Giro d’Italia 2022: Van der Poel takes chaotic sprint finish on stage one

Dutchman powers to victory as race begins in HungaryBiniam Girmay second as Caleb Ewan crashes in sprintMathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix won the first stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, beating Biniam Girmay in a final sprint to claim victory on the 195km flat ride from Budapest to Visegrad.In a stage marred by crashes, Dutchman Van der Poel was neck-and-neck with Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert’s Girmay, but timed his attack to perfection to cross the line first with a time of four