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Fabio Jakobsen "wanted to win in my European jersey" and achieved it with win at Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
CyclingFriday, 16 September 2022 at 19:20
Today's Kampioenschap saw one of the most luxurious sprinter fields of the season, and the winner emerged worthy in Fabio Jakobsen who powered through the dash to the line to take his first win in the European champion's jersey.
“It was a chaotic final, especially because we had to complete local laps. In addition, there were many teams that were here for the points, which made it very nervous," the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team. In the absence of his leadout and with the presence of countless sprinters in search of a strong result, today's race in Belgian had a very complicated finale to manage.
Jakobsen had to ride in the wheels with no teammates around in the final kilometer. “It looked like a stage in a grand tour. Luckily I had fast legs today," Jakobsen described. "In the last hundreds of meters I saw a gap, I could just pass and launch my sprint. Then it was man to man with Ewan, luckily I was the fastest today."
Jakobsen surged through the right of Luca Mozzato, having more speed than Caleb Ewan who sprinted from the left. The Dutchman showed his sprinting prowess once again this season to take another high level win. "I wanted to win in my European jersey, I had never been able to do that before," he concluded. He will have another opportunity to succeed this weekend at the Gooikse Pijl.
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