They arrive bad news from the Francia Tour, Mathieu van the pool abandona. The Dutch will not take the exit of stage 16 of the Gala Round in Montpellier, destined for Mont Ventoux, Because of pneumoniahis team, the Alpecin said Tuesday. Winner of the second stage and four -day yellow jersey, Raymond Poulidor's grandson suffered symptoms in recent days and his condition was deteriorating significantly.
On Monday night, rest day at the Tour, he had a fever, so he was transferred to the Narbonne Hospital Center, where He underwent medical exams that showed that he has pneumoniawhich will keep you at rest for at least a week.
The 30-year-old cyclist, winner this year from Paris-Roubaix and Milan-San Remo, Van der Poel had been one of the most active cyclists of the first weekturned into the most combative of the first days. In addition, it was second in the fourth stage, won by the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, starred in a long getaway in the ninth with his partner Jonas Rickaert, before being caught in the ability of just 700 meters for the goal and was third in the eleventh.
At the moment, Van der Poel It was third of the classification of regularity And one of the favorites to win the last day, which in this edition includes the promotion to Montmartre, which adapts well to its characteristics. The one who was champion of the world of cycling en route in 2023, puts an end to his participation in this edition of the Tour de France. Now the great objective of the Dutch cyclist is none other than recovering well to prepare and run in September the MTB World Championship, which will be held in Valais from September 2 to 14, 2025.
