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Mathieu van der Poel pulls out of Tour de France with pneumonia

Mathieu van der Poel pulls out of Tour de France with pneumonia

Toronto Star5 days ago
Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel climbs during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) PDJ flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.com sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false firstAuthor.avatar :
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