Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to abandon the Tour de France ahead of stage 16, with the Dutchman suffering with pneumonia. His Alpecin-Deceuninck team announced the news on Tuesday morning, hours before the third week of the Tour was due to begin with a stage from Montpellier to Mont Ventoux.

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Relive the action from Stage 15 of the 2025 Tour de France, where riders raced 169km from Muret to the medieval city of Carcassonne.

INEOS Grenadiers’ Thymen Arensman won stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday, riding solo for the final 37km of a brutal day in the Pyrenees. Behind him race leader Tadej Pogacar added six seconds to his lead over Jonas Vingegaard.

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.

Tim Wellens has claimed victory in Stage 15 of the Tour de France. The Belgian champion from UAE Team Emirates – XRG was part of a strong breakaway and dropped his rivals with a stunning attack more than 40 kilometers from the finish.

The Dutchman earned a much-needed win for Ineos on stage 14 as he held off the late charge of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard