Marcel Kittel pictured in 2018 Katusha-Alpecin kit

German sprinter Marcel Kittel and British time trial specialist Alex Dowsett in Katusha-Alpecin's new blue-and-red kit for 2018

Marcel Kittel joins Katusha-Alpecin for 2018

(Image credit: Jo Jo Harper/Katusha-Alpecin)

Marcel Kittel was welcomed on stage at Katusha-Alpecin's 2018 team presentation in Mallorca, Spain, on Saturday wearing the squad's new-look colours.

The German sprinter joins the Swiss-registered team after two years at Quick-Step Floors. Naturally, Kittel will be head up the team's aspirations for sprint stage wins at the Tour de France in 2018 and the squad will assemble a lead-out train to guide him into position.

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