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The 42
7 days ago
- Health
- The 42
Van der Poel drops out of Tour de France due to pneumonia
DUTCH RIDER MATHIEU van der Poel has pulled out of the Tour de France six days before the end of the race, because he is suffering from pneumonia, his team Alpecin said on Tuesday. The 2023 world champion was taken to hospital on Monday after cold symptoms worsened. 'Mathieu had been showing symptoms of a cold for several days, but yesterday afternoon his condition deteriorated significantly. In the evening, he developed a fever and was taken to Narbonne hospital for tests,' the Belgian team said. 'Medical tests revealed that Mathieu was suffering from pneumonia. In consultation with the medical staff, it was decided that he cannot continue the race. His health is the priority.' Advertisement Van der Poel, 30, won the second stage of this year's Tour but had fallen one hour and 40 minutes behind overall leader Tadej Pogacar by the end of Sunday's 15th stage. – © AFP 2025
The 42
06-07-2025
- Climate
- The 42
Van der Poel takes yellow jersey with Tour de France victory
ALPECIN'S MATHIEU van der Poel edged Tadej Pogacar to win the second stage of the Tour de France in a tense hilltop finale at Boulogne-sur-Mer on Sunday. The victory saw the Dutch rider take the lead in the overall standings after depriving Pogacar of his 100th career win as around 30 riders broke away in the final 2km. It was a second Tour de France stage win for Van der Poel, who took the yellow jersey from his teammate Jasper Philipsen, the winner of Saturday's opening stage for Alpecin. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard seemed at ease as he crossed the line in third with Frenchman Romain Gregoire fourth and his compatriot Julian Alaphilippe fifth. Advertisement The race got going as Pogacar and Vingegaard tested each other over the final 20km with three short, sharp climbs on narrow roads. That struggle blew up a peloton that had been largely sedate until then. Meanwhile, Ireland's Eddie Dunbar finished in 48th position, while Ben Healy was 52nd. Heavy rain left giant puddles at the tiny start town of Lauwin Planque as the 182 riders set off on the 209km run towards the coastal port. Regional police estimated that one million spectators had lined the roadsides on the opening day of action, but the rain dissuaded that kind of turnout on Sunday. Monday's third stage is a 178km flat run to Dunkirk, where a mass bunch sprint is expected unless the peloton gets splintered by winds as it did on stage one. French team Cofidis had to scramble Sunday morning as they had 11 bikes stolen from a team truck during the night. You can view the results in full here. – © AFP 2025
