Report: Kittel to transfer to Etixx-QuickStep for 2016

Marcel Kittel could ride for Etixx-QuickStep in 2016 after reports in Belgium suggest he is about to buy his way out of his contract with Giant-Alpecin and move to Etixx-QuickStep. Kittel has apparently already agreed personal terms with Etixx-QuickStep team manager Patrick Lefevere and the team is rumoured to have secured a German sponsor which could be announced this morning during a special press conference in Belgium.