Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen, insufficiently recovered from his fall ten days ago, is leaving the roads of the Tour de France, his Soudal-Quick Step team announced at the start of the 12th stage on Thursday July 13 in Roanne. ” Because of my crash during the 4th stage, and in consultation with the team, we decided that it was better for my Tour de France to end there. It seems impossible to me to reach Paris because my body does not recover from the fall “Jakobsen said in a statement issued by his team. Winner of a stage last year, the Dutchman, a cycling miracle after a nightmarish fall in the Tour of Poland in 2020, fell in the final of the Nogaro stage, suffering from bruises and abrasions. Since then, he has never managed to challenge for victory in the sprint finishes, finishing fifteenth at best despite being one of the fastest riders in the peloton.
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