Fabio Jakobsen wins in San Juan
Soudal Quick-Step’s first road victory of the season came just a few days into the new season, on the second day of the Vuelta a San Juan, which concluded in the small town of San José de Jáchal, located in the west of the country, not far from the border with Chile.
It was a perfect day for the Wolfpack and the “Hurricane of Heukelum”, who shrug off the disappointment of the first stage, and after being excellently piloted by Sunday’s runner-up Michael Mørkøv, made use of his huge power to kick out with 150 meters to go and hold off all the other sprinters for his 39th victory in the pro ranks.
The first Dutchman in the 40-year history of the Vuelta a San Juan to win a stage, Jakobsen was full of praise for his teammates: “I owe this result to them. Pieter and Jan controlled the stage from the beginning, making sure the breakaway would be brought back before things began heating up. Then Remco took over with three kilometers to go, and I felt honored to have such a world class rider doing what he did. Then Yves and Michael combined for a perfect lead-out, dropping me off in a perfect position, and from there on I just had to do my thing. I am really proud to have such amazing teammates around me.”
“Winning today makes me very happy, especially after the opening stage. It was hot out there, but the guys were incredible, and in the end, I had the fastest legs. Beating so many top sprinters is good for the morale. We now have our win, and we hope things won’t stop here, as the week will bring some more opportunities”, added Fabio, who now counts victories in fourteen different countries.
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Race details
1 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
4:22:22 |
2 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon Movistar Team |
0:00 |
3 |
Jon Aberasturi Izaga Trek - Segafredo |
0:00 |
4 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
5 |
German Nicolás Tivani Pérez Team Corratec |
0:00 |
6 |
Giacomo Nizzolo Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
7 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team DSM |
0:00 |
8 |
Elia Viviani INEOS Grenadiers |
0:00 |
9 |
Peter Sagan TotalEnergies |
0:00 |
10 |
Niklas Märkl Team DSM |
0:00 |
20 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
25 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
36 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
108 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:37 |
114 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:09 |
1 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
7:41:28 |
2 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
3 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon Movistar Team |
0:04 |
4 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:04 |
5 |
Giacomo Nizzolo Israel - Premier Tech |
0:06 |
6 |
Jon Aberasturi Izaga Trek - Segafredo |
0:06 |
7 |
Óscar Sevilla Ribera Team Medellin - EPM |
0:06 |
8 |
Elia Viviani INEOS Grenadiers |
0:10 |
9 |
Peter Sagan TotalEnergies |
0:10 |
10 |
Danny van Poppel BORA - hansgrohe |
0:10 |
45 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:10 |
50 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:10 |
111 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:48 |
112 |
Jan Hirt
Soudal - Quick Step |
4:16 |
1 |
Tomas Contte Argentina |
10 pt |
2 |
Marcos Omar Mendez Argentina |
8 pt |
3 |
Christofer Robín Jurado López Panamá es Cultura y Valores |
6 pt |
4 |
Stefano Gandin Team Corratec |
6 pt |
5 |
Alessandro Santaromita Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
4 pt |
6 |
Marcelo Nahuel Mendez Municipalidad de Rawson |
4 pt |
7 |
Óscar Sevilla Ribera Team Medellin - EPM |
2 pt |
8 |
Manuele Tarozzi Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
2 pt |
9 |
Leandro Carlos Messineo Chimbas Te Quiero |
1 pt |
1 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team DSM |
7:41:38 |
2 |
Iker Bonillo Martin Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
0:00 |
3 |
Marco Brenner Team DSM |
0:00 |
4 |
Mathias Vacek Trek - Segafredo |
0:00 |
5 |
Vicente Rojas Naranjo Chile |
0:00 |
6 |
Mattia Pinazzi Italy |
0:00 |
7 |
Matthew Riccitello Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
8 |
Mateo Kalejmann Sindicato de Empleados Públicos of San Juan |
0:00 |
9 |
Rodrigo Daniel Díaz Municipalidad de Rawson |
0:00 |
10 |
Quinn Simmons Trek - Segafredo |
0:20 |
1 | Team DSM | 23:04:54 |
2 | BORA - hansgrohe | 0:00 |
3 | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:00 |
4 | Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | 0:00 |
5 | Soudal - Quick Step | 0:00 |
6 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:00 |
7 | Team Corratec | 0:00 |
8 | Israel - Premier Tech | 0:00 |
9 | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
10 | TotalEnergies | 0:00 |