Demi Vollering among 15 sanctioned as fines pile up after Mont Ventoux stage
Demi Vollering was among 15 riders and staff members sanctioned by race commissaires following stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes, as the jury handed out a total of 2,200 CHF in fines after the Mont Ventoux stage.
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Vollering, Célia Gery and Juliette Berthet were each fined 100 CHF for inappropriate behaviour after urinating in public during the race. All three ride for FDJ United-Suez.
The sanctions formed part of a busy commissaires’ report after one of the toughest days of the race, with most of the other penalties relating to irregular feeding.
Malou Eisen of VolkerWessels Cycling Team, Heidi Franz of St Michel Preference Home Auber93, Mia Griffin of Team Picnic PostNL, Jeanne Korevaar of Liv AlUla Jayco and Maeva Squiban of UAE Team L'IMAD were each fined 100 CHF for irregular feeding, with the infringements involving so called sticky bottles.
Team staff were also sanctioned under the same rule, with Team Picnic PostNL sports director Rudi Kemna, UAE Team L'IMAD sports director Cherie Pridham, Liv AlUla Jayco sports director Wim Stroetinga, St Michel Preference Home Auber93's Léonard Cosnier and VolkerWessels Cycling Team's Marieke van Wanroij all receiving 200 CHF fines for irregular feeding involving sticky bottles.
Rosa Klöser received a separate 200 CHF penalty. The Canyon//SRAM Racing rider was sanctioned for irregular assistance of a rider from the same team.
FDJ United-Suez sports director Nicolas Maire rounded out the lengthy commissaires’ report with a 200 CHF fine for failing to respect instructions from the organiser or race officials.
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