{"id":387553,"date":"2026-01-24T07:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T07:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/387553\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T07:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T07:18:15","slug":"tour-down-under-2026-jury-fines-stage-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/387553\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour Down Under 2026 Jury &#038; Fines stage 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/cycling\/preview-favourites-profile-route-and-predictions-tour-down-under-2026-uae-and-jayco-battle-for-ochre-jersey-at-old-willunga-hill-and-corkscrew\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tour Down Under<\/a> is not just decided by legs and tactics. Every day, a quieter story runs alongside the racing: the jury decisions that shape behaviour in the bunch, on the roadside and inside team cars.This article tracks every fine, warning and sanction handed out during the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/tour-down-under\" title=\"Tour Down Under\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tour Down Under<\/a>, as published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdownunder.com.au\/race\/mens\/results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">official race communiques.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From sticky bottles and illegal feeding to dangerous riding and team car infringements, nothing goes unnoticed by the commissaires.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>After each stage, this page will be updated with the latest penalties, who received them, what for, and what it means.<\/p>\n<p>PrologueKelland O\u2019Brien (Team Jayco AlUla): Identification number (body or frame number) missing, not visible, incorrectly positioned or not recognisable \u2013 200 CHF fine<br \/>\nMathew Hayman, DS (Team Jayco AlUla): Identification number (body or frame number) missing, not visible, incorrectly positioned or not recognisable \u2013 200 CHF fine<br \/>\nGeert Van Bondt, DS (Soudal &#8211; Quick-Step): Breach of regulations concerning vehicle movements or failure to follow commissaires\u2019 instructions \u2013 500 CHF fineStage 1<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/tord-gudmestad\" title=\"Tord Gudmestad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tord Gudmestad<\/a> (Decathlon CMA CGM Team):<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tourdownunder\/status\/2013818277072691330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Celebrating in the bunch<\/a> (after teammate win, ed.). Relegation, 8 points classification penalization, 500CHF fine and Yellow card.Stage 2<\/p>\n<p>Bahrain &#8211; Victorious DS Aart Vierhouten. Feeding on foot outside the feed zone. 500CHF fine.<\/p>\n<p>Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez (UAE Team Emirates &#8211; XRG) &#8211; Failing to respect the instructions of the organizer or commissaires. 500CHF fine.<\/p>\n<p>UAE Team Emirates &#8211; XRG DS Fabrizio Guidi &#8211; Failing to respect the instructions of the organizer or commissaires. 500CHF fine.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 3<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar Team): Sticky bottle. 200CHF fine.<\/p>\n<p>Fabio van den Bossche (Soudal &#8211; Quick-Step): Non-regulated mechanical assistance. 100CHF fine.<\/p>\n<p>Soudal &#8211; Quick-Step DS Geert van Bondt: Non-regulated mechanical assistance. 200CHF fine.<\/p>\n<p>Lidl-Trek DS Kim Andersen: 200CHF fine for violation of the feeding rules; 200CHF fine for driving dangerously; 200CHF fine for rider having unrecognizable body number.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Taminiaux (Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9): Unrecognizable\/missing body number. 200CHF fine.<\/p>\n<p>Reuben Thompson (Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9): Unrecognizable\/missing body number. 200CHF fine.<\/p>\n<p>Georg Zimmermann (Lotto Intermarrch\u00e9): Unrecognizable\/missing body number. 200CHF fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tour Down Under is not just decided by legs and tactics. 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