Marcel Kittel takes first win in almost a year at Trofeo Palma
German starts season with a much needed win
Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) took his first win in almost twelve months with victory in the Trofeo Palma - the final race of the 2019 Challenge Mallorca. The German was delivered to the line perfectly by his teammates, who had chased down an early break before Kittel won the sprint to the line ahead of Timothy Dupont (Wanty - Groupe Gobert) and Hugo Hofstetter (Cofidis).
The 30-year-old German sprinter had not won a race since taking two stages of Tirreno-Adriatico last March. Kittel moved to Katusha-Alpecin at the start of the 2018 season but struggled almost throughout due to a combination of illnesses and a lack of form. He abandoned the Tour de France in July after missing out on a stage win and eventually ended his season in late August.
On Sunday Kittel was unstoppable, hitting the front with over 125m to go and powering to the line to take the win by over a bike length.
"I'm very, very happy because this is more than just winning a race. For me it's also a little comeback after last year. Last year wasn't great and I had to struggle a lot. In the last few days I've felt that my legs are good and I'm very happy that I can give this victory to my teammates, and also the confidence that comes with it," Kittel said at the finish.
"The team did a great job the whole day. They protected me and we stayed together on the difficult moment on the climb. It's really good, and I'm very happy."
More to come...
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 3:45:23 |
2 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | André Greipel (Ger) Team Arkea-Samsic | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Maxence Moncassin (Fra) Amore & Vita-Prodir | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | José Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Sasha Weemaes (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Mikel Alonso Flores (Spa) Equipo Euskadi | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Robert-Jon Mccarthy (Irl) Canyon Dhb P / B Bloor Homes | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Jose Daniel Viejo Redondo (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Lucas Carstensen (Ger) Bike Aid | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Movistar Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Evopro Racing | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Roompot-Charles | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Oscar Pelegri Ferrandis (Spa) Vito-Feirense-PNB | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Daire Feeley (Irl) Evopro Racing | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | John Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Aaron Van Poucke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Joan Marti Bennassar Rossello (Spa) Spain | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Roompot-Charles | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Seid Lizde (Ita) Evopro Racing | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Emmanuel Morin (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Pier Andre Cote (Can) Rally UHC Cycling | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Mark Downey (Irl) Evopro Racing | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Xavier Cañellas Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Thimo Willems (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Marco Mathis (Ger) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Alan Banaszek (Pol) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot-Charles | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Gotzon Martin Sanz (Spa) Equipo Euskadi | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Jan-André Freuler (Swi) Amore & Vita-Prodir | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Alex Colman (Bel) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Maris Bogdanovics (Lat) Interpro Cycling Academy | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Fernando Barcelo Aragon (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Clément Russo (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Alex Paton (GBr) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Per Christian Münstermann (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Unai Cuadrado Ruiz De Gauna (Spa) Equipo Euskadi | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jon Knolle (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Cormac Mcgeough (Irl) Evopro Racing | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Guy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Interpro Cycling Academy | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Tyler Magner (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Romain Le Roux (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Joann Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | 0:00:11 |
73 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Samuel Ponce Alvarez (And) Interpro Cycling Academy | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Ibai Azurmendi Sagastibeltza (Spa) Equipo Euskadi | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Juan Antonio Lopez-Cozar Jaimez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Brian van Goethem (Ned) Lotto Soudal | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Alexander Cataford (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Adne Van Engelen (Ned) Bike Aid | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Florian Hudry (Fra) Interpro Cycling Academy | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Louis Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Justin Wolf (Ger) Bike Aid | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Sebastian Mora Vedri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:00:23 |
100 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:25 |
101 | Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | David Gonzalez Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:29 |
105 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Direct Energie | 0:00:35 |
106 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | 0:00:42 |
107 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:46 |
108 | Matthew Bostock (GBr) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes | 0:00:48 |
109 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:01:00 |
111 | Robert Britton (Can) Rally UHC Cycling | 0:01:10 |
112 | Peio Goikoetxea Goiogana (Spa) Equipo Euskadi | 0:01:13 |
113 | Pau Llaneras Casas (Spa) Spain | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Markel Irizar Aramburu (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Manuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team Emirates | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Evan Huffman (USA) Rally UHC Cycling | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 0:01:51 |
127 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally UHC Cycling | 0:02:09 |
128 | Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:04:18 |
129 | Thibault Guernalec (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:04:53 |
131 | Albert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Spain | 0:05:03 |
132 | Iltjan Nika (Alb) Amore & Vita-Prodir | 0:06:48 |
133 | Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Evopro Racing | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Bike Aid | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Unai Iribar Jauregi (Spa) Spain | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Jokin Aranburu Arruti (Spa) Equipo Euskadi | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Felix Intra (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Dzmitry Zhyhunou (Blr) Equipo Euskadi | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Marc Buades Ferriol (Spa) Spain | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Robert Thomas Wagner (Ger) Team Arkea-Samsic | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Alfdan De Decker (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Stijn De Bock (Bel) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Dominic Mestre (Por) Evopro Racing | 0:09:08 |
144 | David Casanovas Alegri (Spa) Interpro Cycling Academy | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Aaron Verwilst (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Julio Alberto Amores Palacios (Spa) Spain | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
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