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MONTPELLIER, France (Velo) \u2014 Dutch superstar Mathieu van der Poel<\/a> will not continue in the 2025 Tour de France after being diagnosed with pneumonia, officials confirmed Tuesday.<\/p>\n Van der Poel, 30, had been battling cold-like symptoms in recent days and his condition deteriorated rapidly Monday evening during the Tour\u2019s second rest day.<\/p>\n Alpecin-Deceuninck medical staff took the Dutch star to the Centre Hospitalier de Narbonne, where tests confirmed a case of pneumonia. Van der Poel will not start Tuesday\u2019s stage 16 that ends atop Mont Ventoux.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was decided that he can no longer continue the race,\u201d the team said in a statement. \u201cHis health is the top priority, and rest and recovery are now essential.\u201d<\/p>\n The multi-discipline world champion would have been targeting another win in the final week, including the new-look final stage featuring a circuit course over Montmartre in Paris.<\/p>\n Van der Poel returned to form in this Tour, with a stage victory, four days in the yellow jersey, and a dramatic all-day breakaway that fell just 700m short in what is his best Tour since his 2021 debut.<\/p>\n #TDF2025<\/a> | MATHIEU VAN DER POEL QUITTE LE TOUR DE FRANCE !<\/p>\n \u274c Vainqueur d\u2019une \u00e9tape et maillot jaune en d\u00e9but de course, le N\u00e9erlandais abandonne en raison d\u2019une pneumonie. pic.twitter.com\/x2GXSLkIiN<\/a><\/p>\n