Fabio Jakobsen is back home. Two weeks after his heavy crash in the Tour of Poland, the Deceuninck-QuickStep cyclist says he feared for his life.
“It was a difficult, dark period for me in intensive care, where I had the fear of not surviving”, says Jakobsen, who after a sprint duel with Dylan Groenewegen at high speed in the gates flew.
“Trauma doctors, doctors and nurses at the finish line in Katowice saved my life,” realizes Jakobsen, who later underwent surgery in Sosnowiec. “Here they gave me the opportunity to live. I am very grateful to all the hospital staff.”
Rehabilitate
A long period of rehabilitation has begun for 23-year-old Jakobsen. “Step by step I can start to live more independently”, Jakobsen continues on Instagram. “At the moment I am at home, where the wounds in my face and injuries can continue to recover.”
“In the coming weeks and months I will undergo more operations and treatments to repair injuries to my face. Step by step I can slowly look to the future and I will fight to recover.”
Watch the images of the heavy crash in the Tour of Poland below:
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