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Mathieu van der Poel has withdrawn from the Tour de France due to pneumonia. His team, Alpecin-Deceuninck, announced the decision on Tuesday before Stage 16.
The Tour de France is in its final week and the racers return to the road for Stage 16 on Tuesday, July 22 after having their second and last rest day on Monday. The next stage is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. EDT and will be broadcast on Peacock. Fans looking to watch can do so by using Peacock, which has plans starting at $7.99 a month.
Tadej Pogacar rampaged through the Pyrenees, winning atop Hautacam on stage 12, then demolishing the field in the time trial on stage 13, and those back-to-back wins have gone some way to ensuring the destiny of the Tour de France title is looking fairly well sewn up.
Serieys has outlined strong ambitions for the coming seasons, targeting success in Grand Tour stages and one-day classics such as Paris-Roubaix and Milan-San Remo. The ultimate goal is to win the Tour de France by 2030, with a French rider.
The jersey spotted was a white away number 10 from the NFL’s modern Nike Era adorning the name of the reigning Tour de France Champion Tadej Pogacar. Sleeper Seahawks tweeted a photo of the broadcast early Friday morning which was reshared throughout the fanbase all over social media throughout the final day of the work week.
Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to abandon the Tour de France due to pneumonia. The Dutchman was enjoying a standout Tour, twice taking the yellow jersey and securing victory on Stage 2 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
An Ineos-Grenadiers team car has hit a spectator during the Tour de France in the Pyrenees. TV footage showed the car knocking down the fan, who appeared to be holding a mobile phone, about 200 meters from the top of the Col de Peyresourde.
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.