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Sprinters dominate Tour de France stages two & three
Stage winner Netherlands' Fabio Jakobsen, left, crosses the finish line ahead of Belgium's Wout Van Aert, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, right and second place, and Denmark's Mads Pedersen, center and third place, during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 125.8 miles with start in Roskilde and finish in Nyborg, Denmark, Saturday, July 2, 2022
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ON SATURDAY, Fabio Jakobsen won stage two of the Tour de France in a reduced sprint finish after a late crash split the peloton in Nyborg.
It marked a remarkable comeback for the 25-year-old Dutchman, making his tour debut less than two years after suffering life-threatening injuries in a crash at the Tour of Poland.
He delivered Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s second stage win in as many days as he beat Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen to the line.
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