Marcel Kittel thrilled to finally beat the Tour de France's best

Marcel Kittel wins, Tour de France 2013 stage one

After winning the opening stage and spending day in the yellow jersey of race leader, Marcel Kittel's remaining wish at the 2013 Tour de France was the opportunity to earn his stripes against the best sprinters in the world.

Finally, in Saint-Malo at the end of stage 10, the race gave the German exactly what he wanted; a chance to lift his arms across the finish in front of Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) and Peter Sagan (Cannondale).

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