Fabio Jakobsen (Dsm-firmenich PostNL) deserted the Tour de France early throughout stage 12 after being dropped from the peloton through the early assaults.
The Dutch sprinter was reportedly not feeling 100%. He was first dropped after 15km of quick racing, fought for 20 km however finally climbed off when he was timed greater than 4 minutes behind the peloton.
“Tough occasions by no means final however robust folks do,” the Dsm-firmenich PostNL group posted on social media.
“After battling via a quick and climb-filled #TDF2024, Fabio Jakobsen is compelled to desert the Tour, not feeling 100%.
“We zullen samen sterker terugkomen, Fabio! – We will come again stronger collectively, Fabio!” the group added in Dutch.
His teammate Nils Eekhoff was additionally concerned in an early crash with race chief Tadej Pogacar however was capable of return to the peloton.
Jakobsen gained a stage of the 2022 Tour de France and has 46 profession victories.
His profession nearly led to 2020 when he clashed with Dylan Groenewegen within the high-speed dash on stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne. Jakobsen suffered severe facial accidents however returned to racing in April 2021, whereas Groenewegen was banned for 9 months.
Jakobsen joined Dsm-firmenich PostNL for 2024 however has to this point solely gained a stage on the Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye.
His abandon comes solely hours after Astana-Qazaqstan introduced Michael Mørkøv can be a DNS on stage 12 following a constructive COVID-19, amid considerations of a number of potential circumstances within the peloton.