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Remco Evenepoel finished third in the Tour de France in 2024 before going on to win both the Olympic road race and time trial gold in Paris the same year
Ben Collins
BBC Sport journalist
Remco Evenepoel was forced to abandon this year's Tour de France as Thymen Arensman claimed his first stage win.
Tadej Pogacar marginally extended his commanding overall lead over Jonas Vingegaard as he finished second on a gruelling mountain stage, with Vingegaard third.
But Evenepoel, who was third in the general classification coming into a third punishing day in the Pyrenees, is now out of the race.
The double Olympic champion faltered on the first climb of stage 14 and soon had to withdraw, allowing Florian Lipowitz to climb into the final podium place for GC.
More to follow.
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