Third sprint victory: Jakobsen are presented to himself

The Fabio Jakobsen, which had fallen a year ago, is at his 25th birthday to the third stage victory at the 76th Spain tour. The Dutch continued his impressive comeback show and won on Tuesday also the 16th stage over 180 kilometers from Laredo to Santa Cruz de Bezana in the mass sprint in front of Belgian Jordi Meeus and the Italian Matteo Trentin. Jakobsen had already won the fourth and eighth Vuelta stage.

There was no change in the overall standings. The Norwegian Outsider odd Christian Eiking, who has been wearing the red jersey for a week, is located on 54 seconds in front of the Frenchman Guillaume Martin and 1:36 minutes from PotAvorit Primoz Roglic from Slovenia.

Jakobsen was pushed on August 5th 2020 at the Poland Tour of his compatriot Dylan Groeneweg at Tempo 80 in the barrier. The sprinter was in the meantime in artificial coma and had lost almost all teeth in the fall. His face had to be sewn with 130 stitches. Only in April 2021 he celebrated his comeback at Turkey tour.

On Wednesday, Eiking could end triumphs in red when waiting for the 17th stage of the severe final rise to Lagos de Covadonga. Two mountains of the first category are waiting for the 185.8 kilometer stage. The third large state tour of the year ends on Sunday with a single time trial in Santiago de Compostela.

16 . Stage Laredo - Santa Cruz de Bezana (180,00 km):

1. Fabio Jakobsen (Netherlands) - Decuninck-Quick-Step 4:08:57 hrs.; 2. Jordi Meeus (Belgium) - Bora-Hansgrohe + 0 sec.; 3. Matteo Trentin (Italy) - UAE Team Emirates; 4. Michael Matthews (Australia) - Team BikeExchange; 5. Alberto Dainese (Italy) - Team DSM; 6. Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spain) - Caja Rural-Seguros RGA; 7. Rui Oliveira (Portugal) - UAE Team Emirates; 8. Riccardo Minali (Italy) - Wanty-Gobert; 9. Antonio Jesus Soto (Spain) - Euskaltel - Euskadi; 10. Clément Venturini (France) - AG2R Citroën Team; ... 24. Alexander Warrior (Stuttgart) - Alpecin-Fenix; 44. Nico Denz (Waldshut-Tiengen) - Team DSM ... 24 . Alexander Warrior (Stuttgart) - Alpecin-Fenix; 44. Nico Denz (Waldshut Tiengen) - Team DSM; 112. Ben Zwiehoff (Essen) - Bora-Hansgrohe + 2:05 min.; 113. Anton Palzer (Ramsau near Berchtesgaden) - Bora-Hansgrohe

Total standings single, stand after the 16th stage:

1. Odd Christian Eiking (Norway) - Wanty-Gobert 64:06:47 hrs.; 2. Guillaume Martin (France) - Cofidis + 54 sec.; 3. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) - Jumbo Visa + 1:36 min.; 4. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spain) - Movistar Team + 2:11; 5. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Colombia) - Movistar Team + 3:04; 6. Jack Haig (Australia) - Bahrain Victorious + 3:35; 7. Ean Arley Bernal Gomez (Colombia) - Ineos Grenadiers + 4:21; 8. Adam Yates (United Kingdom) - Ineos Grenadiers + 4:34; 9. Sepp Kiss (USA) - Jumbo Visa + 4:59; 10. Felix Grandschartner (Austria) - Bora-Hansgrohe + 5:31 ... 61 . Ben Zwiehoff (Essen) - Bora-Hansgrohe + 1:43:23 hrs.; 131. Anton Palzer (Ramsau near Berchtesgaden) - Bora-Hansgrohe + 2:48:56; 134. Alexander Warrior (Stuttgart) - Alpecin-Fenix ​​+ 2:50:27; 135. Nico Denz (Waldshut Tiengen) - Team DSM + 2: 52: 24

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