German Kittel joins Etixx-Quick Step


  • Cycling
  • Monday, 05 Oct 2015

Marcel Kittel of Germany gives a thumbs-up before the Tour de France Saitama Criterium cycling race in Saitama, north of Tokyo October 25, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

PARIS (Reuters) - German sprinter Marcel Kittel is joining the Belgian team Etixx-Quick Step for the 2016 and 2017 seasons after being released from his Giant-Alpecin contract.

"We are thrilled about the arrival of Marcel," team manager Patrick Lefevere said in a statement on Monday.

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