The consequences of yesterday’s crash in the bunch sprint remained the focus of the morning.

Barbara Jerschina, a doctor who treated Jakobsen, had last night said the Dutch rider was fighting for his life after being placed into a medically-induced coma after sustaining a substantial loss of blood, a cerebral cranial injury and a broken palate.

A Deceuninck-Quick-Step statement confirmed Jakobsen had undergone "facial surgery" during the night, with the team describing his condition as stable.

Deceuninck-Quick-Step added that doctors will attempt to wake Jakobsen up later today.

The Dutch rider suffered the injuries after crashing into the barriers in the final metres of the stage in Katowice after colliding with compatriot Dylan Groenewegen.

Groenewegen was disqualified from the race and could face further action, with the International Cycling Union (UCI) saying he had caused the crash with his "dangerous behaviour", which it said it "strongly condemned".

Deceuninck-Quick-Step owner Patrick Lefevere yesterday tweeted that they should put "this guy in jail", accusing Groenewegen of a "criminal act".

He has since confirmed his intent to report Groenewegen to the police.

"I confirm what I said on Twitter," Lefevere told the Belga news agency.

"It was a very dirty move from Groenewegen.

"We have already filed a complaint to the UCI and we will file a complaint to the Polish police, we won’t let this drop."

Groenewegen, who suffered a broken collarbone in the crash, apologised for the incident on Twitter, while Jumbo-Visma boss Richard Plugge called Lefevere to apologise.

"I hate what happened yesterday," Groenewegen wrote.

"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."

The first stage race since the coronavirus shutdown continued today.

Poland's Kamil Małecki began in the race lead due to withdrawals caused by yesterday’s crash, with race regulations preventing his CCC Team’s request to refuse to accept the leader’s jersey.

Małecki did not feature in a bunch sprint at the conclusion of the 151-kilometre route from Opole to Zabrze.

Denmark’s Pedersen secured his first victory since becoming road race world champion, as the Trek-Segafredo rider triumphed in a time of 3 hours, 26min 2sec.

Germany’s Pascal Ackermann and Italy’s Davide Ballerini rounded off the top three, ending on the same time as the stage winner.

Tomorrow’s stage is set to see the riders face a 203km route from Wadowice to Bielsko-Biała.