Marcel Kittel

Marcel Kittel
Kittel in 2018
Personal information
Full nameMarcel Kittel
Born (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 36)
Arnstadt, Bezirk Erfurt, East Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2007–2010Thüringer Energie Team
Professional teams
2011–2015Skil–Shimano
2016–2017Etixx–Quick-Step
2018–2019Team Katusha–Alpecin[2][3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
14 individual stages (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Giro d'Italia
4 individual stages (2014, 2016)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2011)

Stage races

Dubai Tour (2016, 2017)

One-day races and Classics

Scheldeprijs (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Münsterland Giro (2011, 2012)
GP de Fourmies (2016)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 2005 Vienna Junior time trial
Gold medal – first place 2006 Spa & Gent Junior time trial
Representing Etixx–Quick-Step
Gold medal – first place 2016 Doha Team time trial

Marcel Kittel (born 11 May 1988) is a German former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the Team Giant–Alpecin, Quick-Step Floors and Team Katusha–Alpecin squads.[4] As a junior, he specialised in time trials, even winning a bronze medal in the World Championships for cyclists aged under 23. When he became a professional in 2011, he specialised in bunch sprints, winning 19 stages across the three Grand Tours, and taking 89 wins in his professional career.

After retirement, he works as an ambassador for Endura and ROSE Bikes.

  1. ^ "Marcel Kittel | Team KATUSHA ALPECIN". 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Marcel Kittel joins Tony Martin at Katusha-Alpecin". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ Ballinger, Alex (9 May 2019). "Marcel Kittel quits Katusha-Alpecin". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 8 July 2019.