One might have expected a post of compliments from Cavendish to Jakobsen, which however hasn't arrived yet, at least not on Twitter or Instagram. Mark didn't take his exclusion from the Tour well at all., which came after the victory of the British Championships and on his Instagram profile the day the Tour started he published a photo of himself working on the roof of his house (opening image), with a short text: «Handyman for hire», handyman for hire.
«I don't know mate – replied Mark Renshaw, his last man from the early days and now one of the organisers of the World Championships in Wollongong – I think that there would be teams that would like to hire a sprinter capable of winning».
After all what he did to return to Quick StepWill Cavendish consider leaving her again? Jakobsen doesn't think about it and goes straight aheadHe'd been waiting for that goal for 15 years. And as Lefevere says, the winner is always right.
A special story
«It is definitely a special story – Jakobsen said in a low voice at the press conference – you can almost call it a fairy tale. Maybe this is the time for thanksI'll never forget how my girlfriend and my family drove me back and forth to the hospital every time. Then the team: They knew the road back would be long, but they never lost faith in me.My father and father-in-law, for every time they ride their scooters during my training sessions. And my teammates. Tonight I'll go from room to room to thank them. They're my second family. Even when I could barely walk, they believed in me».
The miracle of Cor, 85 years old
Thinking about the story still gives me goosebumps. The story of that talented boy who was about to die in the fastest sprint in the world, due to a prohibited maneuver and fake barriers.
“After that terrible accident,” he reconstructed while speaking to the press, “they transformed me into a person who could live normally again. Then they turned me back into a cyclist and now I'm a sprinter againFor this I have to say thank you to Cor, my osteopath at home. He couldn't give me back my teeth (laughing, ed.), but he made my body elastic again. The impact of the accident was so great that some muscles stopped working.. He made sure they were reactivated. Cor played an important role in my return, even though he is 85 years old.".
The Massage Wizard
Our colleagues from the Flemish Het Nieuwsblad come to our aid. Cor is Cor Van Wanrooij and is no stranger to the Dutch sporting sceneThey say it is the guardian angel of motocross riders, as it seems that Anyone who visits him after a broken collarbone can wave his arms again after two daysAnd all without paying exorbitant bills. Reportedly, Van Wanrooij would do anything for the love of sportSome people jokingly claim that it works miracles, and Jakobsen certainly won't be the one to say that it isn't true.Cor knows exactly what he's doing – he explains – and I will be eternally grateful to him."
Whoever wins is right
Yesterday's sprint was a team masterpiece, as we have told. But the young Dutchman's winning debut has really the taste of a new birthLike Pantani's return. As he expects to happen with Bernal. Many have returned, not all have returned victorious..
«This victory – says Patrick Lefevere – demonstrates that we made the right choice in believing in himI'm still shaking. I think about his journey from Poland two years ago to this victory in Denmark, and I'm very happy for him. We've started the Tour very well, a sign that we've chosen the right men. The winner is always rightIt's just a shame that Lampaert lost the yellow jersey, but that's okay."
