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Deceuninck–Quick-Phase team supervisor Patrick Lefevere insisted on legal action from Jumbo-Visma sprinter Dylan Groenewegen for the crash that despatched Fabio Jakobsen to the healthcare facility through phase 1 of the Tour of Poland.
Groenewegen, in the meantime, has apologized for the terrifying incident.
“I hate what occurred yesterday. I just can’t find the phrases to describe how sorry I am for Fabio and other folks who have been dropped or strike. At the second, the health of Fabio is the most important matter. I assume about him continually,” wrote Groenewegen on the social network.
Ik vind het verschrikkelijk wat er gisteren gebeurd is. Ik kan de woorden niet vinden om te beschrijven hoe erg ik het vind voor Fabio en anderen die zijn gevallen of geraakt.
Op dit moment is vooral de gezondheid van Fabio het allerbelangrijkste. Ik denk aan hem, frequent.
— Dylan Groenewegen (@GroenewegenD) August 6, 2020
Groenewegen’s tweet followed several apologies made by his Jumbo-Visma crew next the crash, which sent Jakobsen, 23, tumbling into the boundaries at the tail end of a large-velocity spring into Katowice. Jakobsen tangled with Groenewegen right after the Jumbo-Visma sprinter appeared to veer to his appropriate in the course of the final meters of the sprint. The two Dutchmen designed get in touch with and Jakobsen was thrown into the obstacles.
Jakobsen experienced significant injuries in the slide and was placed in a coma at a healthcare facility in Katowice.
On Wednesday night Jumbo-Visma boss Richard Plugge known as Lefevere to individually apologize for the incident.
“I informed him he was a courageous male to connect with me, and that I are unable to fully grasp why Groenewegen did what he did,” Lefevere reported.
“I have watched the sprint dozens of periods and I can’t fathom why Groenewegen did that,” Lefevere additional.
In the hrs next the crash Lefevere was remarkably significant of Groenewegen’s dash and tweeted that the Dutch rider should be despatched to jail for the crash. Lefevere verified to reporters that he thinks Groenewegen really should experience penalties exterior of cycling for the incident.
“I affirm what I stated on Twitter. It was a extremely filthy transfer from Groenewegen,” Lefevere explained to the Belga news agency. “We have by now submitted a criticism to the UCI and we will file a criticism to the Polish law enforcement, we will not let this drop.”
The UCI formerly claimed it “strongly condemns the dangerous actions of Dylan Groenewegen,” and the Dutchman was disqualified from the race. The UCI has referred the incident to a disciplinary panel.
Groenewegen experienced a broken collarbone and was also despatched to a healthcare facility pursuing the crash to go through an procedure on the personal injury. On Wednesday evening Plugge and crew director Merijn Zeeman frequented the Dutchman in the healthcare facility to explore the incident.
“We permit him notify his story briefly,” Plugge reported. “Dylan feels terrible about what happened. He was deeply impacted by it. Also for him the restoration of Fabio and the other individuals who have been wounded in this horrible crash is all that counts now. Shortly we will examine the incident in depth with him. Our views are with the victims and we hope with all our coronary heart for a excellent recovery.”
