Marcel Kittel is a German former racing cyclist. He rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the Team Giant–Alpecin, Quick-Step Floors and Team Katusha–Alpecin squads.
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Kittel made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dutch team Skil–Shimano.
At the time, he was known as a time trial specialist and he won a bunch sprint during the Tour de Langkawi.
After the success he decided to become a sprinter, winning four out of five stages in the Four Days of Dunkirk, all in bunch sprints.
Kittel won his first World Tour stage, winning the opening stage of the Tour de Pologne, a race where he also won three other stages.
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Kittel made his Tour de France debut in 2012 when he was selected as leader of his team, where he would compete for stage wins and the green jersey.
Sadly, he withdrew an hour into stage 5, after suffering from a viral infection of the stomach and intestines from stage 2, the fourth retirement of the 2012 Tour.
But he bounced back at the beginning of August, when he won the first stage of the Eneco Tour, the first event in his return to racing.
Kittel has won 19 stages across the three Grand Tours, and 89 wins in his professional careers since becoming a professional in 2011.
After retirement, Kittel is working as an ambassador for Endura and ROSE Bikes.
What is Marcel Kittel net worth? Kittel has an estimated net worth of $2 million.


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