Tour de France: Race's Regulations (Rules)
ARTICLE 1 Participation
The 100th Tour de France organised by TDF
SPORT and Amaury Sport Organisation
(A.S.O.), will be held from Saturday June 29th to
Sunday July 21st 2013 comprising of 21 stages. A
maximum of 22 teams of 9 riders each, that is to
say 198 competitors will start the race.
The 100th Tour de France is featured on the
World Calendar of the UCI (International
Cycling Union) and assigns the following points:
• 200-150-120-110-100-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-
24-20-16-12-10-8-6-4 to the first 20 riders of
the final general classification;
• 20-10-6-4-2 points will be assigned to
the first 5 riders of each stage.
Competitors are required to present themselves
at the Tour de France office for the starting
formalities. By reason only of its enrolment
and or participation in the event and/or its
presence in the said event, each team, each
of its members and more generally each of its
accredited persons, hereby declare that they
fully accept the provisions of these regulations
and undertake to respect them. The family or
friends of competitors shall not enter the race
staging areas, unless they have been granted
accreditation by the organisers. An Elite
licensed competitor « with contract » cannot
follow the Tour de France, unless otherwise
approved by the management of the event.
ARTICLE 2 Identification of riders
Riders are required to attach an easily seen
plate bearing their number to the front of
their bicycle frames or, if this is impossible,
to another place on the bicycle as well as
two bibs (small format) precisely on the hips,
on both the right and the left sides. The use
of the transponder is obligatory for straight
stages. For individual time trials, only one bib
(large format) must be placed on the middle
of the back. It must be well attached and not
altered in any way, even if the rider is wearing
a bodysuit. The number plate and bibs are
provided by the organisers. They are delivered
only upon presentation of the sports manager’s
licence and that of their deputy. For time trials,
the number plate for the bicycle frame is not
required. It is strictly forbidden to make any
changes to any official items (bibs or number
plate).
ARTICLE 3 Authorised types of bicycles
Only standard bicycles are allowed on straight
stages. The use of specialised bicycles is
allowed for time trial stages, as long as they
comply with the provisions of articles 1.3 001 to
1.3 025 of the general rules of the UCI.
ARTICLE 4 Technical assistance
All riders may render small services to each
other, such as lending or exchanging food,
drink or accessories. However, the lending
or exchange of wheels or bicycles is only
permitted between riders of the same team.
These elements may be provided to riders of
each team by:
• their technical staff on board the two team
vehicles;
• the staff in the technical assistance cars;
• the staff in the broom-wagon vehicles.
Riders who have fallen behind may on occasion
be assisted by staff from the cars of rival teams.
Whatever a rider’s position may be in the race,
any technical assistance is only permitted
behind the peloton, on the right side of the road,
while remaining stationary.
After any change of bicycle during the race,
the bike that is left behind by the rider must
always be recovered either by official race
vehicles, team vehicles, a third party or the
broom wagon.
ARTICLE 5 Wearing of helmets - Clothing
It is compulsory for riders to wear rigid helmets
during the Tour de France, in strict compliance
with the technical rules set by UCI. Riders
wishing to put on or take off a waterproof
over-garment or leggings or other garments
must do so by dropping back to a level even
with their team’s assistance vehicles, behind
the race director’s car or that of the steward.
These garments may also be handed to one
of the official motorcycles of the organisation.
Any other initiative must be authorised by
the race officials. The wearing of leader
waterproofs, other than those provided by the
race organisers, is forbidden.
ARTICLE 6 Refreshments and environmental measures
Refreshments for riders are distributed in two
ways:
a) Fixed positions
Supplies at fixed stations are handed out by the
staff accompanying the teams. This distribution
takes place only in areas clearly marked with
official banners and signs, except in cases
where other provisions have been clearly
indicated beforehand.
Stations will be set up on only one side of the
roadway, the rules specifying on the right side
only. A waste collection area is in place at the
start and end of the station. Riders are only
permitted to throw their rubbish, water bottles
and all other waste in this specific area.
b) On the course
Supplies of drinks from the organiser’s
motorcycles are permitted for riders who have
made breakaways and their sports manager’s
car is not present at the front of the race. These
supplies can be made available according to
the distance rules set out in the regulations of
the sport of cycling applicable to road races, as
established by UCI. This may be done by using feeding bags and drink containers.
Rules governing feeding are as follows:
• in general, continuous supplying is authorised
between the signs located near the 50th
kilometre and the signs marking the end of the
feeding zone posted 20 kilometres from the
finish. Race directors may, with the approval of
the stewards, change these provisions during
a stage to adapt to weather conditions or any
exceptional circumstances.
• riders must fall back to a position even with
their sports manager’s car and behind the car
of the race director or the stewards;
• in the event of a breakaway, supplying is
authorised at the back of the group, as long as
the group includes no more than fifteen riders;
• in general, no calls are allowed on Radio- Tour
from 12 kilometres before each feeding station
and 10 kilometres thereafter.
• any spraying of competitors from a vehicle is strictly forbidden.
Competitors who accept food or drink from
spectators do so at their own risk, including
that of criminal prosecution.
In order to respect the environment and with
a view to safety, it is strictly forbidden to
carelessly jettison food, feeding bags, drink
containers or any other accessory outside of
the waste collection zone or any other place
set aside for this purpose.
A special motorcycle is assigned to collect
waste.
Carrying or using glass containers is strictly
forbidden.
Competitors are not allowed to throw anything
onto the road outside of the waste collection
zone or any other place set aside for this
purpose.
ARTICLE 7 Race offences
Slipstreaming or being pulled along by a motor
vehicle, whether from the front, back or side
as well as any grasping- hold of the bicycle or
vehicle is forbidden under all circumstances.
The race stewards may exclude any competitor
caught hanging on to a moving vehicle,
notwithstanding the fine or suspension
incurred.
Voluntary obstruction and unauthorised
manoeuvres are forbidden and will be
penalised.
To ensure that sprints proceed according
to regulations, riders who deviate from the
line they have chosen will be subject to the
penalties provided for in the table of penalties.
ARTICLE 8 Retirements
Any rider who retires must return his number
bibs to the steward on the “broom-wagon”. The
number bibs of the riders who have retired are
then delivered to the steward who assists the
timekeeper at the finish. Any notably unjustified
retirement may lead to the withdrawal of all
prizes won since the start of the race.
Any rider who is no longer in the race
(retirement, disqualification) may not continue
in it. Furthermore, he may not take part in any
other cycling competitions for the duration of
the race. However, exceptions may be allowed,
at the request of sports managers by the UCI
after consultation with the race directors and
the President of the Stewards’ Committee.
ARTICLE 9 Team obligations
Competitors, sports managers and all members
of the team must obey the discipline and
rules required by the notion of fair and equal
treatment on one hand and the image and
reputation of the Tour de France on the other
and safety. In particular:
• adopt at all times a responsible attitude with
respect to the environment according to legal
requirements in place and in particular articles
R.632-1 and R.635-8 of the French Penal Code.
• sleeping and taking their meals in the
premises designated for this purpose by the
organisation, to the exclusion of any other;
• being present and ready for the starting
checks at the times set by the organisers;
• complying with all requirements regarding
protocol (see art. 21);
• using the mandatory transport provided by the
organisation for all individual or group movements;
• not using mobile phones during the race,
except in cases where competitors have set
up special pre-fitted links with their sports
directors according to conditions defined in
article 2.2 024 of the Rules of the UCI.
• ensure that no accredited vehicle belonging
to their team has a television in the front of
the said vehicle, specified under the terms of
article R. 412- 6-2 of the French Highway Code:
“Placing a functioning device fitted with a
screen that is not a driving or navigational aid
in the field of vision of the driver of a moving
vehicle is forbidden. Any driver who does not
observe the terms of this article shall receive
punishment of the fine stipulated for category
4 offences. The device mentioned in the first
line may also be confiscated. Such an offence
will be punished by right by the removal of three
points from the offender’s driving licence”.
Collusion of any sort between riders from
different teams is strictly forbidden and will be
penalised. Team-mates may only assist each
other if they are at the same kilometre mark in
the race (if on a circuit).
Competitors who commit assault, utter
insults, threaten or wilfully cause delays or
demonstrations will be penalised.
Competitors, sports managers, and team
staff cannot be involved in commercial or
advertising activities other than those that are
a normal part of the race or those involving the
usual sponsors of their team organisations.
Furthermore, it is forbidden for competitors and
sports managers to grant exclusive interviews
or to undertake any other sort of collaboration
with the press, television or radio for the
duration of the race.
Interviewing of sports managers on the course
is tolerated, except on the last 10 kilometres
and according to the following conditions:
• it is done from a motorcycle;
• it is brief;
• race conditions permit it.
ARTICLE 10 Leader jerseys
During all stages, except for the world and
national champion jerseys, whose champions
are required to wear their jerseys, competitors
must wear only their own team’s jersey, cycling
shorts and cap, which must comply with the
regulations of the sport of cycling applicable
to road races.
The leaders of the general time ranking, the
general points ranking, the best climber ranking
and the general young riders ranking must
wear:
• in the first case, the Yellow jersey;
• in the second case, the green jersey;
• In the third case, the white and red polka dot
jersey;
• in the fourth case, the white jersey.
All these jerseys must be worn in the state in
which they are provided by the organisation.
They may be fitted with rectangular advertising
banners bearing the names of the teams within
the limits established by UCI regulations.
Bodysuits are provided to the leaders of the
various rankings for the time trial stages. There
is an order of priority: first the Yellow Jersey,
followed by the green jersey, then the white and
red polka dot jersey and finally the white jersey.
When a rider is leader of several general
rankings, he only wears one jersey: the one
designated by the order of priority. The other
jerseys are then worn by the runners-up, the
2nd, 3rd or 4th in the corresponding general
ranking. However, if this rider is required to
wear his world or national champion jersey,
then this is the jersey he must wear.
The wearing of the leader’s yellow, green,
white and red polka dot or white jersey (short
or long sleeved) is mandatory from the signing-
in before the stage until the press conference
after the stage. However, leaders of a general
ranking may attend the prize-giving ceremony
wearing their team jersey.
Moreover, the leader of the general ranking for
the most aggressive rider will be identified by
two specific bibs bearing white figures against
a red background. Riders of the leader team in
the team ranking will wear specific bibs with
black numbers on a yellow background as well
as yellow helmets provided by teams.
ARTICLE 11 Race officials
Officials in charge of ensuring the general
organisation and the smooth running of the
race are:
• the Director of the Tour de France;
• the race Director;
• his deputy;
• regulators on motorcycles.
Officials in charge of ensuring the regulatory
compliance checks and arbitration for
the competition in collaboration with the
management of the race are:
• the Chairman of the Stewards’ Committee;
• the international stewards designated for the
race;
• the finish judges;
• the timekeepers;
• the stewards.
ARTICLE 12 Stewards’ Committee
The Stewards’ Committee, whose operational
language is French, includes:
• the chairman of the Committee;
• three international stewards
The Committee registers any breaches
of the regulations noted by stewards and
race officials, undertakes fully independent
deliberations and decides upon penalties they
consider appropriate in accordance with the
regulations contained herein, as established
by UCI regulations and the French Cycling
Federation.
The chairman casts the deciding vote.
All decisions of the Committee are immediately
communicated to the senior management of the
race, which in turn is responsible for bringing
them to the attention of the sports managers
and then the press as quickly as possible.
ARTICLE 13 Finish judges
The finish judge and his deputy oversee
determination of the intermediate rankings
during the race and the ranking at the finish.
If unable to do so, their functions can be fulfilled
by any other steward or, for want of a steward,
any licensed member of the organisation.
ARTICLE 14 Timekeeping
At a finish, all the riders in the same peloton
are credited with the same finish time. At each
clear break, the timekeeper records a new time.
He officiates until the arrival of the “broom-
wagon”. He also records the times of riders
who arrive outside the permitted times and
delivers this list, with the corresponding times,
to the Chairman of the Stewards’ Committee. All
times registered by the timekeeper are rounded
down to the nearest second, and only these
rounded times are taken into consideration for
the general ranking. The ranking for time trial
stages is determined by using hundredths of
a second, as several riders may indeed finish
within a second or less of each other.
ARTICLE 15 Medical care
Medical care during the race is provided by
members of the official medical services only,
provided by the organization, from the moment
riders enter the starting area until they leave
the finishing area.
Interventions during the race can only be
carried out behind the peloton where the rider
requiring care must be. However, in the event
of a need for complex medical care, or during
climbs of passes and hills, the doctor and rider
must be stationary for care to be provided.
Outside the race, sports managers may call
upon the services of the organiser’s doctor
whose telephone numbers will be given to the
teams and accompanying persons.
They may also call upon the services of a doctor
of their choosing.
The action of the medical service can be
modified in the case of new legal rulings.
ARTICLE 16 Sports managers
Each team is headed by a sports manager
assisted by a deputy both licensed in an
affiliated Federation in UCI.
During the race, they must remain in one of
their two accredited technical vehicles at all
times. They must ensure that the regulations
are followed by their riders and their staff and
they must respond to summonses issued by
race management within the allotted times.
Their attendance is mandatory at:
• the general briefing held by the race
management with the riders, sports managers
and team assistants on the afternoon of Thursday, 27th June;
• the meeting held at the start on the morning of Friday, 28th June.
As is the case for riders, the regulations provide
for penalties to be applied against them should
they fail to attend these meetings. A maximum
of four people may ride in the two vehicles
following the race that are reserved for the
sports managers and their deputies. These
places are reserved for accredited staff and
guests of the team who have been allowed by
the organisers to join them. During the race, the
two vehicles must drive on the right side of the
road and in the order established according
to the position of the first rider of each team
in the general individual time ranking. The
sports managers’ vehicles line up behind the
vehicles of the race manager and the doctor.
Deputy sports managers’ cars fall in line in an
identical order, in the second group of vehicles,
separated from the first by a neutral zone of a
minimum of 200 metres.
Any sports manager wishing to pass the race
manager’s car without a Radio-Tour call can
only do so with the prior approval of an official.
After his intervention, he must return to his
rightful place as quickly as possible.
Passengers must remain inside their vehicles
and they are forbidden to carry any spare
equipment outside of the vehicle. In the
event of a contravention of this article, those
responsible face both sporting penalties and
possible legal prosecution.
ARTICLE 17 Stage starts
For straight stages, riders and their sports
managers must present themselves at the
signature registration point at least 15 minutes
from the start of the assembly point. Signing of the
starting form will be completed ten minutes before
the scheduled starting time from the assembly
point. Non signature of the starting form runs the
risk of being disqualified from the race.
After all riders have been registered, the real
start is given by the race manager using one of
three possible ways:
• “Standing”: from the signature registration
point, route permitting;
• “Deferred standing”: if the place selected by
the race organisers is some distance from the
signature registration point;
• “Rolling”: if the place chosen by the race
organisers is not too far from the signature
registration point, at “km 0”.
ARTICLE 18 Route
Riders must always follow the official race
route. Taking any other route is forbidden,
shortcuts in particular, and will be penalised.
Out of respect and for the safety of the public,
riders must not use pavements or cycle lanes.
In the event of a change in the route, the
organisation will inform the sports managers
and riders at the registration before the
start. Riders are required to sign the bulletin
informing them of changes in the route.
In the event of an incident or accident that
might interrupt the running of the race, the race
management may decide, in agreement with
the stewards committee and after informing
the timekeepers, either to:
• change the route;
• temporarily halt the stage;
• consider that the stage has not been run and cancel the results;
• cancel a portion of the stage as well as the
intermediate rankings competed for and start
the stage again from a point near where the
incident occurred;
• retain the results acquired or restart the stage,
taking into account the gaps recorded at the
time of the incident.
ARTICLE 19 Level-crossings
It is forbidden for any rider to cross a closed
level-crossing. Riders who do so will be
disqualified by the stewards. The following
rules apply:
• one or several breakaways riders are halted
by a level-crossing, but the level crossing opens
before the other riders arrive: no decision is
taken and the closure of the level-crossing is
considered as a race incident.
• if the lead is less than 30”, the closure of
the level-crossing is considered to be a race
incident.
• if one or several breakaway riders have a
lead of 30” and are halted by a level-crossing
and one or several pursuers catch up to them
at the closed level-crossing, then the race is
stopped and restarted with the same gaps, after
the official vehicles have been allowed to pass
through.
• if one or several riders in the lead cross the
level-crossing before it closes and one or
several of the pursuers are blocked, then no
decision is taken and the closure of the level-
crossing is considered as a race incident.
• action concerning any other exceptional
situation (e.g. level-crossing closed too
long) will be decided upon by the stewards
committee. This also applies to any other
similar situation (drawbridges, obstacle on the road…).
ARTICLE 20 Finishes
a) General conditions
Stage finishes are signalled by a “red flame”
hanging from the inflatable arch located one
kilometre from the finishing line. In the event
that the finishing portal is absent, the finish is
signalled by a black and white chequered flag
waved by a race official.
In the event that a rider or riders suffer a fall,
puncture or mechanical incident in the last
3 kilometres and such an incident is duly
recognised, the rider or riders involved are
credited with the same finishing time of the
rider or riders they were with at the time of the
incident. They are attributed this ranking only
upon crossing the finish line. If after a fall, it is
impossible for a rider to cross the finish line,
he is given the ranking of last in the stage and
credited with the time of the rider or riders he
was with at the time of the incident.
For exceptional cases, the decision taken by
the stewards committee is final.
This measure does not apply to:
• finishes for the 11th and the 17th stage, which are individual time trials;
• for the finish of the 4th stage which is a team time trial (UCI Art 2.6.028)
• summit finishes of the 8th, 15th, 18th and 20th stages.
b) Specific provisions
The race management and Stewards’ Committee may have to take the following measures for the finish of the 21st stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris:
• if the road surface of the Champs-Élysées has
become slippery before the riders reach it, then
the times may be taken for the first crossing of the finish line;
• if the road surface of the Champs-Élysées
becomes slippery after the riders have already
begun racing on it, then the times may be taken
at the next crossing of the finishing line.
In both cases, the finish will be maintained.
In both cases, riders and sports managers will
be informed immediately. In any event, riders
must compete all of the circuits of the Champs-
Élysées to be ranked at the final finish.
A single car belonging to the sports managers
will be authorized on the circuit of the Champs-
Élysées. The second car will have to leave the
circuit before the first crossing of the finish line.
ARTICLE 21 Protocol
After each stage finish, the prize-giving
ceremony is led by the town’s mayor or his/
her representative. The following awards are
distributed in the minutes following the finish:
• the stage winner;
• the leader of the general ranking on time, who
receives the Yellow Jersey;
• the leader of the general ranking on points,
who receives the green jersey;
• the leader of the general ranking of best
climber, who receives the white and red polka
dot jersey;
• the leader of the general ranking of the best
young rider, who receives the white jersey.
• the winner of the most aggressive rider prize
for the stage.
Before each stage start all riders of the team
leading the team ranking from the previous
stage and one of their sports managers
must appear in full team attire at the official
proceedings 30 minutes before the stage
departure.
Out of respect for the public, the wearing of
glasses, other than corrective glasses, and
of rigid helmets is forbidden during all of the
official proceedings at the start and the finish.
Any prize-winner who refuses to take part in the
official proceedings at the start and the finish
in his race outfit will be penalised (except for
extraordinary circumstances which are duly
recognised by the race officials).
ARTICLE 22 Permitted finishing times
According to the types of stages and their
level of difficulty, permitted finishing times vary
according to the application of the following
coefficients:
Coefficient 1 (stages with no particular difficulty)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 3% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 36 km/h;
• 4% between 36 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 5% between 38 km/h & 40 km/h;
• 6% between 40 km/h & 42 km/h;
• 7% between 42 km/h & 44 km/h;
• 8% between 44 km/h & 46 km/h;
• 9% between 46 km/h & 48 km/h;
• 10% between 48 km/h & 50 km/h;
• 11% over 50 km/h.
Coefficient 2 (stages presenting medium difficulty)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 6% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 35 km/h;
• 7% between 35 km/h & 36 km/h;
• 8% between 36 km/h & 37 km/h;
• 9% between 37 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 10% between 38 km/h & 39 km/h;
• 11% between 39 km/h & 40 km/h;
• 12% between 40 km/h & 41 km/h;
• 13% between 41 km/h & 42 km/h;
• 14% between 42 km/h & 43 km/h;
• 15% between 43 km/h & 44 km/h;
• 16% between 44 km/h & 45 km/h;
• 17% between 45 km/h & 46 km/h;
• 18% over 46 km/h.
Coefficient 3 (Short stages with uneven terrain)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 10% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 35 km/h
• 11% between 35 km/h & 36 km/h;
• 12% between 36 km/h & 37 km/h;
• 13% between 37 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 14% between 38 km/h & 39 km/h;
• 15% between 39 km/h & 40 km/h;
• 16% between 40 km/h & 41 km/h;
• 17% between 41 km/h & 42 km/h;
• 18% between 42 km/h & 43 km/h;
• 19% between 43 km/h & 44 km/h;
• 20% between 44 km/h & 45 km/h;
• 21% between 45 km/h & 46 km/h;
• 22% over 46 km/h
Coefficient 4 (very difficult stages)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 7% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 30 km/h
• 8% between 30 km/h & 31 km/h;
• 9% between 31 km/h & 32 km/h;
• 10% between 32 km/h & 33 km/h;
• 11% between 33 km/h & 34 km/h;
• 12% between 34 km/h & 35 km/h;
• 13% between 35 km/h & 36 km/h;
• 14% between 36 km/h & 37 km/h;
• 15% between 37 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 16% between 38 km/h & 39 km/h;
• 17% between 39 km/h & 40 km/h;
• 18% over 40 km/h
Coefficient 5 (very difficult short stages)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 11% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 30 km/h
•12% between 30 km/h & 31 km/h;
•13% between 31 km/h & 32 km/h;
• 14% between 32 km/h & 33 km/h;
• 15% between 33 km/h & 34 km/h;
• 16% between 34 km/h & 35 km/h;
• 17% between 35 km/h & 36 km/h;
• 18% between 36 km/h & 37 km/h;
• 19% between 37 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 20% between 38 km/h & 39 km/h;
• 22% over 40 km/h
Coefficient 6 (Individual and team time trial stages)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the best time plus 25%.
Elimination coefficients
Finishing times may be adapted under
exceptional situations and unforeseen acts
of God (weather conditions, blocked roads,
serious accident or incident, etc.) according to
the assessment of the Stewards’ Committee,
with the agreement of the race management. If
the percentage of eliminated riders rises above
20% of starters in the stage, permitted finishing
times may be increased upon the decision of
the Stewards’ Committee, with the agreement
of the race management. It is understood that
the riders who finish within the new permitted
times will qualify for following stages, without
a precedent being set for the rest of the race.
Possible exceptions
The Stewards’ Committee may exceptionally
allow one or several particularly unlucky riders
to qualify, after informing the race management.
In this case the following factors will be taken
into consideration:
• the average speed of the stage;
• the point at which the incident or accident
occurred;
• the effort made by the rider or riders delayed
by such incidents or accidents;
• the possible degree of impassability of the
roads.
As these finishing times are calculated
in relation to the winner of the stage,
disqualifications resulting from the decisions
once taken by the Stewards’ Committee and
made available thereafter cannot in any case
give rise to an entitlement to any exception for any rider.
In the event that competitors who have finished
after the cut-off time are reinstated by the race
officials’ committee, the equivalent number of
the points assigned to the winner of the stage
concerned will be removed from the reinstated
competitors’ scores in the general individual
points classification, even if their number of
points in this classification becomes negative
as a result.
ARTICLE 23 Individual time trial stages
The starting order for the individual time trials
is the following:
• Avranches: 2 minute intervals, then 3 minutes
for the last riders setting off. Departures
are made in reverse order of the general
classification established at the end of the 10th
stage.
• Embrun : 2 minute intervals, then 3 minutes for
the last riders setting off. Departures are made
in reverse order of the general classification established at the end of the 16th stage.
The time interval may be reduced or increased
for all or some of the riders following a decision
by the race management in agreement with the
stewards committee. The starting order may be
changed by the stewards committee and the
race management, if the one established by
the reverse order of the general classification
should cause two riders from the same team
to start consecutively. In this event, the lower
ranked of the two must take the place of the
rider who should have preceded him.
The starting order may be changed under the
same conditions, if there appears to be a risk of
this affecting the fairness of the race.
As soon as the first rider starts, training is
forbidden along the route.
Riders are under the control of the same
steward at the starting line. They must present
themselves with their bicycles at least 15
minutes before their start. Any rider arriving
late for his allotted starting time incurs a time
penalty.
If one rider catches up with another rider,
neither rider is allowed to lead the other or
benefit from the other’s slipstream.
A rider who catches up with another must
maintain a lateral distance of at least two metres
from the other rider. The caught rider must
remain at least 25 metres from the other rider.
Riders are forbidden to help each other.
Any assistance may only be rendered when
riders have stopped.
Food and drink will be supplied by the team
staff in the designated feeding area. Each rider
is accompanied by a car carrying their spare
equipment. Each team car must maintain a
distance of ten metres behind its rider and
must never drive at a level even with its rider.
Information is to be given from this rear position
only. A team car is only allowed to come
between two riders if they are at least 50 metres
apart. If this distance is reduced, the team car
following the lead rider must immediately
drop back behind the other rider.
In the exceptional event that there should be
insufficient vehicles, the organisers reserve the
right to allocate one car to two or three riders,
and so on according to the starting order.
In the last hour of the race, the rider having
set the best time must remain in the podium
protocol enclosure, until his time is bettered.
ARTICLE 24 Team Time Trial Stage
In Nice, departures in the team time trial are at 4
minute intervals, in reverse order of the general
classification established at the end of the third
stage, except for the team with the race leader
in that will set off last.
Once the first team has set off, coaching on the
course is forbidden.
Stage classification will be established for each
team by the time achieved by the rider crossing
the finish line in 5th position (to one hundredth of a second).
An identical time is given to all team riders
whether arriving in this time, or even with a
time deficit.
In the individual general classification, real
time is registered for each of the riders in the
following manner:
• The time of the 5th man from each team
for riders that benefit following the above
mentioned rule;
• The real time of those riders finishing later.
However, riders arriving outside of time allowed
by the rules (coefficient 6) will be eliminated.
For the team general classification, only the time
of the 5th man of each team is taken into account.
In the case where a team doesn’t have at least 5
riders, those who remain in the race are obliged
to complete the course in the time restraints set
out in article 22 (coefficient 6).
Time used for the general team classification
is the time taken by the last rider in the team.
Pushing between riders of the same team is
forbidden.
In the case of a fall, puncture or mechanical
incident, after passing under the red pennant,
the rider or riders affected are credited with the
time of the team mate or mates they were
with at the time of the incident.
If, following a fall after passing under the red
pennant a rider is unable to cross the finish line
he will be credited with the time of the team
mate or mates he was with at the time of the
incident.
ARTICLE 25 Rankings
The race features the following general
rankings:
• individual time ranking;
• individual points ranking;
• individual best climber ranking;
• young rider ranking;
• team time ranking;
• most aggressive rider prize.
a) General individual time ranking
The general individual time ranking is
established by adding together the times
achieved by each rider in the 21 stages,
including time penalties.
In the event of a tie in the general ranking,
the hundredth of a second recorded by the
timekeepers during the individual time trial
stages will be included in the total times in
order to decide the overall winner and who
takes the Yellow Jersey. If a tie should still
result from this, then the places achieved for
each stage are added up and, as a last resort,
the place obtained in the final stage is counted.
b) Individual points ranking
The individual points ranking is obtained by
adding together the points recorded in the
individual rankings for each stage, according
to the following tables, and taking into account
penalty points:
• for the “flat” in-line stages (art. 22-coeff. 1): 45,
35,30,26,22,20,18,16,14,12,10,8,6,4 and 2 points
for the first 15 riders to finish;
• for the “medium mountain” in-line stages (art.
22-coeff. 2 and 3): 30,25,22,19,17,15,13,11,9,7,6,5,
4,3 and 2 points for the first 15 riders to finish;
• for the “high mountain” in-line stages (art.
22-coeff. 3 and 4 and 5): 20,17,15,13,11,10,9,8,7,
6,5,4,3,2,1 points for the first 15 riders to finish;
In the event of a dead heat in a stage finish, the
riders are credited with the number of points
they would receive, divided by the number
of riders concerned. These points are then
rounded up to the nearest ½ point.
• for the individual time trial stages (art.22-
coeff. 6): 20,17,15,13,11,10,9,8,7,6, 5,4,3,2,1 points
to the first 15 riders to finish.
• no points attributed for the team time trial.
• for each intermediate sprint, the first 15 riders
to finish will receive 20,17,15,13,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,
3,2,1 points respectively.
In the event of a tie in the general ranking, the
number of stage victories are added up for each
rider, followed by the number of intermediate-
sprint victories; if there is still no clear winner,
the individual time ranking is used. In order to
appear in the general points ranking, riders
must finish the Tour de France.
In the case where competitors finishing after
the cut-off time are reinstated by the race
officials’ committee, the equivalent of the
points attributed to the winner of the stage
concerned will be removed from the reinstated
competitor’s score in the overall individual
points standings, even if this leaves them with
negative points.
c) General best climber ranking
The general best climber ranking is established
by adding together the points obtained on all
passes and hills, according to the following
tables:
• “Highest level” passes: 25,20,16,14,12,10,8,6,4,2
points respectively for first 10 riders to finish;
• Category 1 passes: 10,8,6,4,2,1 points
respectively to the first 6 riders to finish ;
• Category 2 passes: 5,3,2,1 points respectively
to the first 4 riders to finish;
• category 3 passes or hills : 2, 1 points,
respectively to the first 2 riders to finish;
• category 4 passes: 1 point to the first rider to
finish.
Points awarded are doubled for finishing on
the 8th, 15th, 18th and 20th stages.
In the event of a tie between two riders in the
general best climber ranking, the rider with the
most first places at highest level pass summits
is declared the winner. If the riders are still
tied, the first places obtained in the category
1 passes will be used to determine the winner.
If necessary, the first places achieved at the
summits of category 2, category 3 or category
4 passes or hills will be taken; as a last resort,
the final general time ranking will be used.
Riders must finish the Tour de France in order
to appear in the best climber ranking.
d) Young-rider ranking
The young-rider ranking is reserved for riders
born since 1st January 1988. The daily leader of
this ranking is the highest placed young rider
in the general individual time ranking. After the
final stage, the leader of this ranking is declared
the winner of the young-rider ranking.
e) General team ranking
The general team ranking is established by
adding together the three best individual
times of each team in every stage, except that
contested by a team time trial (article 24 of Tour
rules).
If there is a tie between teams in stage
rankings, the three best places achieved in that
stage by each team are added together. In case
of a further tie, the teams are decided by the
placing of their best rider in the stage.
If there is a tie between teams in the general
ranking, the teams are separated by adding up
the number of stage victories per team, then
by the number of second places, and so on,
until the number of places obtained by one or
the other team allows for a clear ranking to be
established. If there is still a tie, the winner will
be the team with the rider in the best position in
the general individual classification.
Any team reduced to fewer than three riders
will be disqualified from the general team
ranking.
f) General most aggressive rider
The most aggressive rider prize rewards the
rider who has made the greatest effort and
who has demonstrated the best qualities of
sportsmanship. The prize is awarded for each
in-line stage by a jury chaired by the director of
the organisation.
• The most aggressive rider winner of a stage
wears red bibs in the following stage.
• A Super aggressive is designated by members
of the jury at the end of the Tour de France.
ARTICLE 26 Bonuses
No bonuses will be awarded during the 100th Tour de France.
ARTICLE 27 Penalties
The table of penalties in the regulations of the
UCI rules, is applied in all cases. All sanctions
and penalties count in the general rankings.
They may, depending on their severity, and after
a decision is taken by the Stewards’ Committee,
also apply to the individual stage rankings.
If the Stewards’ Committee judges that the
offence committed by a rider benefits his
team’s general time ranking, the team receives
a 30-second penalty.
ARTICLE 28 Anti-doping control
A.S.O. and each of the teams participating
believe it is absolutely necessary to strictly
respect the rules and recommendations
set out by the competent authorities in
anti- doping as well to display totally
irreproachable conduct in this respect. The
teams participating hereby undertake to apply
the said rules and recommendations and shall
be solely responsible for ensuring that they are
respected by their team members and more
generally by all their employees and service
providers.
The Tour de France is subject to the rules of the
UCI and the Fédération Française de Cyclisme
(French cycling federation) concerning anti-
doping control testing designed to reveal the
use by competitors of forbidden substances.
For anti-doping control tests, the organisers
have put in place a certain number of facilities
for competitors and the designated officials:
• installation on each stage, next to the finishing
line, of a mobile home specially equipped for
taking samples in the most comfortable and
discrete conditions.
• transfer as soon as practicable, notably
by private plane, wherever possible, of the
samples intended for the designated anti-
doping test laboratories, in order to speed up
the analysis procedures and notification of
results.
With regard to prizes, the results of a positive
anti-doping control test are as follows:
• any competitor declared positive following a
given stage shall forego all earnings obtained
during this stage.
• any competitor disqualified from the race shall
forego all earnings and prizes acquired from the
day of the control test in question.
ARTICLE 29 Disqualification - Exclusion
29.1 A.S.O. believes it is vital to preserve its
image and reputation, as well as those of the
event.
In compliance with article 2.2.010 bis lines
7 and 8 of the UCI governing cycling sports,
A.S.O. expressly reserves the right to refuse the
participation in - or disqualify from - the event,
a team or one of its members whose presence
is liable to damage the image or reputation of
A.S.O. or those of the event.
In case of disagreement with UCI and/or the
team and/or one of its members concerning the
decisions thus taken by A.S.O., the dispute will
be referred to the Chambre Arbitrale du Sport
(the French sports arbitration agency), Maison
du sport français, 1 avenue Pierre de Coubertin,
75 640 Paris Cedex 13, France.
29.2 Furthermore, A.S.O. may exclude from the
event any team or any of its members in the
following cases:
• a breach of the event’s rules, including those
concerning the event’s internal discipline (rules
concerning accommodation, for example);
• a serious breach of French law (legislation and
rules concerning sports betting, for example);
• indecent appearance or inappropriate
behaviour;
• acts of vandalism performed during or outside
the race;
• failure to use the collective means of transport
provided by the organisers for transfers;
• customs fraud.
• any other act or deed which is liable to
damage the image and/or the reputation of ASO
and/or of the event.
In case of disagreement with UCI and/or the
team and/or one of its members concerning the
decisions thus taken by A.S.O., the dispute will
be referred to the Chambre Arbitrale du Sport
(the French sports arbitration agency), Maison
du sport français, 1 avenue Pierre de Coubertin,
75 640 Paris Cedex 13, France.
ARTICLE 30 Image Rights
To allow for the widest possible broadcast
and promotion of the Tour de France, each
team, and therefore each rider composing
it, recognises that participation in the race
authorises the organisers and their entitled
parties to reproduce and to show, without any
compensation whatsoever, their names, voices,
images, biographies and, in general, their
sporting performance in the Tour de France
as well as the brand(s) of their equipment
and sponsors, in any form, or any medium
existing or future, in any format, for purposes
of communication to the public throughout the
world, for any use, including advertising and/
or commercial purposes without any limitation
other than those listed hereinafter, and for
the entire period for which these uses are
protected by legal and regulatory provisions,
by legal decisions and/or rulings of any country,
as well as current or future international
agreements, including any extensions that may
be made to this period of protection.
However, the organisers, when they authorise
a third party to use images from the race for
purposes of advertising and promotion, will not
authorise these third parties to use the name,
voice, image, biographies or the riders’ sporting
performance nor the brands of their sponsors or
equipment makers for purposes of establishing
a direct or indirect association between riders,
sponsors’ and or equipment makers’ brands
and the product, service, brand or commercial
name of the said third parties without obtaining
prior express authorisation of riders, sponsors
or equipment makers concerned.
Likewise, the organiser will not use and will
not permit the use of an individual image of
a rider as part of the commercialisation or
merchandising of derivative products, with
the exception of books, photographic albums,
comics and cartoons, in whatever published
form, videocassettes, CD-ROMs, DVDs or
more generally all video grams or videodiscs,
in whatever medium or format of which the
subject is wholly or partly Tour de France,
posters, logbooks, autograph books, postcards
and official programmes relating to the Tour de
France.
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ARTICLE 31 Betting
In order to avoid any risk of a conflict of interest,
the teams and each of their members (riders,
supervisory staff, trainers, doctors, etc.) are
obliged not to personally take part in sports
betting ventures concerning the Tour de France,
either directly or through an intermediary.
For the same reason, the teams and each
of their members (riders, supervisory
staff, trainers, doctors, etc.) promise not
to communicate to a third party, privileged
information of which the public is unaware,
obtained thanks to their profession, their
functions or their participation in the Tour de
France.
In the event of a breach of the clauses of
the present article, ASO may disqualify the
offending team or one of its members from
the event in pursuance of article 28 of these
present regulations, without prejudice to all of
its other rights and activities.
ARTICLE 32
These regulations were written in French, the
language which will have probative force in the
event.
ARTICLE 1 Participation
The 100th Tour de France organised by TDF
SPORT and Amaury Sport Organisation
(A.S.O.), will be held from Saturday June 29th to
Sunday July 21st 2013 comprising of 21 stages. A
maximum of 22 teams of 9 riders each, that is to
say 198 competitors will start the race.
The 100th Tour de France is featured on the
World Calendar of the UCI (International
Cycling Union) and assigns the following points:
• 200-150-120-110-100-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-
24-20-16-12-10-8-6-4 to the first 20 riders of
the final general classification;
• 20-10-6-4-2 points will be assigned to
the first 5 riders of each stage.
Competitors are required to present themselves
at the Tour de France office for the starting
formalities. By reason only of its enrolment
and or participation in the event and/or its
presence in the said event, each team, each
of its members and more generally each of its
accredited persons, hereby declare that they
fully accept the provisions of these regulations
and undertake to respect them. The family or
friends of competitors shall not enter the race
staging areas, unless they have been granted
accreditation by the organisers. An Elite
licensed competitor « with contract » cannot
follow the Tour de France, unless otherwise
approved by the management of the event.
ARTICLE 2 Identification of riders
Riders are required to attach an easily seen
plate bearing their number to the front of
their bicycle frames or, if this is impossible,
to another place on the bicycle as well as
two bibs (small format) precisely on the hips,
on both the right and the left sides. The use
of the transponder is obligatory for straight
stages. For individual time trials, only one bib
(large format) must be placed on the middle
of the back. It must be well attached and not
altered in any way, even if the rider is wearing
a bodysuit. The number plate and bibs are
provided by the organisers. They are delivered
only upon presentation of the sports manager’s
licence and that of their deputy. For time trials,
the number plate for the bicycle frame is not
required. It is strictly forbidden to make any
changes to any official items (bibs or number
plate).
ARTICLE 3 Authorised types of bicycles
Only standard bicycles are allowed on straight
stages. The use of specialised bicycles is
allowed for time trial stages, as long as they
comply with the provisions of articles 1.3 001 to
1.3 025 of the general rules of the UCI.
ARTICLE 4 Technical assistance
All riders may render small services to each
other, such as lending or exchanging food,
drink or accessories. However, the lending
or exchange of wheels or bicycles is only
permitted between riders of the same team.
These elements may be provided to riders of
each team by:
• their technical staff on board the two team
vehicles;
• the staff in the technical assistance cars;
• the staff in the broom-wagon vehicles.
Riders who have fallen behind may on occasion
be assisted by staff from the cars of rival teams.
Whatever a rider’s position may be in the race,
any technical assistance is only permitted
behind the peloton, on the right side of the road,
while remaining stationary.
After any change of bicycle during the race,
the bike that is left behind by the rider must
always be recovered either by official race
vehicles, team vehicles, a third party or the
broom wagon.
ARTICLE 5 Wearing of helmets - Clothing
It is compulsory for riders to wear rigid helmets
during the Tour de France, in strict compliance
with the technical rules set by UCI. Riders
wishing to put on or take off a waterproof
over-garment or leggings or other garments
must do so by dropping back to a level even
with their team’s assistance vehicles, behind
the race director’s car or that of the steward.
These garments may also be handed to one
of the official motorcycles of the organisation.
Any other initiative must be authorised by
the race officials. The wearing of leader
waterproofs, other than those provided by the
race organisers, is forbidden.
ARTICLE 6 Refreshments and environmental measures
Refreshments for riders are distributed in two
ways:
a) Fixed positions
Supplies at fixed stations are handed out by the
staff accompanying the teams. This distribution
takes place only in areas clearly marked with
official banners and signs, except in cases
where other provisions have been clearly
indicated beforehand.
Stations will be set up on only one side of the
roadway, the rules specifying on the right side
only. A waste collection area is in place at the
start and end of the station. Riders are only
permitted to throw their rubbish, water bottles
and all other waste in this specific area.
b) On the course
Supplies of drinks from the organiser’s
motorcycles are permitted for riders who have
made breakaways and their sports manager’s
car is not present at the front of the race. These
supplies can be made available according to
the distance rules set out in the regulations of
the sport of cycling applicable to road races, as
established by UCI. This may be done by using feeding bags and drink containers.
Rules governing feeding are as follows:
• in general, continuous supplying is authorised
between the signs located near the 50th
kilometre and the signs marking the end of the
feeding zone posted 20 kilometres from the
finish. Race directors may, with the approval of
the stewards, change these provisions during
a stage to adapt to weather conditions or any
exceptional circumstances.
• riders must fall back to a position even with
their sports manager’s car and behind the car
of the race director or the stewards;
• in the event of a breakaway, supplying is
authorised at the back of the group, as long as
the group includes no more than fifteen riders;
• in general, no calls are allowed on Radio- Tour
from 12 kilometres before each feeding station
and 10 kilometres thereafter.
• any spraying of competitors from a vehicle is strictly forbidden.
Competitors who accept food or drink from
spectators do so at their own risk, including
that of criminal prosecution.
In order to respect the environment and with
a view to safety, it is strictly forbidden to
carelessly jettison food, feeding bags, drink
containers or any other accessory outside of
the waste collection zone or any other place
set aside for this purpose.
A special motorcycle is assigned to collect
waste.
Carrying or using glass containers is strictly
forbidden.
Competitors are not allowed to throw anything
onto the road outside of the waste collection
zone or any other place set aside for this
purpose.
ARTICLE 7 Race offences
Slipstreaming or being pulled along by a motor
vehicle, whether from the front, back or side
as well as any grasping- hold of the bicycle or
vehicle is forbidden under all circumstances.
The race stewards may exclude any competitor
caught hanging on to a moving vehicle,
notwithstanding the fine or suspension
incurred.
Voluntary obstruction and unauthorised
manoeuvres are forbidden and will be
penalised.
To ensure that sprints proceed according
to regulations, riders who deviate from the
line they have chosen will be subject to the
penalties provided for in the table of penalties.
ARTICLE 8 Retirements
Any rider who retires must return his number
bibs to the steward on the “broom-wagon”. The
number bibs of the riders who have retired are
then delivered to the steward who assists the
timekeeper at the finish. Any notably unjustified
retirement may lead to the withdrawal of all
prizes won since the start of the race.
Any rider who is no longer in the race
(retirement, disqualification) may not continue
in it. Furthermore, he may not take part in any
other cycling competitions for the duration of
the race. However, exceptions may be allowed,
at the request of sports managers by the UCI
after consultation with the race directors and
the President of the Stewards’ Committee.
ARTICLE 9 Team obligations
Competitors, sports managers and all members
of the team must obey the discipline and
rules required by the notion of fair and equal
treatment on one hand and the image and
reputation of the Tour de France on the other
and safety. In particular:
• adopt at all times a responsible attitude with
respect to the environment according to legal
requirements in place and in particular articles
R.632-1 and R.635-8 of the French Penal Code.
• sleeping and taking their meals in the
premises designated for this purpose by the
organisation, to the exclusion of any other;
• being present and ready for the starting
checks at the times set by the organisers;
• complying with all requirements regarding
protocol (see art. 21);
• using the mandatory transport provided by the
organisation for all individual or group movements;
• not using mobile phones during the race,
except in cases where competitors have set
up special pre-fitted links with their sports
directors according to conditions defined in
article 2.2 024 of the Rules of the UCI.
• ensure that no accredited vehicle belonging
to their team has a television in the front of
the said vehicle, specified under the terms of
article R. 412- 6-2 of the French Highway Code:
“Placing a functioning device fitted with a
screen that is not a driving or navigational aid
in the field of vision of the driver of a moving
vehicle is forbidden. Any driver who does not
observe the terms of this article shall receive
punishment of the fine stipulated for category
4 offences. The device mentioned in the first
line may also be confiscated. Such an offence
will be punished by right by the removal of three
points from the offender’s driving licence”.
Collusion of any sort between riders from
different teams is strictly forbidden and will be
penalised. Team-mates may only assist each
other if they are at the same kilometre mark in
the race (if on a circuit).
Competitors who commit assault, utter
insults, threaten or wilfully cause delays or
demonstrations will be penalised.
Competitors, sports managers, and team
staff cannot be involved in commercial or
advertising activities other than those that are
a normal part of the race or those involving the
usual sponsors of their team organisations.
Furthermore, it is forbidden for competitors and
sports managers to grant exclusive interviews
or to undertake any other sort of collaboration
with the press, television or radio for the
duration of the race.
Interviewing of sports managers on the course
is tolerated, except on the last 10 kilometres
and according to the following conditions:
• it is done from a motorcycle;
• it is brief;
• race conditions permit it.
ARTICLE 10 Leader jerseys
During all stages, except for the world and
national champion jerseys, whose champions
are required to wear their jerseys, competitors
must wear only their own team’s jersey, cycling
shorts and cap, which must comply with the
regulations of the sport of cycling applicable
to road races.
The leaders of the general time ranking, the
general points ranking, the best climber ranking
and the general young riders ranking must
wear:
• in the first case, the Yellow jersey;
• in the second case, the green jersey;
• In the third case, the white and red polka dot
jersey;
• in the fourth case, the white jersey.
All these jerseys must be worn in the state in
which they are provided by the organisation.
They may be fitted with rectangular advertising
banners bearing the names of the teams within
the limits established by UCI regulations.
Bodysuits are provided to the leaders of the
various rankings for the time trial stages. There
is an order of priority: first the Yellow Jersey,
followed by the green jersey, then the white and
red polka dot jersey and finally the white jersey.
When a rider is leader of several general
rankings, he only wears one jersey: the one
designated by the order of priority. The other
jerseys are then worn by the runners-up, the
2nd, 3rd or 4th in the corresponding general
ranking. However, if this rider is required to
wear his world or national champion jersey,
then this is the jersey he must wear.
The wearing of the leader’s yellow, green,
white and red polka dot or white jersey (short
or long sleeved) is mandatory from the signing-
in before the stage until the press conference
after the stage. However, leaders of a general
ranking may attend the prize-giving ceremony
wearing their team jersey.
Moreover, the leader of the general ranking for
the most aggressive rider will be identified by
two specific bibs bearing white figures against
a red background. Riders of the leader team in
the team ranking will wear specific bibs with
black numbers on a yellow background as well
as yellow helmets provided by teams.
ARTICLE 11 Race officials
Officials in charge of ensuring the general
organisation and the smooth running of the
race are:
• the Director of the Tour de France;
• the race Director;
• his deputy;
• regulators on motorcycles.
Officials in charge of ensuring the regulatory
compliance checks and arbitration for
the competition in collaboration with the
management of the race are:
• the Chairman of the Stewards’ Committee;
• the international stewards designated for the
race;
• the finish judges;
• the timekeepers;
• the stewards.
ARTICLE 12 Stewards’ Committee
The Stewards’ Committee, whose operational
language is French, includes:
• the chairman of the Committee;
• three international stewards
The Committee registers any breaches
of the regulations noted by stewards and
race officials, undertakes fully independent
deliberations and decides upon penalties they
consider appropriate in accordance with the
regulations contained herein, as established
by UCI regulations and the French Cycling
Federation.
The chairman casts the deciding vote.
All decisions of the Committee are immediately
communicated to the senior management of the
race, which in turn is responsible for bringing
them to the attention of the sports managers
and then the press as quickly as possible.
ARTICLE 13 Finish judges
The finish judge and his deputy oversee
determination of the intermediate rankings
during the race and the ranking at the finish.
If unable to do so, their functions can be fulfilled
by any other steward or, for want of a steward,
any licensed member of the organisation.
ARTICLE 14 Timekeeping
At a finish, all the riders in the same peloton
are credited with the same finish time. At each
clear break, the timekeeper records a new time.
He officiates until the arrival of the “broom-
wagon”. He also records the times of riders
who arrive outside the permitted times and
delivers this list, with the corresponding times,
to the Chairman of the Stewards’ Committee. All
times registered by the timekeeper are rounded
down to the nearest second, and only these
rounded times are taken into consideration for
the general ranking. The ranking for time trial
stages is determined by using hundredths of
a second, as several riders may indeed finish
within a second or less of each other.
ARTICLE 15 Medical care
Medical care during the race is provided by
members of the official medical services only,
provided by the organization, from the moment
riders enter the starting area until they leave
the finishing area.
Interventions during the race can only be
carried out behind the peloton where the rider
requiring care must be. However, in the event
of a need for complex medical care, or during
climbs of passes and hills, the doctor and rider
must be stationary for care to be provided.
Outside the race, sports managers may call
upon the services of the organiser’s doctor
whose telephone numbers will be given to the
teams and accompanying persons.
They may also call upon the services of a doctor
of their choosing.
The action of the medical service can be
modified in the case of new legal rulings.
ARTICLE 16 Sports managers
Each team is headed by a sports manager
assisted by a deputy both licensed in an
affiliated Federation in UCI.
During the race, they must remain in one of
their two accredited technical vehicles at all
times. They must ensure that the regulations
are followed by their riders and their staff and
they must respond to summonses issued by
race management within the allotted times.
Their attendance is mandatory at:
• the general briefing held by the race
management with the riders, sports managers
and team assistants on the afternoon of Thursday, 27th June;
• the meeting held at the start on the morning of Friday, 28th June.
As is the case for riders, the regulations provide
for penalties to be applied against them should
they fail to attend these meetings. A maximum
of four people may ride in the two vehicles
following the race that are reserved for the
sports managers and their deputies. These
places are reserved for accredited staff and
guests of the team who have been allowed by
the organisers to join them. During the race, the
two vehicles must drive on the right side of the
road and in the order established according
to the position of the first rider of each team
in the general individual time ranking. The
sports managers’ vehicles line up behind the
vehicles of the race manager and the doctor.
Deputy sports managers’ cars fall in line in an
identical order, in the second group of vehicles,
separated from the first by a neutral zone of a
minimum of 200 metres.
Any sports manager wishing to pass the race
manager’s car without a Radio-Tour call can
only do so with the prior approval of an official.
After his intervention, he must return to his
rightful place as quickly as possible.
Passengers must remain inside their vehicles
and they are forbidden to carry any spare
equipment outside of the vehicle. In the
event of a contravention of this article, those
responsible face both sporting penalties and
possible legal prosecution.
ARTICLE 17 Stage starts
For straight stages, riders and their sports
managers must present themselves at the
signature registration point at least 15 minutes
from the start of the assembly point. Signing of the
starting form will be completed ten minutes before
the scheduled starting time from the assembly
point. Non signature of the starting form runs the
risk of being disqualified from the race.
After all riders have been registered, the real
start is given by the race manager using one of
three possible ways:
• “Standing”: from the signature registration
point, route permitting;
• “Deferred standing”: if the place selected by
the race organisers is some distance from the
signature registration point;
• “Rolling”: if the place chosen by the race
organisers is not too far from the signature
registration point, at “km 0”.
ARTICLE 18 Route
Riders must always follow the official race
route. Taking any other route is forbidden,
shortcuts in particular, and will be penalised.
Out of respect and for the safety of the public,
riders must not use pavements or cycle lanes.
In the event of a change in the route, the
organisation will inform the sports managers
and riders at the registration before the
start. Riders are required to sign the bulletin
informing them of changes in the route.
In the event of an incident or accident that
might interrupt the running of the race, the race
management may decide, in agreement with
the stewards committee and after informing
the timekeepers, either to:
• change the route;
• temporarily halt the stage;
• consider that the stage has not been run and cancel the results;
• cancel a portion of the stage as well as the
intermediate rankings competed for and start
the stage again from a point near where the
incident occurred;
• retain the results acquired or restart the stage,
taking into account the gaps recorded at the
time of the incident.
ARTICLE 19 Level-crossings
It is forbidden for any rider to cross a closed
level-crossing. Riders who do so will be
disqualified by the stewards. The following
rules apply:
• one or several breakaways riders are halted
by a level-crossing, but the level crossing opens
before the other riders arrive: no decision is
taken and the closure of the level-crossing is
considered as a race incident.
• if the lead is less than 30”, the closure of
the level-crossing is considered to be a race
incident.
• if one or several breakaway riders have a
lead of 30” and are halted by a level-crossing
and one or several pursuers catch up to them
at the closed level-crossing, then the race is
stopped and restarted with the same gaps, after
the official vehicles have been allowed to pass
through.
• if one or several riders in the lead cross the
level-crossing before it closes and one or
several of the pursuers are blocked, then no
decision is taken and the closure of the level-
crossing is considered as a race incident.
• action concerning any other exceptional
situation (e.g. level-crossing closed too
long) will be decided upon by the stewards
committee. This also applies to any other
similar situation (drawbridges, obstacle on the road…).
ARTICLE 20 Finishes
a) General conditions
Stage finishes are signalled by a “red flame”
hanging from the inflatable arch located one
kilometre from the finishing line. In the event
that the finishing portal is absent, the finish is
signalled by a black and white chequered flag
waved by a race official.
In the event that a rider or riders suffer a fall,
puncture or mechanical incident in the last
3 kilometres and such an incident is duly
recognised, the rider or riders involved are
credited with the same finishing time of the
rider or riders they were with at the time of the
incident. They are attributed this ranking only
upon crossing the finish line. If after a fall, it is
impossible for a rider to cross the finish line,
he is given the ranking of last in the stage and
credited with the time of the rider or riders he
was with at the time of the incident.
For exceptional cases, the decision taken by
the stewards committee is final.
This measure does not apply to:
• finishes for the 11th and the 17th stage, which are individual time trials;
• for the finish of the 4th stage which is a team time trial (UCI Art 2.6.028)
• summit finishes of the 8th, 15th, 18th and 20th stages.
b) Specific provisions
The race management and Stewards’ Committee may have to take the following measures for the finish of the 21st stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris:
• if the road surface of the Champs-Élysées has
become slippery before the riders reach it, then
the times may be taken for the first crossing of the finish line;
• if the road surface of the Champs-Élysées
becomes slippery after the riders have already
begun racing on it, then the times may be taken
at the next crossing of the finishing line.
In both cases, the finish will be maintained.
In both cases, riders and sports managers will
be informed immediately. In any event, riders
must compete all of the circuits of the Champs-
Élysées to be ranked at the final finish.
A single car belonging to the sports managers
will be authorized on the circuit of the Champs-
Élysées. The second car will have to leave the
circuit before the first crossing of the finish line.
ARTICLE 21 Protocol
After each stage finish, the prize-giving
ceremony is led by the town’s mayor or his/
her representative. The following awards are
distributed in the minutes following the finish:
• the stage winner;
• the leader of the general ranking on time, who
receives the Yellow Jersey;
• the leader of the general ranking on points,
who receives the green jersey;
• the leader of the general ranking of best
climber, who receives the white and red polka
dot jersey;
• the leader of the general ranking of the best
young rider, who receives the white jersey.
• the winner of the most aggressive rider prize
for the stage.
Before each stage start all riders of the team
leading the team ranking from the previous
stage and one of their sports managers
must appear in full team attire at the official
proceedings 30 minutes before the stage
departure.
Out of respect for the public, the wearing of
glasses, other than corrective glasses, and
of rigid helmets is forbidden during all of the
official proceedings at the start and the finish.
Any prize-winner who refuses to take part in the
official proceedings at the start and the finish
in his race outfit will be penalised (except for
extraordinary circumstances which are duly
recognised by the race officials).
ARTICLE 22 Permitted finishing times
According to the types of stages and their
level of difficulty, permitted finishing times vary
according to the application of the following
coefficients:
Coefficient 1 (stages with no particular difficulty)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 3% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 36 km/h;
• 4% between 36 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 5% between 38 km/h & 40 km/h;
• 6% between 40 km/h & 42 km/h;
• 7% between 42 km/h & 44 km/h;
• 8% between 44 km/h & 46 km/h;
• 9% between 46 km/h & 48 km/h;
• 10% between 48 km/h & 50 km/h;
• 11% over 50 km/h.
Coefficient 2 (stages presenting medium difficulty)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 6% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 35 km/h;
• 7% between 35 km/h & 36 km/h;
• 8% between 36 km/h & 37 km/h;
• 9% between 37 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 10% between 38 km/h & 39 km/h;
• 11% between 39 km/h & 40 km/h;
• 12% between 40 km/h & 41 km/h;
• 13% between 41 km/h & 42 km/h;
• 14% between 42 km/h & 43 km/h;
• 15% between 43 km/h & 44 km/h;
• 16% between 44 km/h & 45 km/h;
• 17% between 45 km/h & 46 km/h;
• 18% over 46 km/h.
Coefficient 3 (Short stages with uneven terrain)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 10% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 35 km/h
• 11% between 35 km/h & 36 km/h;
• 12% between 36 km/h & 37 km/h;
• 13% between 37 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 14% between 38 km/h & 39 km/h;
• 15% between 39 km/h & 40 km/h;
• 16% between 40 km/h & 41 km/h;
• 17% between 41 km/h & 42 km/h;
• 18% between 42 km/h & 43 km/h;
• 19% between 43 km/h & 44 km/h;
• 20% between 44 km/h & 45 km/h;
• 21% between 45 km/h & 46 km/h;
• 22% over 46 km/h
Coefficient 4 (very difficult stages)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 7% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 30 km/h
• 8% between 30 km/h & 31 km/h;
• 9% between 31 km/h & 32 km/h;
• 10% between 32 km/h & 33 km/h;
• 11% between 33 km/h & 34 km/h;
• 12% between 34 km/h & 35 km/h;
• 13% between 35 km/h & 36 km/h;
• 14% between 36 km/h & 37 km/h;
• 15% between 37 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 16% between 38 km/h & 39 km/h;
• 17% between 39 km/h & 40 km/h;
• 18% over 40 km/h
Coefficient 5 (very difficult short stages)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 11% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 30 km/h
•12% between 30 km/h & 31 km/h;
•13% between 31 km/h & 32 km/h;
• 14% between 32 km/h & 33 km/h;
• 15% between 33 km/h & 34 km/h;
• 16% between 34 km/h & 35 km/h;
• 17% between 35 km/h & 36 km/h;
• 18% between 36 km/h & 37 km/h;
• 19% between 37 km/h & 38 km/h;
• 20% between 38 km/h & 39 km/h;
• 22% over 40 km/h
Coefficient 6 (Individual and team time trial stages)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the best time plus 25%.
Elimination coefficients
Finishing times may be adapted under
exceptional situations and unforeseen acts
of God (weather conditions, blocked roads,
serious accident or incident, etc.) according to
the assessment of the Stewards’ Committee,
with the agreement of the race management. If
the percentage of eliminated riders rises above
20% of starters in the stage, permitted finishing
times may be increased upon the decision of
the Stewards’ Committee, with the agreement
of the race management. It is understood that
the riders who finish within the new permitted
times will qualify for following stages, without
a precedent being set for the rest of the race.
Possible exceptions
The Stewards’ Committee may exceptionally
allow one or several particularly unlucky riders
to qualify, after informing the race management.
In this case the following factors will be taken
into consideration:
• the average speed of the stage;
• the point at which the incident or accident
occurred;
• the effort made by the rider or riders delayed
by such incidents or accidents;
• the possible degree of impassability of the
roads.
As these finishing times are calculated
in relation to the winner of the stage,
disqualifications resulting from the decisions
once taken by the Stewards’ Committee and
made available thereafter cannot in any case
give rise to an entitlement to any exception for any rider.
In the event that competitors who have finished
after the cut-off time are reinstated by the race
officials’ committee, the equivalent number of
the points assigned to the winner of the stage
concerned will be removed from the reinstated
competitors’ scores in the general individual
points classification, even if their number of
points in this classification becomes negative
as a result.
COEFFICIENTS FOR EACH STAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6
STAGE 1 Porto-Vecchio Bastia •
STAGE 2 Bastia Ajaccio •
STAGE 3 Ajaccio
Calvi •
STAGE 4 Nice
Nice (Team Time Trial ) •
STAGE 5 Cagnes-sur-Mer Marseille •
STAGE 6 Aix-en-Provence Montpellier •
STAGE 7 Montpellier
Albi •
STAGE 8 Castres
Ax 3 Domaines •
STAGE 9 Saint-Girons
Bagnères-de-Bigorre •
STAGE 10 Saint-Gildas-des-Bois Saint-Malo •
STAGE 11 Avranches
Mont-Saint-Michel (Ind. Time Trial ) •
STAGE 12 Fougères Tours •
STAGE 13 Tours
Saint-Amand-Montrond •
STAGE 14 Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule Lyon •
STAGE 15 Givors Mont Ventoux •
STAGE 16 Vaison-la-Romaine Gap •
STAGE 17 Embrun
Chorges (Ind. Time Trial ) •
STAGE 18 Gap
Alpe-d’Huez •
STAGE 19 Bourg-d’Oisans
Le Grand-Bornand •
STAGE 20 Annecy
Annecy-Semnoz •
STAGE 21 Versailles
Paris Champs-Élysées •
ARTICLE 23 Individual time trial stages
The starting order for the individual time trials
is the following:
• Avranches: 2 minute intervals, then 3 minutes
for the last riders setting off. Departures
are made in reverse order of the general
classification established at the end of the 10th
stage.
• Embrun : 2 minute intervals, then 3 minutes for
the last riders setting off. Departures are made
in reverse order of the general classification established at the end of the 16th stage.
The time interval may be reduced or increased
for all or some of the riders following a decision
by the race management in agreement with the
stewards committee. The starting order may be
changed by the stewards committee and the
race management, if the one established by
the reverse order of the general classification
should cause two riders from the same team
to start consecutively. In this event, the lower
ranked of the two must take the place of the
rider who should have preceded him.
The starting order may be changed under the
same conditions, if there appears to be a risk of
this affecting the fairness of the race.
As soon as the first rider starts, training is
forbidden along the route.
Riders are under the control of the same
steward at the starting line. They must present
themselves with their bicycles at least 15
minutes before their start. Any rider arriving
late for his allotted starting time incurs a time
penalty.
If one rider catches up with another rider,
neither rider is allowed to lead the other or
benefit from the other’s slipstream.
A rider who catches up with another must
maintain a lateral distance of at least two metres
from the other rider. The caught rider must
remain at least 25 metres from the other rider.
Riders are forbidden to help each other.
Any assistance may only be rendered when
riders have stopped.
Food and drink will be supplied by the team
staff in the designated feeding area. Each rider
is accompanied by a car carrying their spare
equipment. Each team car must maintain a
distance of ten metres behind its rider and
must never drive at a level even with its rider.
Information is to be given from this rear position
only. A team car is only allowed to come
between two riders if they are at least 50 metres
apart. If this distance is reduced, the team car
following the lead rider must immediately
drop back behind the other rider.
In the exceptional event that there should be
insufficient vehicles, the organisers reserve the
right to allocate one car to two or three riders,
and so on according to the starting order.
In the last hour of the race, the rider having
set the best time must remain in the podium
protocol enclosure, until his time is bettered.
ARTICLE 24 Team Time Trial Stage
In Nice, departures in the team time trial are at 4
minute intervals, in reverse order of the general
classification established at the end of the third
stage, except for the team with the race leader
in that will set off last.
Once the first team has set off, coaching on the
course is forbidden.
Stage classification will be established for each
team by the time achieved by the rider crossing
the finish line in 5th position (to one hundredth of a second).
An identical time is given to all team riders
whether arriving in this time, or even with a
time deficit.
In the individual general classification, real
time is registered for each of the riders in the
following manner:
• The time of the 5th man from each team
for riders that benefit following the above
mentioned rule;
• The real time of those riders finishing later.
However, riders arriving outside of time allowed
by the rules (coefficient 6) will be eliminated.
For the team general classification, only the time
of the 5th man of each team is taken into account.
In the case where a team doesn’t have at least 5
riders, those who remain in the race are obliged
to complete the course in the time restraints set
out in article 22 (coefficient 6).
Time used for the general team classification
is the time taken by the last rider in the team.
Pushing between riders of the same team is
forbidden.
In the case of a fall, puncture or mechanical
incident, after passing under the red pennant,
the rider or riders affected are credited with the
time of the team mate or mates they were
with at the time of the incident.
If, following a fall after passing under the red
pennant a rider is unable to cross the finish line
he will be credited with the time of the team
mate or mates he was with at the time of the
incident.
ARTICLE 25 Rankings
The race features the following general
rankings:
• individual time ranking;
• individual points ranking;
• individual best climber ranking;
• young rider ranking;
• team time ranking;
• most aggressive rider prize.
a) General individual time ranking
The general individual time ranking is
established by adding together the times
achieved by each rider in the 21 stages,
including time penalties.
In the event of a tie in the general ranking,
the hundredth of a second recorded by the
timekeepers during the individual time trial
stages will be included in the total times in
order to decide the overall winner and who
takes the Yellow Jersey. If a tie should still
result from this, then the places achieved for
each stage are added up and, as a last resort,
the place obtained in the final stage is counted.
b) Individual points ranking
The individual points ranking is obtained by
adding together the points recorded in the
individual rankings for each stage, according
to the following tables, and taking into account
penalty points:
• for the “flat” in-line stages (art. 22-coeff. 1): 45,
35,30,26,22,20,18,16,14,12,10,8,6,4 and 2 points
for the first 15 riders to finish;
• for the “medium mountain” in-line stages (art.
22-coeff. 2 and 3): 30,25,22,19,17,15,13,11,9,7,6,5,
4,3 and 2 points for the first 15 riders to finish;
• for the “high mountain” in-line stages (art.
22-coeff. 3 and 4 and 5): 20,17,15,13,11,10,9,8,7,
6,5,4,3,2,1 points for the first 15 riders to finish;
In the event of a dead heat in a stage finish, the
riders are credited with the number of points
they would receive, divided by the number
of riders concerned. These points are then
rounded up to the nearest ½ point.
• for the individual time trial stages (art.22-
coeff. 6): 20,17,15,13,11,10,9,8,7,6, 5,4,3,2,1 points
to the first 15 riders to finish.
• no points attributed for the team time trial.
• for each intermediate sprint, the first 15 riders
to finish will receive 20,17,15,13,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,
3,2,1 points respectively.
In the event of a tie in the general ranking, the
number of stage victories are added up for each
rider, followed by the number of intermediate-
sprint victories; if there is still no clear winner,
the individual time ranking is used. In order to
appear in the general points ranking, riders
must finish the Tour de France.
In the case where competitors finishing after
the cut-off time are reinstated by the race
officials’ committee, the equivalent of the
points attributed to the winner of the stage
concerned will be removed from the reinstated
competitor’s score in the overall individual
points standings, even if this leaves them with
negative points.
c) General best climber ranking
The general best climber ranking is established
by adding together the points obtained on all
passes and hills, according to the following
tables:
• “Highest level” passes: 25,20,16,14,12,10,8,6,4,2
points respectively for first 10 riders to finish;
• Category 1 passes: 10,8,6,4,2,1 points
respectively to the first 6 riders to finish ;
• Category 2 passes: 5,3,2,1 points respectively
to the first 4 riders to finish;
• category 3 passes or hills : 2, 1 points,
respectively to the first 2 riders to finish;
• category 4 passes: 1 point to the first rider to
finish.
Points awarded are doubled for finishing on
the 8th, 15th, 18th and 20th stages.
In the event of a tie between two riders in the
general best climber ranking, the rider with the
most first places at highest level pass summits
is declared the winner. If the riders are still
tied, the first places obtained in the category
1 passes will be used to determine the winner.
If necessary, the first places achieved at the
summits of category 2, category 3 or category
4 passes or hills will be taken; as a last resort,
the final general time ranking will be used.
Riders must finish the Tour de France in order
to appear in the best climber ranking.
d) Young-rider ranking
The young-rider ranking is reserved for riders
born since 1st January 1988. The daily leader of
this ranking is the highest placed young rider
in the general individual time ranking. After the
final stage, the leader of this ranking is declared
the winner of the young-rider ranking.
e) General team ranking
The general team ranking is established by
adding together the three best individual
times of each team in every stage, except that
contested by a team time trial (article 24 of Tour
rules).
If there is a tie between teams in stage
rankings, the three best places achieved in that
stage by each team are added together. In case
of a further tie, the teams are decided by the
placing of their best rider in the stage.
If there is a tie between teams in the general
ranking, the teams are separated by adding up
the number of stage victories per team, then
by the number of second places, and so on,
until the number of places obtained by one or
the other team allows for a clear ranking to be
established. If there is still a tie, the winner will
be the team with the rider in the best position in
the general individual classification.
Any team reduced to fewer than three riders
will be disqualified from the general team
ranking.
f) General most aggressive rider
The most aggressive rider prize rewards the
rider who has made the greatest effort and
who has demonstrated the best qualities of
sportsmanship. The prize is awarded for each
in-line stage by a jury chaired by the director of
the organisation.
• The most aggressive rider winner of a stage
wears red bibs in the following stage.
• A Super aggressive is designated by members
of the jury at the end of the Tour de France.
ARTICLE 26 Bonuses
No bonuses will be awarded during the 100th Tour de France.
ARTICLE 27 Penalties
The table of penalties in the regulations of the
UCI rules, is applied in all cases. All sanctions
and penalties count in the general rankings.
They may, depending on their severity, and after
a decision is taken by the Stewards’ Committee,
also apply to the individual stage rankings.
If the Stewards’ Committee judges that the
offence committed by a rider benefits his
team’s general time ranking, the team receives
a 30-second penalty.
ARTICLE 28 Anti-doping control
A.S.O. and each of the teams participating
believe it is absolutely necessary to strictly
respect the rules and recommendations
set out by the competent authorities in
anti- doping as well to display totally
irreproachable conduct in this respect. The
teams participating hereby undertake to apply
the said rules and recommendations and shall
be solely responsible for ensuring that they are
respected by their team members and more
generally by all their employees and service
providers.
The Tour de France is subject to the rules of the
UCI and the Fédération Française de Cyclisme
(French cycling federation) concerning anti-
doping control testing designed to reveal the
use by competitors of forbidden substances.
For anti-doping control tests, the organisers
have put in place a certain number of facilities
for competitors and the designated officials:
• installation on each stage, next to the finishing
line, of a mobile home specially equipped for
taking samples in the most comfortable and
discrete conditions.
• transfer as soon as practicable, notably
by private plane, wherever possible, of the
samples intended for the designated anti-
doping test laboratories, in order to speed up
the analysis procedures and notification of
results.
With regard to prizes, the results of a positive
anti-doping control test are as follows:
• any competitor declared positive following a
given stage shall forego all earnings obtained
during this stage.
• any competitor disqualified from the race shall
forego all earnings and prizes acquired from the
day of the control test in question.
ARTICLE 29 Disqualification - Exclusion
29.1 A.S.O. believes it is vital to preserve its
image and reputation, as well as those of the
event.
In compliance with article 2.2.010 bis lines
7 and 8 of the UCI governing cycling sports,
A.S.O. expressly reserves the right to refuse the
participation in - or disqualify from - the event,
a team or one of its members whose presence
is liable to damage the image or reputation of
A.S.O. or those of the event.
In case of disagreement with UCI and/or the
team and/or one of its members concerning the
decisions thus taken by A.S.O., the dispute will
be referred to the Chambre Arbitrale du Sport
(the French sports arbitration agency), Maison
du sport français, 1 avenue Pierre de Coubertin,
75 640 Paris Cedex 13, France.
29.2 Furthermore, A.S.O. may exclude from the
event any team or any of its members in the
following cases:
• a breach of the event’s rules, including those
concerning the event’s internal discipline (rules
concerning accommodation, for example);
• a serious breach of French law (legislation and
rules concerning sports betting, for example);
• indecent appearance or inappropriate
behaviour;
• acts of vandalism performed during or outside
the race;
• failure to use the collective means of transport
provided by the organisers for transfers;
• customs fraud.
• any other act or deed which is liable to
damage the image and/or the reputation of ASO
and/or of the event.
In case of disagreement with UCI and/or the
team and/or one of its members concerning the
decisions thus taken by A.S.O., the dispute will
be referred to the Chambre Arbitrale du Sport
(the French sports arbitration agency), Maison
du sport français, 1 avenue Pierre de Coubertin,
75 640 Paris Cedex 13, France.
ARTICLE 30 Image Rights
To allow for the widest possible broadcast
and promotion of the Tour de France, each
team, and therefore each rider composing
it, recognises that participation in the race
authorises the organisers and their entitled
parties to reproduce and to show, without any
compensation whatsoever, their names, voices,
images, biographies and, in general, their
sporting performance in the Tour de France
as well as the brand(s) of their equipment
and sponsors, in any form, or any medium
existing or future, in any format, for purposes
of communication to the public throughout the
world, for any use, including advertising and/
or commercial purposes without any limitation
other than those listed hereinafter, and for
the entire period for which these uses are
protected by legal and regulatory provisions,
by legal decisions and/or rulings of any country,
as well as current or future international
agreements, including any extensions that may
be made to this period of protection.
However, the organisers, when they authorise
a third party to use images from the race for
purposes of advertising and promotion, will not
authorise these third parties to use the name,
voice, image, biographies or the riders’ sporting
performance nor the brands of their sponsors or
equipment makers for purposes of establishing
a direct or indirect association between riders,
sponsors’ and or equipment makers’ brands
and the product, service, brand or commercial
name of the said third parties without obtaining
prior express authorisation of riders, sponsors
or equipment makers concerned.
Likewise, the organiser will not use and will
not permit the use of an individual image of
a rider as part of the commercialisation or
merchandising of derivative products, with
the exception of books, photographic albums,
comics and cartoons, in whatever published
form, videocassettes, CD-ROMs, DVDs or
more generally all video grams or videodiscs,
in whatever medium or format of which the
subject is wholly or partly Tour de France,
posters, logbooks, autograph books, postcards
and official programmes relating to the Tour de
France.
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ARTICLE 31 Betting
In order to avoid any risk of a conflict of interest,
the teams and each of their members (riders,
supervisory staff, trainers, doctors, etc.) are
obliged not to personally take part in sports
betting ventures concerning the Tour de France,
either directly or through an intermediary.
For the same reason, the teams and each
of their members (riders, supervisory
staff, trainers, doctors, etc.) promise not
to communicate to a third party, privileged
information of which the public is unaware,
obtained thanks to their profession, their
functions or their participation in the Tour de
France.
In the event of a breach of the clauses of
the present article, ASO may disqualify the
offending team or one of its members from
the event in pursuance of article 28 of these
present regulations, without prejudice to all of
its other rights and activities.
ARTICLE 32
These regulations were written in French, the
language which will have probative force in the
event.
