Throughout the 2025 Vuelta a Espana the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the race.
Stage 1
Hugo de la Calle (Burgos-Berpellet-BH): Using a non-compliant position on the bike. Warning.
Stage 2
The following six riders have been fined due to 'modified identification number', having a 200CHF fine: João Almeida, Marcel Camprubi, Valentin Paret-Peintre, Magnus Sheffield, Lukas Nerurkar and Léo Bisiaux. Furthermore their DS have received 100CHF fine: Marco Marcato, Christian Knees, Julien Jurdie, Tom Steels, Alex Sans Vega and Juan Manuel Garate.
Stage 3
Eddie Dunbar and DS Steve Cummings (Team Jayco AlUla): Irregular feeding (“sticky bottle” for a short distance) - Fines of 200CHF and 500CHF respectively.
Moto photographer Jesus Montero Puente was given a yellow card for Breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movements during the race.
Moto photographer Jesus Montero Puente was given a yellow card for Breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movements during the race.
Stage 4
Nothing to note.
Stage 5
Due to the nature of the protest that affected Israel - Premier Tech during the team time-trial, organizers have removed 15 seconds off their final time.
Victor Guernalec (Arkéa - B&B Hotels): Identification number modified or not visible. 200CHF fine.
Léandre Lozouet (Arkéa - B&B Hotels): Identification number modified or not visible. 200CHF fine.
Pierre Thierry (Arkéa - B&B Hotels): Identification number modified or not visible. 200CHF fine.
Brandon Rivera (INEOS Grenadiers): Identification number modified or not visible. 200CHF fine.
Callum Scotson (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale): Identification number modified or not visible. 200CHF fine.
Arkéa B&b Hotels DS Mickael Leveau: Identification number modified or not visible. 100CHF fine.
INEOS Grenadiers DS Christian Knees: Identification number modified or not visible. 100CHF fine.
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale DS Julien Jurdie: Identification number modified or not visible. 300CHF fine.
Stage 6
Raul Matias (Vehicle support - Cofidis): Breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movements during the race. 500CHF fine, yellow card and exclusion for stages 7,8 and 9
Stage 7
Higinio Fernandez (Movistar Team staff): Breach of Article 2.3.025 by a team assistant during a feeding,, improper positioning. 200CHF
Emanuel Di Zio (Israel - Premier Tech staff): Breach of Article 2.3.025 by a team assistant during a feeding,, improper positioning. 200CHF
DS Steven Neef (Intermarche - Wanty): Irregular assistance. 1,000CHF
Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana): Identification number (body number) modified. Fine 200CHF (DS Alexandr Schefer also fined 200CHF)
Stage 8
Bryan Coquard (Cofidis): Deviation from the chosen line that obstructs or endangers another rider, irregular sprint. Fine 500CHF, 8 points from classification, yellow card and relegation to last place in the group.
Elia Viviani (Lotto): Deviation from the chosen line that obstructs or endangers another rider, irregular sprint. Fine 500CHF, 8 points from classification, yellow card and relegation to last place in the group.
TV moto pilot Marcos Blanco: Breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movements during the race - Dangerous overtaking. Yellow Card.
Stage 9
Victor Campenaerts (Team Visma | Lease a Bike): Unseemly or inappropriate behaviour, urinating in public. Fine 200CHF
Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin-Deceuninck): Unseemly or inappropriate behaviour, urinating in public. Fine 200CHF
Hugo Leonardo (Alpecin-Deceuninck team staff): Breach of Article 2.3.025 by a team assistant during a feeding, improper positioning. Fine 200CHF, yellow card.
Stage 10
Moto photographer Germinal Martinez Vasquez & TV Moto Félix Sancho Sanchez receive 500CHF fine and yellow card for breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movements during race.
Stage 11
Because of an exceptional incident that impinged upon the normal conduct of a particular stage thereof, the President of
the Commissaires’ Panel, after consulting the Organiser, take the following sporting decision:
-Take the stage times at 3 km from the finish line, and the time differences are applied to the general classification.
-The mountain points obtained during the stage are counting to the general mountain classification.
-The points obtained in the intermediate sprint of the stage are counting to the general points classification.
-Bonuses obtained during the stage are counting to the general classification by time.
-There is no stage classification and no finish line bonuses.
Stage 12
XDS Astana Team DS Stefano Zanini receives a 500 CHF fine and a yellow card for irregular feeding.
Stage 13
Media operators Enric Cabot and Francis Tsang: Running in front of riders whilst filming. Exclusion from stages 14 and 15.
DS Jeroen Blijlevens (Lidl-Trek); DS Dries Devenyns (Soudal - Quick-Step); DS Oliver Cookson (INEOS Grenadiers): Overtaking riders without authorization. 200CHF fine.
Stage 14
Johannes Staune-Mittet (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale): Unauthorized feeding inside last 2 kilometers. 500CHF fine, 20 second penalization in overall classification; 5 point penalization in points classification.
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale DS Julien Jurdie: Unauthorized feeding inside last 2 kilometers. 1000CHF fine.
Stage 15
Nothing to note.
Stage 16
Nothing to note.
Stage 17
Nothing to note.
Stage 18
Moto driver Adolfo de Diego Magdaleno: Breach of regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movements during the race; Exclusion for the rest of La Vuelta
David Barrango Gil (Movistar Team staff): Circulation during the time trial, disturbing a rider who overtook him; Fine 500CHF + Yellow Card
Stage 19
Jakub Otruba (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA): Using a non-compliant position on the bike. 1000CHF fine and Yellow card.
Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA): Sticky bottle. 200CHF fine.
Gal Glivar (Alpecin-Deceuninck): Sticky bottle. 200CHF fine.
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA DS Jose Miguel Fernandez: Sticky bottle. 500CHF fine.
Alpecin-Deceuninck DS Frederik Willems: Sticky bottle. 500CHF fine.
Stage 20
Egan Bernal and DS Christian Knees (INEOS Grenadiers): Irregular feeding (“sticky bottle” for a short distance, etc.); fined 200CHF and 500CHF respectively.
Stage 21
Nothing to note.
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Rafionain-Glas08-11-2026 - i did not see it. was the relegation justified or an overly hard decision? and don‘t cross riders deviate from straight lines all the time? bumping into each others when they cut corners, etc … why being more strict with the rules on the finish sprint?Ketterechts08-11-2026
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Front24208-11-2026 - On a positive note, you maybe notice turning this topic into a discussion has the benefit of eliminating certain participants who do not see how they can turn it back to their sole interest ;-)Jumpyjohn08-11-2026
- People see what they want to. I am actually the opposite of your accusation, probably more of a rebel than most of you who don’t get the big picture. The difference is, I don’t go moaning publicly about the consequences of my transgressions, I understand the need for rules and I take my OWN responsibility when deciding to ignore or break them or doing so involuntarily. I will also not hesitate to state my case or argue vehemently when relevant, sometimes it works, sometimes it makes things worse but that’s the price to pay for principles and having character.Jumpyjohn08-11-2026
- That may be but that was unknown to others and nothing says that’s the whole truth. Again, don’t try to misinterpret, it is a call and technically it is correct. Besides, even if there is a valid reason, that does not disqualify the ruling or punishment as far as the rules have been developed. I don’t think they’re as far as in football where for handball there is a distinction (in some ways and specific cases) between intentional or not. And football can be just as harsh and people live with it, eg the offside rule, also judged to within tiny fractions but often wrong or ignored. It’s the nature of every collective organisation and sometimes I wonder if our rebellion against it isn’t seated in the feelings we carry from the injustices we’ve felt personally, like being flashed driving 1km/h too fast when we are explained limits are just a security measure but we are absolutely certain not to have endangered anyone with our transgression. The problem is, nobody has better solutions and no 2 people have the same interpretation of where a limit should be.Jumpyjohn08-11-2026
- Because for you deviated implies the other rider MUST have been made to fall and fail to finish ??? I don’t know if you ride a bike but next time someone carves you up or drives dangerously close, just hold back from those feelings of changing something, reporting or filming or even complaining. Everyone will just say, hey you’re still here undamaged, doesn’t seem like anyone did anything.Jumpyjohn08-11-2026
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