Dagupan Cycling

Demi Vollering and her FDJ United-SUEZ teammates Juliette Berthet and Célia Gery were each fined CHF100 on Friday for public urination during stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, which finished atop Mont Ventoux.

The offence falls under article 2.12.007, section 8.6 of the UCI regulations, covering "unseemly or inappropriate behaviour", including un******ng or urinating in public during a race, where it is considered damaging to the image of the sport.

At a Women’s WorldTour race such as the Tour de France Femmes, the fine runs between CHF100 and CHF200. And while three FDJ riders received the minimum sanction, the fines do highlight some of the practical difficulties around nature breaks.

This article looks at when and where riders are allowed to p*e.