Kittel quits Tour de France on stage five

What had promised to be an exciting Tour de France debut for young German sprinter Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) turned into a horrible ride. One hour after leaving Rouen in the fifth stage of the Tour de France the German rider from Arnstadt abandoned the race. Kittel is the fourth rider to pull out of the three-week stage race in France.

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