More dangerous infractions, such as irregular sprinting and thankfully rare cases of 'assault, intimidation, insults, threats' are also punished, with penalties for the range of rule breakages at the Tour ranging from 200CHF fines and minor UCI point penalties to yellow cards and disqualifications.

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the 112th Tour de France on Saturday. It was the 27-year-old Alpecin-Deceuninck cyclist's 10th career stage win but the first time he has captured the race leader's yellow jersey.

Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen has taken the first yellow jersey of the 2025 Tour de France, winning a sprint from a much-reduced group in Lille. Much of the discussion coming into this year’s race was about how the weather conditions could impact the first week,