Tour de France penalties, fines and yellow cards – Adam Yates fined for 'sticky bottle' on shortened stage 9 into Ussel

Adam Yates was fined during Stage 9 of the 2025 Tour de France for a 'sticky bottle' infringement, a rule violation where riders receive unauthorized assistance by holding onto a team car's bottle for too long. The stage, which finished in Ussel, was shortened, and Yates' penalty was among the rule infringements being tracked throughout the race from Barcelona to Paris. The Tour de France employs yellow cards, fines, and other penalties to enforce race regulations against such violations.