Fabio Jakobsen’s apology to Dylan Groenewegen: “He and his family also went through a difficult time”

It’s the wink of fate at the start of the Tour de France. Fabio Jakobsen and Dylan Groenewegen won, one after the other, two years after an incident that marked their careers, even their lives. The two Dutch sprinters won the 2nd and 3rd stages respectively, during the Danish weekend of this Grande Boucle.

The story is remarkable. Is she beautiful? Jakobsen, plunged into a coma in 2020 after a fall due to a dangerous sprint by his compatriot during the Tour of Poland, did not see things that way on Sunday evening. Without firing red balls at Groenewegen, he had thus declared, as reported by Cyclingnews : “It’s good for him to win but it doesn’t really matter to me.”

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“I apologize for that”

Tuesday, after the 4th stage won by Wout van Aert in Calais, the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team’s racing car went back on its words. “I was a little frustrated (5th of this stage, editor’s note), I apologize to him for that.“, he said at the microphone of NOSas reported by the specialized site.

Jakobsen took a year to recover, if only physically, from this near-miss tragedy. But Groenewegen, suspended for nine months, also experienced complicated times. “I understand that he and his family also went through a difficult time.“, considers the one who will still wear the green jersey by proxy, this Wednesday towards Arenberg.

I have respect for that“, he adds, while there are few opportunities left for the two men to compete for bouquets on this Tour (July 1-24). This one is about to give pride of place to punchers and climbers after the long-awaited cobblestone stage.

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