The 2026 Giro d’Italia is underway and the fines and penalties have been trickling out since stage 2 when the first yellow card was handed out to Christian Scaroni for celebrating his teammate Thomas Silva’s victory before crossing the finish line.
That was just the beginning as over three weeks and 21 stages of racing, there are plenty of chances for riders and teams to break the rules during a Grand Tour, varying from minor infractions to more serious incidents. During the race, dozens of fines and yellow cards will be handed out.
Infractions that are considered dangerous can also earn a rider a yellow card, a system brought in a couple of years ago. If a rider or staff member receives more than one yellow card in the same race, they are disqualified and suspended for seven days. Three in 30 days earns a 14-day suspension, whilst six in a year means a 30-day suspension – though this is yet to happen.
Penalties are handed out by the race jury and recorded in each day’s communiqué.
Giro d’Italia 2026 fines, penalties and yellow cards
Stage 2
- Cristian Scaroni (XDS Astana) – yellow card for celebrating in the bunch in final sprint
- Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Premier Tech) – warning for taking off mandatory helmet during the race (for a short distance).
- Oliver Naesen (Decathlon CMA CGM) – 200CHF fine for urinating in public during the neutralised section
- Dries van Gestel (Soudal-QuickStep) – 200CHF fine for urinating in public during the neutralised section
- Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) – 200CHF fine for urinating in public during the race
- Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Premier Tech) – 500CHF fine, -25 points from UCI rankings and yellow card for disposing of clothes in a careless or dangerous manner (added on stage 3 after rider was identified)
Stage 3
- Hartthijs de Vries (Unibet Rose Rockets) – warning for taking off mandatory helmet during the race (for a short distance)
- Maximilian Richard Walscheid (Lidl-Trek) – 200CHF fine for urinating in public during the neutralised section
- Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike) – 200CHF fine for urinating in public during the neutralised section
- Søjberg Rasmus Pederson (Decahlon CMA CGM) – 200CHF fine for urinating in public during the race
Stage 5
- Davide Bramati (Soudal-QuickStep, DS) – warning for a follower leaning out of a vehicle.
- Nicola Moschetti (Lidl-Trek) – 200CHF fine for non-compliance with article 2.3.025 by a team assistant during feeding
- Einer Augusto Rubio Reyes (Movistar) – 500CHF fine and -25 UCI points for rider or disposing of waste outside of litter zones
Stage 6
- Stefano Rubino (Movistar) – 500 CHF fine, failure to follow commissaire’s instructions
Stage 7
- Madis Mihkels (EF Education-EasyPost) – 200CHF, sticky bottle
- Juanma Garate (EF Education-EasyPost, DS) – 500CHF, sticky bottle
- Alexis Gandia Soriano (Movistar staff), Goswin Laplasse (Visma-Lease a Bike staff) – 500 CHF, failure to follow organisers instructions
- Alessio Conforti (Pinarello-Q36.5 staff) – 200 CHF, Non-compliant feeding
- Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar staff) – 500CHF, failure to follow organisers instructions
Stage 8
- Leonardo Basso (Netcompany Ineos DS) – warning for a follower leaning out of a vehicle
- Elmar Reinders (Unibet Rose Rockets) – 500 CHF and 25 UCI ranking points, disposing of waste outside litter zone
- Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike) – 200 CHF, urinating in front of public