Jakobsen blocked in the sprint

Fabio Jakobsen came close to what would have been his tenth win of the season, only for the 22-year-old Dutchman to be stopped 100 meters from the finish of the race’s second stage in Knokke-Heist when a rider changed direction at the last moment and forced him to hit the brakes.
Victorious most recently last weekend at Elfstedenronde, Fabio was once again guided through the hectic closing kilometers by his strong lead-out train comprising Yves Lampaert, Michael Mørkøv and Florian Sénéchal, and had the speed on the uphill drag to the line, but eventually had to settle for seventh as Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) took the win at the end of the 175.6km stage.
In the general classification, Mauro Schmid remains just 14 seconds off the lead, but also Yves and Florian are well-placed, only three seconds behind their teammate, ahead of the 11.8km individual time trial in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, which is expected to reshuffle the standings and bring more riders in contention for the overall win.
Photo credit: ©Mark Van Hecke / Getty Images
Race details
1 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Fenix |
3:48:42 |
2 |
Danny van Poppel BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
3 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
0:00 |
4 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Soudal |
0:00 |
5 |
Sasha Weemaes Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
0:00 |
6 |
Alberto Dainese Team DSM |
0:00 |
7 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:00 |
8 |
Hugo Hofstetter Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:00 |
9 |
Stanisław Aniołkowski Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB |
0:00 |
10 |
Gerben Thijssen Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux |
0:00 |
41 |
Mauro Schmid
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:00 |
58 |
Yves Lampaert
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:00 |
72 |
Florian Sénéchal
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:00 |
91 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:00 |
95 |
Stan Van Tricht
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:00 |
113 |
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:40 |
1 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
7:37:57 |
2 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Fenix |
0:06 |
3 |
Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal |
0:12 |
4 |
Danny van Poppel BORA - hansgrohe |
0:14 |
5 |
Mauro Schmid
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:14 |
6 |
Quinten Hermans Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux |
0:17 |
7 |
Yves Lampaert
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:17 |
8 |
Florian Sénéchal
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
0:17 |
9 |
Loïc Vliegen Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux |
0:18 |
10 |
Axel Zingle Cofidis |
0:19 |
44 |
Stan Van Tricht
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
1:46 |
59 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
4:50 |
104 |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
12:10 |
111 |
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
12:50 |
1 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
52 pt |
2 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Fenix |
52 pt |
3 |
Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal |
25 pt |
4 |
Danny van Poppel BORA - hansgrohe |
25 pt |
5 |
Alberto Dainese Team DSM |
25 pt |
6 |
Quinten Hermans Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux |
19 pt |
7 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Soudal |
19 pt |
8 |
Robbe Ghys Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
17 pt |
9 |
Sasha Weemaes Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
17 pt |
10 |
Lorenzo Rota Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux |
15 pt |
11 |
Florian Sénéchal
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
13 pt |
12 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
13 pt |
1 |
Thibau Nys Baloise - Trek Lions |
7:38:37 |
2 |
Luis-Joe Lührs BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
3 |
Kévin Vauquelin Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:00 |
4 |
Jenno Berckmoes Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
0:29 |
5 |
Logan Currie Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling |
1:06 |
6 |
William Blume Levy Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
1:57 |
7 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Soudal |
6:28 |
8 |
Witse Meeussen Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal |
6:28 |
9 |
Jorre Debaele Minerva Cycling |
10:35 |
10 |
Thibaut Ponsaerts Minerva Cycling |
10:35 |
1 | Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux | 22:54:51 |
2 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 0:00 |
3 | Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:20 |
4 | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:34 |
5 | Israel - Premier Tech | 0:40 |
6 | BORA - hansgrohe | 0:40 |
7 | Cofidis | 2:35 |
8 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 2:37 |
9 | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling | 2:49 |
10 | Array | 5:25 |