Cycling: Fabio Jakobsen can look forward to another stage win at the Vuelta a Espana. The Dutchman won stage 16 in a bunch sprint.
Jakobsen extends the lead in the sprint classification
The 180-kilometer stage from Laredo to Santa Cruz de Bezana was again one for Fabio Jacobsen (Deceuninck - Quick Step). The Dutchman won the section in a bunch sprint, having previously been left behind. He let Jordy Meeus (Bora – hansgrohe) and Matteo Trentin (UAE) behind.
UAE tries to lose Jakobsen
The 16th stage of the Vuelta a Espana was long led by a 5-strong lead group. Mikel Bizkarra (Euskaltel – Euskadi), Jetse Bol (Burgos – bra), Stan Dewulf (AG2R – Citroën), Dimitri Claeys (Qhubeka-NextHash), Quinn Simmons (Trek – Segafredo) and Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto – Soudal) were chased by the sprinter teams and eventually caught up in time. Also due to the UAE Team Emirates speeding up. The men of Matteo Trentin tried to lose the competing sprinters on a hill. This also worked for a short time. Fabio Jacobsen However, (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) was able to reconnect and win the stage.
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