Jakobsen wins in Orleans after a day marked by fans

the dutch Fabio Jakobsen (Quick Step) He remains intractable to the sprint and once again showed his state of grace by imposing himself with authority against the Belgian Wout Van Aert on the second stage of the Paris Nice, between Auffargis and Orléans, 159.2 km long, marked by wind and fans, in which Frenchman Christophe Laporte managed to stay in yellow.

Jakobsen, embedded in the first group to reach the finish line after multiple cuts caused by the wind, raised his arms against the general favorites, with an enormous force that made the efforts of the men of the Jumbo Visma useless. Van Aert and Laporte had to settle for second and third places.

A flat stage, short, but nervous from start to finish, which forced the alarms to be turned on for the wind and the fans that made the day bitter for a few.

After several ups and downs, always desperately chasing others, the key movement reached 50 km from the finish line. 30 runners were ahead. All the favorites attentive, with Roglic, Quintana, the brothers Adan and Simon Yates, and some sprinters, like Jakobsen, protected by the “wolf pack”. , The race was already flying. The Jumbo with four men, the Ineos with three and the Quick Step with four were interested in asserting the numerous escape. The sprint was sung, although some, like the Swiss Bisseger, thought otherwise trying to surprise by marching alone.

The Belgian squad deployed its arsenal to 2 km from the finish, launching Lampaert, Senechal and Stybar in relays to place the win over Jakobsen on a platter. The leader Laporte was the first to attack decisively, marking the path to success for Van Aert.

Among all emerged Jakobsen. The Dutchman went out for the men in yellow and snacked on them with a sufficiency that demonstrated his status as the best sprinter at the start of the season. The 31st victory of his professional career. He is unstoppable.

This Tuesday the second stage, between Vierzon and Dun-le-Palestel, of 190.8 km, a steep route in the second part and a steep finale that may bring some surprises.

CLASSIFICATION 2ND STAGE

1- JAKOBSEN Fabio (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) 3:22:54

2- VAN AERT Wout (Jumbo-Visma) 0:00

3- LAPORTE Christophe (Jumbo-Visma) 0:00

4- MEZGEC Luka (Team Bike Exchange – Jayco) 0:00

5- PEDERSEN Mads (Trek – Segafredo) 0:00

6- STUYVEN Jasper (Trek – Segafredo) 0:00

7- MOZZATO Luca (B&B Hotels – KTM) 0:00

8- MOLANO Juan Sebastian (UAE Team Emirates) 0:00

9- NAESEN Oliver (AG2R Citroen Team) 0:00

10- BOL Cees (Team DSM) 0:00

GENERAL RANKING

1- LAPORTE Christophe (Jumbo-Visma) 7:11:15

2- VAN AERT Wout (Jumbo-Visma) 0:05

3- ROGLIC Primoz (Jumbo-Visma) 0:11

4- LATOUR Pierre (Total Energies) 0:36

5- STYBAR Zdenek (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) 0:38

Laporte, continues to lead