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Diaranson 18 augustus 2021

Jakobsen earns Vuelta stage win 1 year after horrific crash

newegen in the final sprint of bunch, maintaining a 25-sec-
the first stage at the Tour of ond overall lead over Kenny
Poland. Groenewegen later Elissonde.
received a nine-month sus-
pension by the International "I don't really know how I
Cycling Union. crashed. I went down but I'm
alright. I don't have many in-
"It took a lot of time and a lot juries. I'm a little bit burned,"
of efforts by a lot of people," Taaramae said. "If there's
Jakobsen said. "This is also no wind tomorrow, I prob-
their victory. I'm talking about ably can keep the jersey, and
the doctors, the surgeons, the the day after tomorrow, it's a
medical staff in Poland until small hill at the finish. I think
my second family here, the I have the legs to hang on if
team, and everybody in be- I position myself well at the
tween. It's also my family's bottom of the climb. I think
victory because they are the I can keep it two more stages
reason why I am here." and then the Alicante stage
will be a big battle, and it will
Jakobsen passed Arnaud De- probably be too hard."
mare only a few meters (feet)
from the finish line at the Two-time Vuelta champion
end of the 163.9-kilometer Primoz Roglic was third
(101.8-mile) flat stage into overall, 30 seconds off the
Molina de Aragón. lead. Roglic won the first
stage but lost the lead when
"It was a hectic bunch sprint," Taaramae made a dominant
he said. "I just had a little bit final climb in the race's first
more in the legs at the end. mountain stage on Monday.
I'm happy I could pass him.
I wasn't sure I could do it but Riders will face another flat
MOLINA DE ARAGÓN, final stretch of the closing Rein Taaramae held on at I'm glad I did it for my team- stage that should favor the
Spain (AP) — About a year sprint to win the fourth stage the top of the overall stand- mates because this is also sprinters again on Wednes-
ago, Fabio Jakobsen was of the Spanish Vuelta. ings despite crashing with a their victory." day, a 184.4-kilometer
on a hospital bed fighting couple of kilometers (miles) (114.6-miles) route that will
for his life in an induced "It's a dream come true," said to go. Taaramae crashed with about finish in Albacete in south-
coma after a horrific crash the Dutchman from team two kilometers (1.2 miles) eastern Spain.
at the Tour of Poland. Deceuninck-Quick Step. It was Jakobsen's biggest vic- to go as the peloton went
"After the crash, it was a long tory since he needed recon- around a wide turn. The Es- This year's three-week Grand
On Tuesday, he was a stage way back. But I'm happy I'm structive facial surgery after tonian appeared to hurt his Tour race will end in San-
winner again at a Grand Tour here." being pushed into the road- shoulder but was able to get tiago Compostela instead of
race, taking the lead in the side barriers by Dylan Groe- up quickly and rejoin the Madrid.

Falcons first NFL team to have 100% of players vaccinated

FLOWERY BRANCH, The Falcons opened training the first team to reach 100%.
Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta camp with more than 90% of
Falcons have become the their players vaccinated, and Atlanta becomes the first
first NFL team to have they confirmed Monday they team able to have all its play-
all of its players complete reached 100%. The NFL an- ers not wear masks around
COVID-19 vaccinations. nounced the Falcons were the facility and eat and work
out together.

Meanwhile, defensive end
John Cominsky has been
placed in the concussion pro-
tocol and will miss this week's
preseason game at Miami.

Cominsky was injured in the
third quarter of Friday night's
23-3 loss to the Tennessee
Titans. The third-year player
played in 13 games, including
two starts, and had 28 tackles
and one sack last season.
The Falcons have released
linebacker George Obinna
and offensive lineman Bryce
Hargrove and waived-injured
wide receiver J'Mon Moore.
The team also has waived de-
fensive lineman John Atkins,
cornerback Marcus Murphy
and offensive lineman Wil-
liam Sweet.