Van der Poel shoots off the starting blocks in Giro and conquers first pink jersey | cycling

After the yellow in the Tour, now also Italian success for Dutch star

Mathieu van der Poel won the first pink jersey in the 105th edition of the Giro d’Italia on Friday with a great stage win. Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty -Gobert Matériaux) seemed to be heading for victory, but was rushed past the outside in the final meters by the Dutchman. However, the Eritrean was still second, ahead of Pello Bilbao of Bahrain-Victorious.

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