Paris-Nice: Jakobsen moves on to the 'starter' after previous 'aperitif' wins

Stage winner QuickStep Alpha Vinyl Teams Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen celebrates on the podium after winning the 2nd stage of the 80th edition of the Paris Nice cycling race 1595 km between Auffargis and Orleans on March 7 2022 Photo by FRANCK FIFE AFP Photo by FRANCK FIFEAFP via Getty Images
The sight of Fabio Jakobsen on the podium is becoming a familiar sight in 2022 (Image credit: FRANCK FIFEAFP via Getty Images)

It's still early in the 2022 season, but the sight of Fabio Jakobsen celebrating as he crosses the finish is becoming more familiar with every passing race. The latest – his sixth victory in seven contested sprints and just 14 race days – came Monday at the crosswind-hit second stage of Paris-Nice.

When the peloton split in the gusts at 70 kilometres to go, Jakobsen was there along with several QuickStep-AlphaVinyl teammates and, of course, the Jumbo-Visma squad that tore up the script on stage 1. Only around 40 men made the cut, the group sticking out front until the finish.

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Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to 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, World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.

 

As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees How to Watch guides and works on The Leadout newsletter throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix and their favourite published article is from the 2024 edition of the latter: 'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix