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Fabio Jakobsen suffered a terrible crash at full speed on Wednesday 5 August at the end of the first stage of the Tour of Poland. Operated on the level of the head, the Dutchman was plunged into an artificial coma and is in a “serious but stable” condition. Dylan Groenewegen, at the origin of the accident, comes under fire from critics.
The pictures are terrible. The first stage of the 77th Tour of Poland, which started on Wednesday 5 August between the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow and Katowice, was marked by a very violent fall at the finish line. The riders were in a 80 km / h sprint when the accident occurred, with Fabio Jakobsen as the main victim.
The Deceuninck-Quick Step team sprinter was in full swing for victory, along the barriers, when he found himself wrestling with fellow Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen. The images show that the latter has deported to the right and elbowed to crush Fabio Jakobsen until he was thrown at full speed into the background. The unfortunate man made a “sun”, that is to say a somersault over his handlebars, before entering the barriers and violently colliding with a race marshal who was behind.
After five hours of operation, Jakobsen is in “serious but stable” condition
Fabio Jakobsen, immediately taken care of by the emergency services, was seriously injured. ” His condition is serious. His life is directly threatened. He suffered enormous blood loss and serious injuries (…) but we managed to intubate him. (…) The heart was working well. He doesn’t have an injury to his rib cage, it’s mostly the skull and brain », Quickly communicated Barbara Jerschina, the doctor of the Tour of Poland.
On the morning of Thursday, August 6, further news on the runner’s state of health was delivered by doctors at the hospital where he was treated. Fabio Jakobsen, 23, is in a state of ” serious but stable After his head surgery, which stretched for five hours. ” The main injuries are on the face. Fortunately, the eyes were not affected », Says Pawel Gruenpeter, deputy director of Sosnowiec hospital.
Fabio Jakobsen had facial surgery during the night. His situation is stable at the moment and later today the doctors will try to wake Fabio up.
More information will be published when available.
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The specialists who operated on the Dutchman specify that according to the scanner carried out, ” the brain does not appear to have been damaged “. Fabio Jakobsen has been put into an artificial coma. Doctors will try to get him out this Thursday. The race marshal hit by Jakobsen is also better. ” He has regained consciousness and his condition is stable », Said Czeslaw Lang, director of the Tour of Poland.
« A criminal act », « they have to put him in jail »
Dylan Groenewegen, he finds himself in the hot seat for having caused this accident. Coming first but disqualified just a few minutes after the fall of Fabio Jakobsen, the runner from Jumba-Visma is in the sights of theInternational Cycling Union. This condemned ” firmly unsafe behavior “And” unacceptable “Of Groenewegen and declared to seize the Disciplinary Commission” to request sanctions commensurate with the gravity of the facts ».
I go to court this kind of actions have to be out of cycling. This is an criminel fact mister @GreenWegenD
Patrick Lefevere (@PatLefevere) August 5, 2020
And it may not end there for the Dutchman. Patrick Lefévère, the general manager of Deceuninck-Quick Step, let his anger explode on social networks after the accident of his rider. ” They gotta put the Jumbo-Visma guy in jail “, He first tweeted, before resuming:” I will go to court, this kind of gesture should be banned from cycling. It is a criminal act, Mr Groenewegen. »
The Jumbo-Visma team reacted on Twitter, a few hours after the accident: “ Our thoughts are with Fabio Jakobsen and the others involved in today’s terrible crash on the Tour of Poland. Accidents like this should never happen. We sincerely apologize and will discuss internally what happened before making any further statements. »
Note that besides Fabio Jakobsen, at least three other runners fell on the finish line and had to forfeit due to serious injuries.
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