Volta ao Algarve 2022 - Fabio Jakobsen sprints to Stage One victory after supreme Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl performance

Fabio Jakobsen sprinted to Stage One victory at the Volta ao Algarve after a display of supreme dominance from his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team. The Dutch rider was largely untroubled in powering over the final metres, able to sit up and celebrate before the finish line in Lagos. Ad/> The lead group, reduced due to a couple of reasonably sizeable crashes earlier, was splintered further by a powerful turn from Remco Evenepoel to tee up the rest of Jakobsen's lead-out train.

CyclingThomas wants to 'prove people wrong' ahead of season debut in Portugal7 HOURS AGO And the Dutchman continued his outstanding early-season form with a comfortable win, completing a hat-trick of victories into Lagos having also won into the coastal town in 2019 and 2020. «It was perfect. We controlled the race all day,» Jakobsen said after taking the leader's jersey in Portugal.

«I have to thank my teammates — a sprinter cannot win without them and this is their victory. »I know this finish quite well. We do our training camp here and I have won here before.

/> «Big thanks to Remco — he is here for the general classification but he does his job in the leadout. [It was an] amazing day.» Bora-Hansgrohe's Jordi Meeus followed Jakobsen home but was relegated for changing his line in his sprint; Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) was thus awarded second, with Alexander Kristoff (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) third. Jakobsen won twice at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana earlier in February ahead of a season that may see him head to the Tour de France as Quick-Step's lead sprinter.