Jury & Fines Tour de France Femmes 2026 Update Stage 7 - Demi Vollering and FDJ teammates fined for public urination
CyclingFriday, 07 August 2026 at 19:54
With only nine stages at the Tour de France Femmes, a relegation, time penalty or yellow card can carry consequences far beyond the immediate result. Sprint deviations, sticky bottles, feeding breaches and littering offences can all affect stage placings, jersey battles and the shape of a rider’s race.
This live Jury and Fines hub will be updated after every stage with the official decisions issued by the commissaires. From the opening day in Lausanne on 1 August to the finale in Nice on 9 August, it will track every confirmed fine, penalty, relegation and disciplinary ruling from the 2026 Tour de France Femmes.
Stage 1
Press vehicle driver Stéphane Chanal fined 500CHF and given a yellow card for breaching regulations concerning vehicle movements during the race.
DS Christian Kos (Team SD Worx – Protime) fined 500CHF and given a yellow card for breaching regulations concerning vehicle movements during the race.
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DS Ion Lazkano (Laboral Kutxa – Fundacion Euskadi) fined 500CHF and given a yellow card for breaching regulations concerning vehicle movements during the race.
DS Cherie Pridham (UAE Team L'IMAD) fined 500CHF and given a yellow card for breaching regulations concerning vehicle movements during the race.
Alice Towers (EF Education – Oatly) fined 250CHF and docked 15 UCI points for disposing of a bidon outside the designated litter zones.
DS Huub Duijn (EF Education – Oatly) fined 500CHF for breaching regulations concerning vehicle movements during the race.
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Lieke Nooijen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), Lily Williams (Human Powered Health) and Josie Nelson (Team Picnic PostNL) given warnings for riding on pavements outside the race route.
Alison Jackson (St Michel – Preference Home – Auber93) given a warning for using a non-compliant position on the bicycle.
Alison Avoine (Ma Petite Entreprise) eliminated after finishing outside the Stage 1 time limit.
Stage 2
Dina Boels (Lotto Intermarche Ladies): Fined 100CHF, given a one-minute time penalty and docked five UCI points for sheltering behind a vehicle.
Grace Verbeke (Lotto Intermarche Ladies sports director): Fined 200CHF in connection with Boels sheltering behind a vehicle.
Grace Verbeke (Lotto Intermarche Ladies sports director): Fined a further 500CHF for failing to comply with the instructions of the commissaires.
Francesca Barale (Movistar Team): Fined 100CHF for irregular feeding involving a sticky bottle over a short distance.
Kelvin Dekker (Movistar Team sports director): Fined 200CHF in connection with Barale’s sticky-bottle offence.
Lene Robyn Clay (Team Picnic PostNL): Fined 100CHF for irregular feeding involving a sticky bottle over a short distance.
Callum Ferguson (Team Picnic PostNL sports director): Fined 200CHF in connection with Clay’s sticky-bottle offence.
Nadia Gontova (Liv AlUla Jayco): Credited with the time of the peloton, 3:42:08, after being affected by an incident inside the final five kilometres.
Stage 3
Nothing to report from the stage.
For stage 4, riders must report for final bike/outfit checks at least 10 minutes before their start. Special attention on UCI art. 1.3.032: no clothing or accessories may modify riders' morphology.
Stage 4
Nothing to note.
Stage 5
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Team Visma | Lease a Bike): Throwing bidon outside litter zone. 250CHF fine and 15UCI point penalization.
Usoa Ostolaza Zabala (Laboral Kutxa) - Irregular feeding. Two 100CHF fines.
Laboral Kutxa DS Ion Lazkano - Irregular feeding. Two 200CHF fines.
EF Education - OATLY DS Huub Duijn: Breach of guidelines concerning vehicle movement during the race (hitting Noemi Rüegg). 200CHF fine, yellow card.
Neutral motorbike driver Reynald Bos: Breach of guidelines concerning vehicle movement during the race (hitting Noemi Rüegg). 200CHF fine, yellow card.
Stage 6
Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon/SRAM): Disposing of waste outside litter zones. 250CHF fine; 15 UCI points penalization.
Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education - OATLY): Disposing of waste outside litter zones. 250CHF fine; 15 UCI points penalization.
Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx - ProTime): Sticky Bottle. 100CHF fine.
Morgane Coston (Ma Petite Enterprise): Sticky Bottle. 100CHF fine.
SD Worx - ProTime DS Christian Kos: Sticky Bottle. 200CHF fine.
Ma Petite Enterpreside DS Gaël Le Bellec: Sticky Bottle. 200CHF fine.
Stage 7
Maria Rosa Kloser (Canyon//SRAM): Irregular assistance of a rider of the same team. 200CHF fine.
Heidi Franz (St Michel): Sticky bottle. 100CHF fine.
St Michel DS Léonard Cosnier): Sticky bottle. 200CHF fine.
Mia Griffin (Picnic): Sticky bottle. 100CHF fine.
DS Rudi Kemna (Picnic): Sticky bottle. 200CHF fine.
Maeva Squiban (UAE): Sticky bottle. 100CHF fine.
UAE DS Maeva Squiban: Sticky bottle. 200CHF fine.
Jeanne Korevaar (Liv AlUla Jayco): Sticky bottle. 100CHF fine.
Liv AlUla Jayco DS Wim Stroetinga: Sticky bottle. 200CHF fine.
Malou Eisen (Volkerwessels): Sticky bottle. 100CHF fine.
Volkerwessels DS Marieke Van Wanrooij: Sticky bottle. 200CHF fine.
FDJ - Suez DS Nicolas Maire: Failing to respect the instructions of the commissaires. 200CHF fine.
Demi Vollering (FDJ - Suez): Urinating in public. 100CHF fine.
Juliette Berthet (FDJ - Suez): Urinating in public. 100CHF fine.
Célia Gery (FDJ - Suez): Urinating in public. 100CHF fine.
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
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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