Alpecin-Premier Tech on top of the wrong Tour de France leaderboard
Alpecin-Premier Tech currently leads an unwanted classification at the Tour de France. After nine stages, the Belgian team has accumulated more fines than any other squad in the race.
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The team has been fined a total of 2,200 CHF, with all penalties involving members of its sports management. Assistant sports director Frederik Willems was responsible for 1,000 CHF after a rider twice disposed of waste outside the designated litter zones during stage 7.
Christoph Roodhooft has added another 1,200 CHF to the total. He was fined 700 CHF during stage 5 for breaching regulations concerning vehicle movements and failing to follow instructions from the organisers or commissaires. During stage 8, Roodhooft received another 500 CHF fine and a yellow card for a further breach of the vehicle movement regulations.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG sits second in the ranking with 1,700 CHF in fines. Decathlon CMA CGM, Groupama-FDJ United and Movistar share third place with 700 CHF each.
Across the opening eight stages, the race jury has handed out a total of 7,300 CHF in financial penalties. Ten teams have received at least one fine.
Wondering when and why the fines were issued? Have a look at the jury report for each stage so far.
| Team | Fine total in CHF |
|---|---|
Alpecin-Premier Tech | 2200 |
UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 1700 |
Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 700 |
Groupama-FDJ United | 700 |
Movistar Team | 700 |
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 600 |
Bahrain Victorious | 500 |
Lotto Intermarché | 500 |
Cofidis | 200 |
Soudal Quick-Step | 200 |
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0 |
EF Education-EasyPost | 0 |
Lidl-Trek | 0 |
Netcompany-Ineos | 0 |
NSN Cycling Team | 0 |
Pinarello-Q36.5 | 0 |
Team Jayco AlUla | 0 |
Team Picnic PostNL | 0 |
Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 0 |
TotalEnergies | 0 |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 0 |
Uno-X Mobility | 0 |
XDS Astana Team | 0 |
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