Great! After the threatening accident, the first big victory came, also thanks to Čech

The Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen finished for the first big victory since last year’s terrible accident.

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Twenty-four-year-old Jakobsen scored the biggest victory in the flat stage between El Burgo de Osma and Molina de Aragón after returning to the bike after last year’s serious accident at the Around Poland race, when he was fighting for his life due to a head injury. A member of the Deceuninck-Quick Step stable benefited from the traditionally high-quality work of his teammates, led by the experienced Stybar, and after 163.9 km he passed the finish line first ahead of the Frenchman Arnaud Démar. The Danish Magnus Cort Nielsen finished third.

“It’s a dream come true. I have a long way to go after the accident, but I’m happy to be here,” said Jakobsen, who suffered multiple facial injuries last August and underwent several surgeries. “A lot of time and effort has been put into it by a lot of people and it’s also their victory. I mean doctors and surgeons in Poland, my second family, team, and everyone around. And it’s also my family’s victory because they are the reason I’m here. , “added the elite spurt, who won the first two stages of the Vuelta in 2019. A month ago, he rejoiced at winning the smaller race Around Wallonia.

Before the expected spurt, a trio of refugees Carlos Canal, Ángel Madrazo and Joan Bou tried to succeed, spending 150 kilometers in the escape, but 13 km before the finish line the peloton overtook them.

Two kilometers before the finish, the owner of the red jersey Taaramäe ended up in a right-hand turn on the ground. With the help of a colleague from the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert team, he reached the finish line among the last with almost two minutes apart, but due to the three-kilometer protection period, he did not lose time in the overall evaluation. He still leads 25 seconds ahead of the Frenchman Kenny Elissond, the third is the defender of the victory from the last two years Primož Roglič from Slovenia.

“It was very nervous. At one point the rider on my right hand turned sharply and took me down. But I’m alive and I don’t have much injuries. did not spoil. “It was a beautiful day. My team rode the peloton for a long time, it was beautiful.”

Fabio Jakobsen (right) won the fourth stage of the Vuelta

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Of the three Czech cyclists, Štybar placed highest in the 62nd position today, Jan Hirt was in the same time as the winner of the 103rd, Jakobsen’s and Štybar’s teammate Josef Černý finished just before Taaramä in the 164th position.

An even flatter profile than today will be offered by Wednesday’s stage from Tarancón to Albacete, which after 184.4 km should again end in a mass spurt.