Jakobsen dismisses idea of a QuickStep-AlphaVinyl sprinter rivalry with Cavendish

Dutch Fabio Jakobsen of Deceuninck QuickStep and British Mark Cavendish of Deceuninck QuickStep pictured at the start of the BincheChimayBinche Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke one day cycling race of 1986 km Tuesday 05 October 2021 BELGA PHOTO LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ Photo by LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
Fabio Jakobsen and Mark Cavendish at Binche-Chimay-Binche last year (Image credit: Laurie Dieffembacq/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images)

Fabio Jakobsen has tried to dismiss any intra-team rivalry between himself and Mark Cavendish for QuickStep-AlphaVinyl's sprinter role at the 2022 Tour de France, accepting that the best, on form sprinter, will have the highly coveted role in July. 

Jakobsen and Cavendish have an excellent relationship and have helped and supported each other as they overcame their injuries and returned to their best sprinting form. However QuickStep-AlphaVinyl team manager Patrick Lefevere has made it clear that the Belgian team will only take one sprinter to the Tour de France.         

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Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.