Fabio jakobsen

Editor in Chief. Fabio Jakobsen has waved goodbye to Soudal Quick-Step forbut remains confident of winning at the highest level.

A life-threatening crash in the Tour de Pologne was followed by a lengthy spell of recuperation and a comeback in , with its highpoint to date a Tour de France stage win in Jakobsen said earlier this summer he was leaving Soudal-QuickStep as the Belgian squad focuses its limited resources around Remco Evenepoel. Jakobsen has taken five wins in the season to date, including a stage in Tirreno-Adriatico, although his Tour de France was badly affected by a first-week crash and subsequent abandon. Part of the QuickStep team since turning pro in , Jakobsen will continue Team dsm-firmenich's sprinting success that dates back to Marcel Kittel success. It was always something to look up to," he said. Soudal-QuickStep are expected to promote Tim Merlier to the role of leader sprinter but he is not expected to ride the Tour de France as Evenepoel targets overall success. Join now for unlimited access.

Fabio jakobsen

Jakobsen, it seems, is grateful to be here, happy to be doing what he loves, happy to be on a bike at all. The sense of mature perspective that the year-old has as he speaks about his next chapter with a new team is indicative of someone who is simply appreciative to have the chance to race. If you do that for long enough, you can get quite far. I think I've shown that it's possible. He speaks about how important mentality is when it comes to winning races, adding that he reads and studies methods on how to improve mental strength, working with a psychologist for the six years he was part of Soudal—Quick-Step. It's not easy, sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward. Despite his measured and intelligent approach to racing, Jakobsen is still keen to stress that his biggest motivation is, and always has been, winning. Last season — his final one with Soudal—Quick-Step — was disappointing for the Dutch sprinter, marred by crashes and misfortune that eventually caused him to abandon the Tour de France after stage I still managed to win a stage in Tirreno and I think I was on the right track leading up to the Tour de France. It's bike racing. Accidents happen, and I'm happy I could say goodbye to the team with a couple of stage wins. Jakobsen is keen to stress that his departure from Soudal—Quick-Step was on good terms from both sides. With the exigent rise of Remco Evenepoel to a potential Tour de France winner, Jakobsen understands it is a natural step for the Belgian team to switch to more of a general classification focus when it comes to the Grand Tours.

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Single-day races and Classics. A few metres before the finish of the 1st stage in the Tour de Pologne he heavily crashed after Dylan Groenewegen deviated from his line, forcing Jakobsen into the barriers. The race doctor initially reported that Jakobsen had suffered several major injuries, including serious brain trauma and damage to the upper respiratory tract, a broken palate, and heavy blood loss, and was in life-threatening condition. Jakobsen returned to professional racing at the Presidential Tour of Turkey on 11 April , eight months after the crash. The early part of the race saw him battle with Jasper Philipsen for the green Points Classification jersey. However, stage 16 proved to be decisive, when Jakobsen won the sprint finish on his 25th birthday.

Dutch sprinters Fabio Jakobsen far left and Dylan Groenewegen second left, in yellow collided just before the line. Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen has had facial surgery and doctors will try to wake him from a coma later on Thursday, says his Deceuninck-QuickStep team. Jakobsen remains stable, having been taken to hospital on Wednesday following a high-speed crash on stage one of the Tour of Poland. Dylan Groenewegen drifted across the road before he and compatriot Jakobsen collided close to the finish line. Jakobsen, 23, hit the barriers before striking an official stood by the line. There is a danger to his life," said race doctor Barbara Jerschina on Wednesday.

Fabio jakobsen

Dutch sprinters Fabio Jakobsen far left and Dylan Groenewegen second left, in yellow collided just before the line. Dutch cyclist Dylan Groenewegen has apologised for the crash that left compatriot Fabio Jakobsen in a coma. Groenewegen drifted across the road before he and Jakobsen collided near the finish line during stage one of the Tour of Poland on Wednesday. Jakobsen, 23, was airlifted to hospital and has had facial surgery. I think about him all the time.

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Contents move to sidebar hide. I recognise myself when I was younger and these guys are still looking for direction, like where to go and how to get there. Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 2 January Accidents happen, and I'm happy I could say goodbye to the team with a couple of stage wins. However, stage 16 proved to be decisive, when Jakobsen won the sprint finish on his 25th birthday. Union Cycliste Internationale. Jakobsen won the award, gaining the majority of the votes over the other nine riders. With the exigent rise of Remco Evenepoel to a potential Tour de France winner, Jakobsen understands it is a natural step for the Belgian team to switch to more of a general classification focus when it comes to the Grand Tours. So it's just a new chapter in my cycling life. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

The European champion from the Soudal-QuickStep team hit the ground at high speed during the fourth stage of the three-week race and has since struggled to recover.

Get the latest, most entertaining and best informed news, reviews, challenges, insights, analysis, competitions and offers - straight to your inbox. Last season — his final one with Soudal—Quick-Step — was disappointing for the Dutch sprinter, marred by crashes and misfortune that eventually caused him to abandon the Tour de France after stage Team dsm-firmenich PostNL are known to be a team with a relatively regimented and structured approach to training, something that Jakobsen explains has been a shift away from the culture at Quick-Step, but should benefit him throughout this season. For sure, I don't know everything yet and I also still want to improve. A life-threatening crash in the Tour de Pologne was followed by a lengthy spell of recuperation and a comeback in , with its highpoint to date a Tour de France stage win in Read Edit View history. He speaks about how important mentality is when it comes to winning races, adding that he reads and studies methods on how to improve mental strength, working with a psychologist for the six years he was part of Soudal—Quick-Step. He was the final surviving rider to cross the finish line, and then collapsed up against the barriers with the Broom wagon driving across the line fifteen seconds later. Retrieved 3 January That's not why I am in cycling, I want to perform. For Jakobsen, the next few months are part of an important process for both himself and his teammates. Daniel Benson Editor in Chief.