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Dani Ostanek

UCI hands out first yellow card of the 2026 season on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under

TANUNDA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Tobias Lund Andresen of Denmark, Oscar Chamberlain of Australia, Pierre Gautherat of France, Tord Gudmestad of Norway, Antoine L'Hote of France, Nicolas Prodhomme of France, Callum Scotson of Australia and Decathlon CMA CGM Team prior to the 26th Santos Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 1 a 120.6km stage from Tanunda to Tanunda on January 21, 2026 in Tanunda, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis/Getty Images).

The 2026 season is the second year of the UCI's yellow card discipline system, and it hasn't taken long for a rider to fall foul of the rules and pick up a warning card this season.

Last season, stage 6 of the Tour Down Under saw Decathlon AG2R mechanic Luis Lamas Vazquez receive cycling's first yellow card for leaning out of a moving vehicle.

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