Tour de France 2023: Should cycling introduce red and yellow cards after Mathieu van der Poel shoulder bump?
Should cycling have a red and yellow card system to encourage riders to take fewer risks? That was the debate on The Breakaway after Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Deceuninck) was penalised for bumping Biniam Girmay (Intermarche–Circus–Wanty) in the finale to Stage 4 at the 2023 Tour de France as he teed up team-mate Jasper Philipsen for victory. Ad While Van der Poel was relegated to 22nd place, fined 500 Swiss francs, and docked 11 green jersey points and 13 UCI points, it seemed a small punishment given Philipsen and Alpecin–Deceuninck were left celebrating a second straight win.


