Kittel lands third stage win after Froome falls


  • Cycling
  • Wednesday, 09 Jul 2014

Giant-Shimano team rider Marcel Kittel of Germany celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 155 km third stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Cambridge to London July 7, 2014 REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

LILLE France (Reuters) - German Marcel Kittel claimed his third win on this year's Tour de France by prevailing in a bunch sprint in Tuesday's fourth stage after defending champion Chris Froome suffered a heavy fall.

Kittel, who also triumphed in the first and third legs, took his overall tally to seven Tour stage victories after beating Norwegian Alexander Kristoff and France's Arnaud Demare.

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