Fabio Jakobsen’s difficult season noticed him sidelined for months after present process iliac artery surgical procedure, solely to endure a fractured collarbone in a crash throughout his comeback on the Renewi Tour in August.
The 29-year-old made a short return on the Tour of Holland, which his Picnic–PostNL crew described on social media as “an opportunity to race once more on house Dutch soil earlier than the top of the season.” After two phases, Jakobsen determined to name it early and deal with restoration forward of his 2026 marketing campaign.
“It was damaged within the center by two inches, they usually needed to pull it again as a result of it was damaged into 5 items. My left collarbone is mainly a plate, and that was seven weeks in the past, however once I lie on it, it is nonetheless stiff. Once I get up, it is also swollen. So it is nonetheless therapeutic,” Jakobsen informed IDL.
“However I will be again in coaching on November 1st, as a result of I believe I may use some extra quantity and depth to get my engine going once more,” he stated. “And I’ve to say I am actually trying ahead to it, as a result of it is all taken lengthy sufficient now,” he added.
“With a standard winter, I can simply compete within the sprints once more, as a result of I really feel like I can do it.”
He’s concentrating on an early begin to the 2026 season, with plans to race both on the Tour Down Below (January 20–25) in Australia, which might be his debut on the occasion, or observe the same schedule to 2025 with the AlUla Tour (January 27–31) in Saudi Arabia and the UAE Tour (February 16–22). Jakobsen earned two top-six finishes on the UAE Tour in 2024 and 2025.
