Mathieu van der Poel relaxed about rest of Giro d'Italia: 'We already achieved everything we wanted'

Dutchman looking to enjoy the next two weeks of the Grand Tour, after completing his goal of wearing pink

Mathieu van der Poel at the 2022 Giro d'Italia
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Mathieu van der Poel will head into the next two weeks of the Giro d'Italia stress-free, having already achieved what he and his Alpecin-Fenix team aimed for at the beginning of the Grand Tour. 

While reflecting on the first week of his Giro d'Italia debut, Van der Poel says wearing the pink jersey fulfilled the ambitions he set at the start of the race. After winning the opening stage in Hungary, the Dutchman held onto the GC lead as the peloton landed in Italy for the fourth stage. 

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Ryan is a staff writer for Cycling Weekly, having joined the team in September 2021. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before making his way to cycling. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer.