The UCI regulates the Tour de France, imposing penalties for riders who violate the rules for road racing, with fines and the loss of UCI points for anything from riding without a helmet to getting into a fistfight.
In 2025, the UCI will impose a ‘yellow card’ system for repeat offenders to discourage riders from purposely breaking rules and just taking the punishment. Two or more infractions will lead to riders being ejected from the race and suspended for a week, three gets a two-week ban from racing and if riders get six in a year, they can be suspended for 30 days.
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