Kittel predicts a sprint show down at Tirreno-Adriatico

Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) seemed amused to rub shoulders with sprint rivals Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma QuickStep) and Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) at the Tirreno-Adriatico press conference on Tuesday. All of the hype and pre-race talk is still relatively new to him but he seems to be enjoying his place in the spotlight and the tag as the new king of the sprints.

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.