHF for not presenting bikes/equipment in time before the ITT start
Stage 2
Medical car driver Santiago Blanco. Breach of vehicle movement regulations (causing Mikel Landa's crash). Yellow card and is race exclusion.
Stage 3
At the end of the third day of competition, the organisers reported “an error in the classification of the climb up Barrerilla”. Reuben Thompson was the fourth rider to reach the summit, rather than his Lotto-Intermarché teammate, Baptiste Veistroffer.
Stage 4
Florent Autret (DAT) receives a yellow card and SD Frans Maassen (TVL) fined 200 CHF for irregular feeding
SD Philip West (TPP) fined 200 CHF for failing to respect the instructions of the commissaires
Stage 5
Lidl-Trek DS Kim Andersen: Breach of vehicle movement regulations. 1000CHF fine, yellow card, excluded from the race.
Photographer Tim de Waele: Breach of vehicle movement regulations. 500CHF fine, yellow card.
Moto pilot Alejandro Gabriel-Martín: Breach of vehicle movement regulations. 500CHF fine.
Visma Lease a Bike staff Athur Clauw: Irregular feeding. Yellow card.
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
In his work, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available.
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- Geez LeMond...let it go. You're a has been, albeit a former great one. But this is all water under the bridge and just undermines your legacy further.Mshark01-11-2026
- 'The Slovenian has collected four Tour de France titles' ... '[Kieran Wood's] ... reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis'. i would say that is pretty inaccurate accurate coverage, kieran wood ... too bad that AI's knowledge often lags several months behind ... but proof reading is certainly part of accurate coverage, isn't it? but fortunately does Kieran Wood place 'strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available.' i would say the fifth tdf title is pretty new (and even verified) information, so feel free to update this article.Ketterechts01-11-2026
- You are wrong, they are already working on his new tt position. And yes, Trump does love you 😂👍🏼awp01-11-2026
- The Erola Jons incident was not isolated. She felt she could do that because that's how everyone treats Tadej. Remember when he said "If I say wait 2 mins do you show the middle finger and walk off angry?" about the supposed fan who did exactly that? There's nothing wrong with the nurses and doctors asking him to give autographs... but do the surgery first
Rafionain-Glas01-11-2026 - Perhaps he has what Mark Cavendish had, the Epstein-Barr Virus. It caused him severe and unexplained chronic fatigue. I hope he gets better.
parisbound0001-11-2026 - How can medical staff act like that? pretty disgraceful! the guys down and they're near seeing him off ;/
leedorney01-11-2026 - I think that this is exactly what Jonas needs at this point in his career. It's something that could revive his passion for winning, and he's physically more than capable of winning one of those races as well.
santiagobenites01-11-2026 - What a great race! Couldn't look away. Can't wait for the eurosRafionain-Glas01-11-2026
- I think other competitors also had great Tours, so it wasn't that Ferrand-Prévot necessarily failed in some way - it's more likely that the other top riders lifted their game and maybe also a bit of luck with no crashes, etc. It's the Tour de France after all. It's not meant to be easy to defend your title (the few exceptions like Pogacar prove the rule).Pogboom01-11-2026
- maybe we should put our cv at the end of each comment post ... same rights for all of us!Ketterechts01-11-2026
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