Two cyclists are sanctioned with yellow cards in La Vuelta for endangering another rider in the sprint of the fifth stage

In a sprint, many diverse situations occur at lightning speed in which cyclists must make decisions in a thousandth of a second. A behavior that the stewards analyze down to the last detail and which is recorded in the subsequent statement of the stage.

Today, two cyclists have been sanctioned with a yellow card. one of them was Alexey Lutsenkowho was shown for “deviation from the line that endangers another runner in the final sprint (elbow hit)” and another Orluis Aularwho was also penalized with eight points in addition to a fine of 500 Swiss francs, for “deviation from the chosen line that obstructs and endangers another runner during the final sprint (elbow hit).

In turn, the Red Bull rider Sven Vanthourenhout was fined 500 euros for “carelessly disposing of garbage or any other object outside the (authorized) areas; on a day in which, as part of the fight against technological fraud, 57 bicycles were checked, of which ten by X-rays. All bicycles complied with the UCI Regulations.

Yellow cards were tested during 2024, first in the Return to Burgos and then in The Return as a test and then the following year they began to be applied with all its consequences, with which the International Cycling Union (UCI) He wanted to punish dangerous behavior in racing.