Kittel and Giant-Alpecin part ways

German sprinter Marcel Kittel and Giant-Alpecin have both announced that the rider’s contract has been nullified and that he is free to sign for another team in 2016. Although no announcement about a new team has been made, it’s expected that the sprinter will ride for Etixx-QuickStep. However, the Belgian team quickly moved to deny that the rider has already signed with them when contacted by Cyclingnews today.

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