Fabio Jakobsen in Coma | See Groenwegen’s “Criminal Act“ in 2020 Tour de Poland

#slow_motion #criminal_act Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen was in a coma, fighting for his life on Wednesday after he was thrown into and over a barrier at 80km/h in a sickening conclusion to the opening stage of the Tour of Poland. Footage showed 23-year-old Jakobsen, of the Deceuninck-Quick Step, racing elbow-to-elbow with fellow Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen of Jumbo-Visma as both men frantically tussled in a tight sprint to the line in Katowice. However, Jakobsen came off worst, somersaulting over the barriers before colliding with a photographer after Groenewegen had veered suddenly to the right, squeezing his rival into the security wall. “His condition is very serious. His life is directly threatened,“ Tour of Poland doctor Barbara Jerschina told Polsat Sport. “Unfortunately, it is a serious head and brain injury. He has lost a lot of blood.“ Governing body, the UCI said they strongly condemned the “dangerous behaviour“ of Groenewegen. Deceuninck-Quick Step team boss Patrick Lefevere described Groene