Kittel swaps Belgium's Quick Step for Katusha Alpecin


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 17 Aug 2017

Quick-Step Floors rider Marcel Kittel of Germany celebrates his win on the finish line during stage 11 from Eymet to Pau, France. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

(Reuters) - German sprinter Marcel Kittel has left Belgium's Quick Step-Floors and signed a two-year deal with Swiss cycling team Katusha Alpecin.

The 29-year-old, who joins world time-trial champion Tony Martin at Katusha, said he was looking forward to the new challenge.

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