Steven de Jongh pulled out of the race on stage 16. The Quick.Step rider fell in stage 15 and suffered a lot from headaches on Wednesday.
"It wasn't working out," he said. "I didn't want to give up but the team directors and the doctor said it would be better to do so. Actually there was really no point in continuing."
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