The Tour de France may have just ended, but Mathieu van der Pol is already looking ahead to the road world championships, which are just two weeks away.

The Dutch rider helped his Alpecin-Desseuninck sprinter, Jasper Philipsen, to four stage wins and the points jersey. However, his own campaign was not as successful as hoped, as he suffered from health problems midway through the race.

Van der Pol now has his sights set on the Glasgow road race on August 6. He told NOS on Sunday that he has recovered from his illness and is now working on his plans.

"I'm getting better now," he said. 'Much better. Hopefully that bodes well for the World Championships. Personally, I'm not satisfied, but I can give a reason."

"What I'm going to do now is eat something, drink something, do two criteriums, and relax for the World Championships. I might train a little harder to keep my body active."

The 271.1km hilly course around Glasgow should suit van der Pol, who is aiming to add his first rainbow jersey on the road to his five cyclocross career wins. He will be up against strong contenders such as Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen.

On Sunday, Van der Pol closed out the Tour de France by once again leading out the race's strongest sprinter, Philipsen. Although he was unable to claim his fifth victory on the Champs-Elysées, Van der Pol said, "I couldn't have wished for more."

"I think I fought perfectly with the team again. 'It was very hectic, but I think we did a good job leading out to get him down. But he's already had a great Tour. Four stage wins, green, what more could you want?

"I could have sprinted in my own way, but I think Jasper showed how fast he is. I was watching his video from last year in Paris. Today he was a little bit inferior in the legs. It's nothing to be ashamed of."

Van der Pol's own race did not go so well for him personally. The 28-year-old made four breakaways but was unable to claim the stage win and yellow two years ago. Due to poor health, he said he was unable to reach the top level in his few chances to win a stage.

"As a rider in the Classics, you don't get too many chances; the second week I got sick," he said.

"And the second week I got out of shape.

"It was unfortunate, but by the third week I was a little better and recovered, so I'm happy now. Today was pretty good too. I'm satisfied."