Fabio Jakobsen wins 2021 La Vuelta a Espana Stage 4

Team Deceuninck Quick Step's Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen (C) celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 4th stage of the 2021 La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain, a 163,9km race from El Burgo de Osma to Molina de Aragon, on August 17, 2021. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images) /

On Aug. 17 Fabio Jakobsen powered past the competition to win Stage 4 of the 2021 La Vuelta a Espana.

Fabio Jakobsen beat out Arnaud Demare and others in a sprint finish to win Stage 4 of 2021 La Vuelta a Espana. The stage win comes after the crash in the 2020 Tour of Poland that left him seriously injured.

The peloton eventually caught the breakaway with 13 kilometers left to go and Jakobsen pushed past Team Groupama FDJ’s Demare in the final meters to finish first.

Team Alpecin-Fenix’s Sacha Modolo originally made the first try to sprint to the finish line at the tail end of the race but Jakobsen managed to pass him as well.

Team Education First -Nippo’s Magnus Cort Nielsen took third place on the stage in the final group push across the finish line.

2021 La Vuelta a Espana overall standings

Race leader Rein Taaramae had crashed in the last two kilometers and managed to remount and catch up. The crash happened in the last three kilometers so Taaramae was given the same timing as the rest of the group. This allowed him to maintain the overall race lead despite Jakobsen’s win.

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