{"id":185523,"date":"2021-08-18T08:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=185523"},"modified":"2021-08-18T08:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:39:53","slug":"jakobsen-on-the-vuelta-stage-win-its-a-dream-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/08\/18\/jakobsen-on-the-vuelta-stage-win-its-a-dream-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Jakobsen on the Vuelta Stage Win: \u201cIt&#8217;s a Dream Come True.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>He had to battle his way back after the horrible crash that happened a year ago at the Tour of Poland but he\u2019s done it. And it felt really good to see Fabio Jakobsen in the Green Jersey after Vuelta\u2019s stage 4. Jakobsen was perfectly placed by the Deceuninck &#8211; Quick-Step team before using Arnaud D\u00e9mare\u2019s (Groupama-FDJ) slipstream to power around and claim the win.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a dream come true,\u201d Jakobsen admitted after the stage. \u201cYou know, after the crash, it was a long way back but I&#8217;m happy I&#8217;m here. It took a lot of time and a lot of effort has gone into this by a lot of other people and I think this is also their victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yessssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabioJakobsen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FabioJakobsen<\/a> wins again in a Grand Tour, taking stage 4 of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaVuelta21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaVuelta21<\/a> after a huge sprint!<br \/>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GettySport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GettySport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xsBUpoVQud\">pic.twitter.com\/xsBUpoVQud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Soudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team (@soudalquickstep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/soudalquickstep\/status\/1427654953951170563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The 24-year-old Dutch rider made his return to racing at the Tour of Turkey back in April and helped Mark Cavendish to take his four stage wins. Then in Algarve, he supported Sam Bennett. And then at the Tour of Wallonie, he won two stages against the sprinters of the likes of Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka-NextHash). He seems to be in perfect form now and is grateful to everyone who helped him get there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Fabio Jakobsen = back \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Jakobsen heeft de vierde etappe van de Ronde van Spanje gewonnen. De 24-jarige Nederlander , die voor het eerst sinds zijn heftige valpartij weer een grote ronde rijdt, was in de massasprint de sterkste. \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LkkC65UCiF\">https:\/\/t.co\/LkkC65UCiF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uPb0OFExlo\">pic.twitter.com\/uPb0OFExlo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NOS Sport (@NOSsport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOSsport\/status\/1427682966113701888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Talking about all the doctors, surgeons and medical staff in Poland, to my second family here, the team and everybody in between, this is also their victory,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s also my family&#8217;s victory because they are the reason I am here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Will he retain the \u0160koda Green Jersey? 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