Matteo Trentin has called on everyone involved in professional cycling to accept responsibility for Fabio Jacobsen's crash at the Tour de Pollogne.

Jacobsen woke up from a medically induced coma on Friday, but faces a long and difficult recovery from multiple facial fractures and a damaged trachea.

In the Katowice downhill finish, Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma) moved to the right and blocked Jacobsen's path as he approached rapidly along the barrier, then others crashed hard. He gave an interview to Dutch broadcaster NOS on Friday in which he said he regretted what he had done, but was suspended by the team pending the outcome of a UCI investigation.

Trentin, who is riding Milan-San Remo with the CCC team, was deeply concerned about Jacobsen and the other riders involved, as were his colleagues, when they saw footage of the Tour de Pollogne crash. The Italian classic rider is vice president of the Italian ACCPI riders' association and has worked hard and spoken out about rider safety and riders' rights.

After his crash in the Tour de Pollogne, he was not afraid to do it again, but refrained from making specific accusations while Jacobsen was hospitalized.

"I would like to give a detailed and clear answer, but to be honest I don't want to say too much before Fabio is feeling better. He told Cycling News before Milan-San Remo.

"My feeling is that everyone is responsible for this accident. As riders, as race organizers, as the CPA riders' association, as the UCI, as teams, and cycling as a whole, everyone is responsible. No one can say that it is not their fault or that they are not responsible.

The crash was made more violent when a roadside barrier to separate the spectators from the course was damaged when Jacobsen took the impact. In addition to seriously injuring the Dutch champion, the barrier broke apart and spun out onto the road, causing Marc Sarrault (Groupama-FDJ), Eduardo Prades (Movistar), and Damien Touze (Cofidis) to fall.

Caleb Yuan (Lotto-Soudal) called on the sprinters to respect each other more and limit the risks in the sprint. Trentin hopes that this incident will bring the athletes together.

"We need to unite. Unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened; it is the most recent.

"First of all, the UCI really needs to wise up and listen to the people. The safety of the finish area has been questioned for years. The riders continue to race on it and the teams don't say a word until something happens.

"We hope that it won't be like when the helmets were introduced and Andrei Kivilev died. We must work together and find common ground in cycling for once and for all involved."