Tour of Poland organisers have revealed Fabio Jakobsen is out of a coma and in a "good" condition two days after his high-speed crash at the end of stage one.
Deceuninck-QuickStep rider Jakobsen was in a serious but stable condition after being airlifted to a hospital in Katowice following the incident on Wednesday.
The Dutchman underwent facial surgery and Deceuninck-QuickStep said doctors would try and wake the 23-year-old up on Thursday.
There was a positive update on his condition on Friday.
A tweet from the Tour of Poland account said: "We have good news from the hospital in Sosnowiec! @FabioJakobsen is awake now from the coma. Condition is 'good'."
Dylan Groenewegen apologised on Thursday after he was disqualified for causing the crash.
Jumbo-Wisma rider Groenewegen was strongly condemned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) for his "dangerous behaviour".
He posted on Twitter: "I hate what happened yesterday [Wednesday]. I can't find the words to describe how sorry I am for Fabio and others who have fallen or been hit.
"At the moment, the health of Fabio is the most important thing. I think about him constantly."
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