Fabio Jakobsen wins stages at Vuelta after an accident

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Et is a special story that is going on these days at the Vuelta in Spain. The comeback of a professional cyclist, the Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen, who was critically injured a year ago – and has now already won two stages at the Vuelta, most recently on Saturday, and Italian Damiano Caruso on Sunday.

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Jakobsen fell badly on the Tour of Poland in Katowice. His life hung by a thread, his career seemed over. “A year ago I was still on a stretcher on the plane that brought me home from Poland,” he said. “Who would have believed at the time that I would drive the Vuelta a year later?” Now he is not just going with it. He even wins. And he’s well on his way to becoming one of the world’s best sprinters.

“I am overjoyed to have won here,” said Jakobsen after his day’s success on the eighth stage. “I was the fastest today and I started my sprint on time. I started too late twice at this Vuelta and finished second each time. This time I caught the right moment and was able to pull through. Sprinting is about strength, speed and timing. “

A big mess

This is how he explained his coup. Jakobsen had previously had to survive a few anxious moments. During the last few kilometers he initially lost the rear wheel of his approaching driver. The Deceuninck-Quick-Step “train” was also not as strongly represented in terms of personnel as usual. The headwind in the final had cost a lot of strength.

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