Marcel Kittel
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| Full name | Marcel Kittel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1988 Arnstadt, Bezirk Erfurt, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2010 | Thüringer Energie Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2015 | Skil–Shimano | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Etixx–Quick-Step | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Team Katusha–Alpecin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcel Kittel (born 11 May 1988) is a German former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the Team Giant–Alpecin, Quick-Step Floors and Team Katusha–Alpecin squads. As a junior, he specialised in time trials, even winning a bronze medal in the World Championships for cyclists aged under 23. When he became a professional in 2011, he specialised in bunch sprints, winning 19 stages across the three Grand Tours, and taking 89 wins in his professional career.
After retirement, he started working as ambassador for Endura and ROSE Bikes. Since 2021 he has been Tour de France analyst for Dutch national broadcaster NOS. Starting from the 2026 Season, he will be returning to professional Sports as "Sprint Coach" for the Unibet Tietema Rockets