Cycling-Van der Poel out of Tour de France with pneumonia


  • Cycling
  • Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 15 - Muret to Carcassonne - Muret, France - July 20, 2025 Alpecin-Deceuninck's Mathieu Van Der Poel before the start of Stage 15 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

(Reuters) -Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to abandon the Tour de France due to pneumonia, his team Alpecin–Deceuninck said on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old Dutchman was 62nd in the Tour standings after stage 15.

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