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Marcel Kittel
Highlights: Kittel train rolls on for 5th stage win
What do Marcel Kittel and François Faber have in common? They’re the only riders in the history of the Tour de France to have won at least five of the first 11 stages at a Tour de France edition. What makes it even more remarkable is that these extraordinary feats are separated by more than […]
Highlights: Kittel continues Tour sprint domination with fourth stage win
Stage 10 is one of the flattest of the 2017 Tour de France. Despite the heroic efforts of the breakaway riders, it came down to the sprinters with Marcel Kittel continuing his excellent form to cross the line first and grabbing his fourth win of the Tour. Highlights Last Kilometre On-board camera Results: Top 10 […]
Highlights: Kittel wins by a whisker
Marcel Kittel won by a whisker stage 7 of the Tour de France after another sweltering day in the saddle, which took the riders over 213.5 kilometers from Troyes to Nuits-Saint-Georges, a new-entry in the race. It was his 12th stage success at the Tour de France, one which saw him equal the record set […]
Highlights: Kittel commands stage 6 win
Marcel Kittel celebrated his 11th Tour de France stage victory in Troyes, a town which played host to a stage finish for the first time in 17 years. Once again, the closing kilometers were impossible to control by the sprinters’ teams due to the nervousness and fierce battle for positioning, so when it came to […]
Highlights: Kittel shows early form on first sprint stage
Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac) and Yoann Offredo (Wanty-Gobert) spent a wet 200 kilometres in the breakaway only to be caught by the peloton in the final stretch. An untidy sprint ensued with Quick-Step Floors’s Marcel Kittel appearing from the pack when it counted, crossing the line first ahead of Arnaud Démare (FDJ). Stage 2 Highlights Last […]