Mathieu van der Poel to make first racing comeback since abandoning Tour de France at criterium in the Netherlands

Alpecin - Deceuninck team's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles across the finish line cycles during the 7th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 197 km between Saint-Malo and Mur-de-Bretagne Guerledan, in Brittany, western France, on July 11, 2025. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images).

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) will return to action for the first time after being forced out of the Tour de France with pneumonia at a criterium in the Netherlands on Sunday.

Van der Poel had been racing the best Tour de France of his career up to the unfortunate end to his race, winning the second stage, wearing the yellow jersey twice, and lighting up the action several times alongside overall winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in the first week.