Uno-X reportedly send Vingegaard, Pogacar and Evenepoel images to UCI after stage winner Anthon Charmig’s yellow card

Uno-X Mobility reportedly used images of Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel in a challenge to the UCI after Anthon Charmig was handed a yellow card following his Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes stage 2 victory.

Charmig received the sanction from the race jury for using a non-compliant riding position, after he was judged to have rested his forearms on the handlebars during the stage. The punishment did not affect the result, with the Danish rider keeping the victory he claimed in Le Puy-en-Velay after a perfectly timed late attack from the breakaway.

According to Eurosport commentator Anders Mielke, who has spoken with Charmig, Uno-X later challenged the decision with the UCI commissaires by pointing to examples involving three of the biggest names in the sport.

Eurosport reported that the team showed images of Vingegaard, Pogacar and Evenepoel in the same position as Charmig, as part of an argument that the posture is regularly seen in the peloton.

Uno-X have not publicly escalated the matter. When contacted by Eurosport, the team gave a short response and made clear that Charmig’s stage win remained their priority. “We have nothing to add to the matter. First and foremost, we are very happy with the victory, and we want to keep the focus on that,” Uno-X said.

That distinction is important. The story is not that Uno-X are accusing Vingegaard, Pogacar or Evenepoel of wrongdoing. The reported argument is about consistency, with the team apparently using those examples to question why Charmig was punished for a position they believe is often visible in races.

For Charmig, the yellow card came at the end of the biggest day of his season so far. He had spent much of the stage in the breakaway, waited through several attacks in the finale, then struck on the final climb before using the downhill run towards Le Puy-en-Velay to seal the win.

The UCI yellow card system has added another layer to race jury decisions, with riders now facing visible sanctions for conduct judged to fall outside the rules. In Charmig’s case, the issue was not a sprint deviation, dangerous riding or a crash incident, but his position on the bike.

That is what makes the reported Vingegaard, Pogacar and Evenepoel comparison so eye-catching. If similar positions are frequently used across the peloton, Uno-X’s challenge appears to centre on how consistently the rule is being applied.

For now, the official outcome remains unchanged. Charmig has his Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes stage win, the yellow card remains on the jury report, and Uno-X are publicly keeping the emphasis on the victory rather than the argument that followed it.