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Tejay Van Garderen pulls out of Tour de France (Reuters)

  • Ron 

Heartbreak for America’s chances in the 2015 Tour de France today as BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen strong performance came to a cruel end after he pulled out of the race with illness during Wednesday’s 17th stage.

Van Garderen, who was third overall, visited the medical car several times and eventually stepped off his bike with about 73km of the stage left.

The Tour’s medical services said Van Garderen, fifth overall in the 2012 and 2014 editions, was suffering from headaches.

He was three minutes and 32 seconds behind overall leader Chris Froome of Britain.

Van Garderen had enjoyed a fine build-up to the Tour, finishing a close runner-up to Team Sky’s Froome in the Criterium du Dauphine last month. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; editing by Ken Ferris)

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