[Updated] Pogačar slapped with 5,000 CHF fine for 'incorrect placement of publicity' on world champ's jersey

Not long after winning his fourth Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and a fifth visit to the podium in five appearances so far this season, Tadej Pogačar was slapped with a massive €5,000 fine in the post-race jury report.

"Tadej Pogačar (UAD) gets a fine of 5000 CHF for incorrect placement of publicity on the world champion jersey during the award ceremony," reads the jury report.

There are strict rules as far as kit modifications are concerned, but with no visible temporary changes, and no discernible differences in logo placement compared to his previous podium visits this season, Pogačar's exact infraction – or that of his kit designer – remains unclear. But one thing's for sure, five thousand Swiss francs is at the higher end of the fines handed out by the UCI and race juries.

Update, late Sunday evening: Pogačar's team later told La Gazzetta dello Sport that the fine had been overturned, but no further explanation was given as to what the race jury had taken issue with.

Our Iain Treloar has more on the story here.