Fabio Jakobsen: “I want to win and I get the biggest possible support here”
Fabio Jakobsen’s move from Soudal Quick-Step to Team dsm-firmenich PostNL can be considered a top transfer. The 27-year-old Dutchman is the new face of the team, which has begun a transition to return to its roots as a sprint team. This was reason enough for an extensive double interview in RIDE Magazine.
Jakobsen feels responsible as a sprinter for the success of Iwan Spekenbrink’s new project. “Definitely! That is ultimately the reason why I joined this team. I find my sporting ambitions here. I also know that there is a bit of a magnifying glass from the outside world. The pre-season went well enough, but not great.”
“A good plan was made, but everyone had to get used to each other. And I had to adapt as well. Compared to the past six years, only the Shimano cleats at the bottom of my shoe are the same. In the winter, we already said that we would be in sync at the earliest in the Giro.”
The team was not able to show that in the Giro. Due to a hard crash in the eleventh stage, Jakobsen had to withdraw early. He is now focusing on the Tour de France. “It’s very cliché, but I simply want to win sprints in the coming years. And preferably as many as possible. I hope to achieve the best possible results as a sprinter here. And of course, those are the stages in the grand tours and the one-day races that often end in a sprint.”
“I feel at home here and get the biggest possible support. I prefer to repay that as quickly as possible with as many victories as possible.”
Double interview about Jakobsen and Kool’s sprint train
In the new RIDE Magazine (€9.95), Fabio Jakobsen and Charlotte Kool delve deeper into the sprint ambitions of Team dsm-firmenich PostNL in a 10-page double interview. Their coaches Albert Timmer (Kool) and Roy Curvers (Jakobsen) also weigh in. They compare the difference between sprints in men’s and women’s races, but also see parallels with the sprint project of Skil-Shimano ten years ago when they were extremely successful within a few years, especially with Marcel Kittel. Read the double interview in the 236-page RIDE Magazine. Order your copy of the summer 2024 issue of RIDE Magazine here!
