Fabio Jakobsen has been woken from his coma and his condition has been described as "good", Tour of Poland race organisers have said.
Dutch rider Jakobsen (23) was placed in a medically-induced coma after sustaining life-threatening injuries in a high-speed crash at the end of Wednesday's opening stage in Katowice and had facial surgery on Thursday.
Tour of Poland posted an update on Twitter, saying: "We have good news from the hospital in Sosnowiec! Fabio Jakobsen is awake now from the coma. Condition is 'good'."
We have good news from the hospital in Sosnowiec! @FabioJakobsen is awake now from the coma. Condition is "good". 👌#tdp20 @deceuninck_qst
— Tour de Pologne (@Tour_de_Pologne) August 7, 2020
Fellow Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen has apologised for Wednesday's collision, which occurred after he had drifted across the road into Jakobsen's path during a downhill sprint finish.
"I hate what happened," Groenewegen said on Twitter. "I can't find the words to describe how sorry I am for Fabio and others who have been dropped or hit.
"At the moment, the health of Fabio is the most important thing. I think about him constantly."
Jakobsen crashed over a barrier and into a race official and was airlifted to hospital.
His team, Deceuninck-QuickStep, later confirmed he had not suffered brain or spinal injuries.
Groenewegen crossed the finish line first, but was later disqualified and the 27-year-old's action was condemned by cycling's governing body.
A UCI statement read: "The Union Cycliste Internationale strongly condemns the dangerous behaviour of rider Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma), who sent Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quickstep) into the barriers a few metres from the finish, causing a collective crash at the end of the first stage of the Tour of Poland.
"The UCI, which considers the behaviour unacceptable, immediately referred the matter to the disciplinary commission to request the imposition of sanctions commensurate with the seriousness of the facts."
Movistar rider Edu Prades was also involved in the incident and spent a night in hospital after suffering a small fracture to a cervical vertebra and a wound to his back.
