Team dsm-firmenich PostNL take Tour of Türkiye opening stage win with Fabio Jakobsen

Team dsm-firmenich PostNL secured a fantastic first win with sprinter Fabio Jakobsen today, taking the victory on the opening stage at the Tour of Türkiye.

The Tour of Türkiye got underway on Sunday, with Team dsm-firmenich PostNL riding well together in the bunch throughout the day. Taking control of the break on a steady opening stage, the team stayed safe and attentive for any danger, looking to set up fast finisher Jakobsen for the finale. Coming into the closing kilometres, the speed ramped up and the team chose their spot wisely towards the front of the peloton. Moving forward and timing their run well, they brought Dutch sprinter Jakobsen into a perfect position to launch his final push towards the line. Showing incredible speed, Jakobsen then jumped from the wheels and didn’t look back, crossing the line first in Antalya to take his first win in the bright oranje stripes of Team dsm-firmenich PostNL.

Speaking at the finish a delighted Jakobsen expressed: “Winning is always special. At the start of the season you always like to win, but I think we were close and we were working really well as a group and knew it would come. Everyone helped me really well throughout the stage today and we managed to stay together in the hectic final, especially Bram and Tobias who helped a lot there. The guys always give 100 percent so I’m really happy to get the first win with the team. I did a good training camp recently and feel that the legs are getting better and the sprint is improving, so it is nice to win here. We will go again in the next days and try for more.” 

Team dsm-firmenich PostNL coach Roy Curvers added: “It was a really messy final today but the outcome for us was good. I think we took the stage in our own hands by controlling the break and making sure we pulled it back, then setting up the sprint as good as possible in the chaos. We knew that when we could put Fabio into a position where he could start his sprint with a clear view of the line and in the top five, then we had a big chance of winning today. We succeeded in that and I’m happy that we get rewarded with the win. All-in-all it was a good day!”