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🏈 Sports Brief

🎯 Van der Poel exits Tour de France with pneumonia; green jersey race and sprint stages wide open.

🔸 Mathieu van der Poel has withdrawn from the 2025 Tour de France due to pneumonia.
🔸 He did not start Stage 16 (Montpellier to Mont Ventoux) after a hospital exam confirmed his illness.

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🔸 Team doctors have ordered at least a week of rest and further medical checks before van der Poel can return.

...and that's the update for today. 🏁

🔸 Van der Poel had won Stage 2, worn the yellow jersey for four days, and was third in the points classification (210 points).
🔸 His exit removes a top contender for the green jersey and changes sprint stage dynamics.
🔸 Alpecin-Deceuninck loses its primary attacker for the remainder of the Tour.