Cycling – Binckbank Tour ’18 Stage 1: Fabio Jakobsen Wins
Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen won the opening stage of the BinckBank Tour, courtesy of his sprint skills which allowed him to overtake Marcel Kittel and Caleb Ewan, and win the 177.3 km race.
Today Binckbank Tour started with quite a hard stage. Heavy rain and wind made it not easy today. Congrats to @fabiojakobsen
for another strong victory. ??
Tomorrow the fight against the… https://t.co/Q9JphGCiHa— Maximilian Schachman (@MaxSchachmann) August 13, 2018
Fabio Jakobsen is a Dutch national and a professional cyclist. He currently represents the cycling team by the name of Quick-Step Floors.
Of only 21 years of age, Jakobsen, appeared in tantalising form, and this was the reason as to why he outsprinted a field including a portion of the world’s best cyclists.
Results – BinckBank Tour – Stage 1
1. Fabio Jakobsen
2. Marcel Kittel
3. Caleb Ewan
4. Kristoffer Halvorsen
5. Max Walscheid
6. Dylan Groenewegen
7. Matteo Pelucchi
8. Timothy Dupont
9. Jasper Stuyven
10. Riccardo Minali
General Classification
1. Fabio Jakobsen
2. Marcel Kittel
3. Elmar Reinders
4. Caleb Ewan
5. Manuele Boaro
6. Dimitri Peyskens
7. Matej Mohoric
8. Thomas Sprengers
9. Kristoffer Halvorsen
10. Max Walscheid
Victory for @FabioJakobsen ?? @quickstepteam in 1st stage of #BinckBankTour ????#BBT # pic.twitter.com/HfJemrf7jn
— Hugo Pieters (@HugoPieters1) August 13, 2018
#BinckBankTour ??
Thank you all for following our live tweets of stage 1 of the Binck Bank Tour where Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Floors) took the victory ahead of Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) and Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott). See you all tomorrow for the ITT. pic.twitter.com/3ZR2UNZpE5— La Bicicleta News (@LaBicicletaNews) August 13, 2018
That’s that from me. Fabio Jakobsen gets another big win and another win for Quickstep. Weather brightening up in Bolsward now too. I’m @TimBonvilleGinn, see you tomorrow for the ITT. #BinckBankTour
— ByTheMinute Cycling ? (@ByTheMinCycle) August 13, 2018
Fabio Jakobsen is just so good, it’s mad he’s only 21! He’s gaining a bit of a reputation for winning in heavy rain – did it at Scheldeprijs too #BinckBankTour
— Dan Deakins (@DanDeakins) August 13, 2018
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