The Dutch Oscar Riesebeek He starred in one of the most commented moments of the last stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour 2025not only because of its spectacular fall, but also because of the possibility of becoming the first professional cyclist sanctioned with a red card under the new regulation of penalty for cards in road cycling.
Riesebeek, del Equipo Alpecin-DECEUNINCK, He tried to return to the platoon after being off the hook, resorting to the use of the bike lane in a risky maneuver and outside the regulation. However, the play did not go well: he lost control and ended up sliding violently because of the asphalt after contact with corridors of the ineos Grenadiers, especially with Connor Swift, who tried to protect his space with his elbow. The Dutch, visibly bruised, could not continue and was forced to leave before reaching the goal in Brussels.
The problem is not there. Riesebeek had already been admonished with a yellow card in the second stage of the same Belgian round for a similar action, also to use the bike lane to gain positions anti -regulation. That first warning had already generated negative reactions among their pepper peel, who criticized their reckless behavior.
Now, with this second incident and wait for the final report of the career jury, Riesbeek It could face an automatic sanction: the new card system, implanted this season in professional cycling, establishes that two yellow cards in the same competition are equivalent to a red, with the consequent immediate expulsion and a seven -day suspension.
In case of confirming this sanction, the Dutch cyclist would lose the National Championship of the Netherlands, scheduled for next week, and would go down in history as the first professional corridor sanctioned with a red card under this regulation. Until now, only a motorcycle of the women's return had been penalized with this measure.
