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02 August, 2011 – After having dominated the first two stages, an extraordinary Marcel Kittel came over the finish line in Katowice wearing the yellow jersey, arms raised in exultation as he scored a magic hat trick, which had never been done before in the history of the Tour de Pologne. In today’s final sprint the German from Skil Shimano blew away all the competition once again, beating … [Read more...]
German rider Marcel Kittel of the Skil-Shimano team retained the yellow jersey on the Tour of Poland after winning the second stage on Monday. The 23-year-old triumphed in a sprint finish at the end of the 162km ride from Czestochowa to Dabrowa Gornicza in southern Poland, beating Australia's Heinrich Haussler of Garmin-Cervelo into second. Another Australian, Graeme Brown of Rabobank, … [Read more...]
31 July, 2011 - Marcel Kittel is the winner of the first stage in the 2011 Tour de Pologne. In keeping with tradition, the first stage has thus launched a “new name” in international cycling, who has just earned his first victory in a World Tour race on the roads of Poland. The young German rider from Team Skil Shimano is in his first pro season. In a heated final sprint in Warsaw he crossed … [Read more...]
Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) GEELONG, Australia - American Taylor Phinney added another world title to his growing list with a narrow victory in the men's under-23 time trial at the world road race cycling championships on Wednesday. In the first event of the five-day championships, two-time world individual pursuit champion Phinney took the gold medal in a winning time of … [Read more...]