- Jakobsen spent two days in coma after Tour of Poland collision
- Jumbo-Visma’s Groenewegen suspended until May 2021
Dylan Groenewegen has been handed a nine-month suspension by cycling’s governing body, the UCI, after his collision with Fabio Jakobsen during the Tour of Poland in August.
Jakobsen was placed in a medically induced coma for two days after the crash at the finish line in Katowice, while Groenewegen was disqualified from the race. In a statement on Wednesday the Jumbo-Visma rider “acknowledged that he deviated from his line and committed a violation of the UCI regulations.
Written by Guardian sport
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