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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I feel pain in my sprinter's heart': Marcel Kittel reacts to Tour de France final stage shake-up in Paris ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Retired German sprinting great says inclusion of cobbled climb to Montmartre before Champs-Élysées finish will be 'very stressful' and would leave him 'disappointed as a rider' ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel: ‘I believe in Mark Cavendish'  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 14 time Tour de France stage winner backs Manxman to grab record breaking 35th stage win in the coming days ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 05:43:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘You can see the power you need to survive the Tour de France’ - Marcel Kittel reflects on his most successful years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel retired from professional cycling as not only one of the best sprinters of his generation, but one of the most successful in the history of the Tour de France. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2021 02:00:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6nJCwDogtq2BTKssmVq6L5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel reveals the power numbers and effort behind his most successful Tour de France years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel has revealed some of the staggering power numbers behind his most successful Tour de France years in a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:58:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:37:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RBkHp3XXSyxUWuDH4Qh4TU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel: I hope Tom Dumoulin finds the answers he needs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German sprinter similarly took a break from cycling in May 2019, retiring a few months later ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:46:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:36:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonny Long ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3kf8RJZVYAP3WTVXqbQHge-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel talks us through his best year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel has been pondering the question for a week. “How do you define your best year? Do you take victories as the most important factor?” It was what Chris Marshall Bell assumed when he first made contact for this interview ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:27:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ simon.richardson@futurenet.com (Simon Richardson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Richardson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bkmmScYcoJUAXziPmegaEK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel: ‘There’s no shame in change’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sprinting icon Marcel Kittel reveals the reasons behind his retirement – and why cycling needs to open up about the extreme pressures endured by riders ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2020 11:03:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cm.bell@hotmail.co.uk (Chris Marshall-Bell) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aTa2puHNhHxAqhFfhLvHiL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel says he's not surprised Tom Dumoulin wanted to leave Sunweb ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German quit racing in 2019 while Dumoulin transferred to Jumbo-Visma after injury curtailed his season ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:43:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:37:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonny Long ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YVPncQDwx3QGKHurVvybqU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Tom Dumoulin and Marcel Kittel (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I don’t know how depressed people feel, but I think I went in that direction' says Marcel Kittel, who also reveals post-cycling plans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German sprinter has opened up about what his future holds ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 11:42:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonny Long ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BmEiCtVgZCxUKGvhfkxeV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Cycling is beautiful but professional sport is another story’: Marcel Kittel on his decision to retire at 31 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel has shared more of his motivation for retiring from pro racing at 31. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:00:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:39:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dvYr5GhTmoRyzPTPFPBgdH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel announces retirement from cycling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German said "[I] didn't want to watch my son grow up via Skype" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonny Long ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6UmCmbTwm74qyHrMjCnHpi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel at the 2019 Tour de France (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'You miss the big sprinters' : How absence of Cavendish & Kittel has changed the Tour de France sprints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Riders give their views on how Tour de France sprints change without two of the race's best ever sprinters ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:57:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ gmarrone@gmail.com (Gregor Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gregor Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gbYYc7QasmwTbpz33cbP8g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Marcel Kittel wins on stage six of the 2017 Tour de France (Sunada)]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel's racing return in doubt with Jumbo-Visma deal unlikely ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German is on indefinite leave from cycling, but was linked to a return to racing with Jumbo-Visma ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 12:51:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ gmarrone@gmail.com (Gregor Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gregor Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UGWUgs2oTDCGaAFmcyiRC7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel at the UAE Tour 2019 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel could sign with Jumbo-Visma, according to reports ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel could sign with Dutch WorldTour team Jumbo-Visma according to reports. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:27:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b3AcPYoX8cyYh6iynxZMMi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I took some time for myself': Marcel Kittel gives update on his time off the bike ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German sprinter quit his Katusha-Alpecin team in May ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:18:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jonny.long@futurenet.com (Jonny Long) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonny Long ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UGWUgs2oTDCGaAFmcyiRC7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ John Degenkolb: It doesn't matter if Marcel Kittel returns to cycling, he just needs to enjoy what he does ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Degenkolb says he is giving any support he can to his compatriot ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 10:18:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ s.e.smith@hotmail.com (Sophie Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mJYQPUxq2zAGdQCzteRycf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I felt unbeatable until he came along': Mark Cavendish pays tribute to great rival Marcel Kittel ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cavendish has thanked Kittel for being a rival that lifted his game after the German quit Katusha-Alpecin to take a break from racing ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 09:48:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonny Long ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EcCuYcHYnoeZYmpPbFgoAU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel wins the Scheldeprijs 2016 (Graham Watson)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel quits Katusha-Alpecin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel has quit Katusha-Alpecin and will take a break from racing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 09:33:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DyT93rpyJyb7Ho2MsmLjgc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel to race Tour de Yorkshire as sprinter looks to get season back on track ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German's team recently called for 'crisis talks' after the sprinter's recent poor form ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:58:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jonny.long@futurenet.com (Jonny Long) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonny Long ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ER34xJUv2ocxQHDAt7ZBUS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel at Scheldeprijs 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I'm facing a difficult period': Marcel Kittel responds to criticism over poor form ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Team bosses had publicly criticised Kittel after he was dropped on the flats and finished 99th at Scheldeprijs ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 10:25:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jonny.long@futurenet.com (Jonny Long) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonny Long ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fg2iJMbx3dVaNxemgCk36d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel racing the 6th Tour de France Saitama Criterium 2018 (David Ramos/Getty)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Katusha-Alpecin planning ‘crisis meeting’ over Marcel Kittel’s poor form ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German failed to compete in the finale of Wednesday's Scheldeprijs, a race he's won five times ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ gmarrone@gmail.com (Gregor Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gregor Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jfrHUa9ixLCRJVWULHkhFH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The nine best bike tantrum throws in the history of cycling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cycling Weekly looks back at some of the most memorable bike throws of all time, from Bradley Wiggins's stylish Trentino effort to Dumoulin's hissy fit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:01:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:37:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QahpAkzYzd6jmY9LZ2iKLK-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel says blood doping revelations ‘a slap in the face to clean athletes like him’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel has responded to the blood doping revelations after his former team-mate was caught up in the scandal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:22:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BTKMmSjYwUsDeHSJrTBUZK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel has spoken out about recent blood doping revelations (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA) &lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel hails ‘extraordinary’ transformation of his former lead-out rider Tom Dumoulin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel has spoken of the “extraordinary” transformation of his former lead-out rider Tom Dumoulin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:25:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/phWNhxUCiistpeKXKeLf8W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Tom Dumoulin and Marcel Kittel at the 2016 Giro d&#039;Italia (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel: 'I've learned that your career doesn't always go upwards' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) takes away a valuable lesson in 2018 - that a career trajectory doesn't always climb. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 14:57:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ gmarrone@gmail.com (Gregor Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gregor Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vZ3QVp84eVGX6vPZXRV5zk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mario Cipollini: ‘Marcel Kittel still the most talented sprinter in the world’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mario Cipollini says he believes Marcel Kittel is still the most talented sprinter in the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:22:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alex.ballinger@Futurenet.com (Alex Ballinger) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Ballinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gbQS3DhXKLeVtAtVRFc82H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Mario Cipollini believes Marcel Kittel is the most talented sprinter&lt;br /&gt; (Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I'm not walking blind through the world... this year has been a struggle': What next for Marcel Kittel? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After a short, winless Tour and a public dressing down from his DS, John Woodhouse asks ‘what’s next for Marcel Kittel?’ ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:40:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ richard.windsor@futurenet.com (Richard Windsor) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Windsor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZCLwwkqdGjtb8cnfG8mjU6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel misses the time cut on stage 11 of the 2018 Tour de France (Sunada)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel eliminated from 2018 Tour de France after failing to make time cut on stage 11 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel have been eliminated from the 2018 Tour de France after suffering and getting dropped on Wednesday's tough mountain stage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:37:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Robertshaw ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QYSt3mY5JBTzJ6vozsWvnA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Mark Cavendish finishes outside the time limit on stage 11 of the 2018 Tour de France&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mark Cavendish scrapes through first Tour de France mountain stage as he finishes just 28 seconds inside time limit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mark Cavendish and fellow sprinters Marcel Kittel and Dylan Groenewegen scraped through the first Tour de France mountain stage by the skin of their teeth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:25:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Robertshaw ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bnzzN8mjfYUD63CqYZgtiZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Julien Vermote and Mark Cavendish battle against the time limit on stage 10 of the Tour de France&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel: 'I’m not putting a big question mark over my future with Katusha' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German says he's fully focused on turning his Tour de France fortunes around with the team despite being openly criticised by his sports director ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:25:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ richard.windsor@futurenet.com (Richard Windsor) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Windsor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tw6unNbcBnreCxZ3ftJgB9-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel at the 2018 Tour de France (ASO)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel hoping for change of fortunes as Tour de France winless run continues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel is hoping for a change in fortune over the rest of the Tour de France after going winless over the first seven stages of the race so far. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 10:33:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ paul.knott@ti-media.com (Paul Knott) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Knott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WpjuskvPW76VzTMLfpXVx4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel on stage five of the Tour de France&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'You need to have trust for each other': Marcel Kittel still fine-tuning sprint lead-out ahead of Tour de France ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel is currently at the Tour of California, and says there's still a level of trust he needs to build with his new Katusha-Alpecin lead-out train ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 10:22:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ s.e.smith@hotmail.com (Sophie Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MoFLaRCexaiFu8DHQWASKB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Marcel Kittel took the bunch sprint win in stage two of 2018 Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Yuzuru Sunada]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel out-sprints Peter Sagan on Tirreno-Adriatico stage six after large crash disrupts finale ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel steered clear of a major crash in the final 10km of stage six of Tirreno-Adriatico to take his second stage victory of the race. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:54:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Robertshaw ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ybHhcxM3KzZToAG2ARGTm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel wins stage six of Tirreno-Adriatico &lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel takes first win of the year on Tirreno-Adriatico stage two ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Patrick Bevin takes overall race lead from BMC team-mate Damiano Caruso after a hectic bunch sprint on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:45:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ nigel.wynn@ti-media.com (Nigel Wynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nigel Wynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qn5cjNHbPFoNYnmRQPyPu4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Patrick Bevin celebrates the race lead after stage two of 2018 Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Yuzuru Sunada]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel: ‘We saw where our mistakes were and what we have to do better’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The German sprinter says his new team are calm about failing to take a win in their first race, with an eye on rectifying it at the Abu Dhabi Tour ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:03:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ gmarrone@gmail.com (Gregor Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gregor Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EvJc8mKKDNx9rvqcPJJPrB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel with his Katusha-Alpecin team-mates at the 2018 Dubai Tour (Sunada)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel pictured in 2018 Katusha-Alpecin kit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ German sprinter Marcel Kittel and British time trial specialist Alex Dowsett in Katusha-Alpecin's new blue-and-red kit for 2018 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:34:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ nigel.wynn@ti-media.com (Nigel Wynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nigel Wynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsGJeQ34d9pcDGMGv9miHW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Katusha-Alpecin 2018 team presentation&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch: Chris Froome and Marcel Kittel arm wrestle - who will win? (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sprinter versus climber in an old-fashioned test of strength. It's probably no surprise whose upper body strength nets them the victory... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:16:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ nigel.wynn@ti-media.com (Nigel Wynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nigel Wynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLpbfhL2THtBW4ApNkxvoT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel leaves Quick-Step Floors to join Katusha-Alpecin for 2018 season ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel will leave Quick-Step Floors at the end of the 2017 season, joining Katusha-Alpecin on a two-year deal as a replacement for Alexander Kristoff. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:18:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Robertshaw ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r9a62zaJtun7jiF3SsCjY5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel wins stage 11 of the Tour de France&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five talking points from stage 17 of the Tour de France ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Roglic takes it in style, Kittel breaks, Contador gives it one last throw of the dice and more talking points from stage 17 of the Tour de France ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:15:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Craig Cunningham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T7Z6GoxAm5sckzuTrLz5Ak-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;19 July 2017&lt;br /&gt; 104th Tour de France&lt;br /&gt; Stage 17 : La Mure - Serre-Chevalier&lt;br /&gt; 1st : ROGLIC Primoz (SLO) Lotto NL - Jumbo&lt;br /&gt; Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel abandons the 2017 Tour de France on stage 17 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The green jersey wearer quits in the Alps after an early crash ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:06:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:39:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ richard.windsor@futurenet.com (Richard Windsor) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Windsor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/stCmCEeqQeXtcnuLbjayNg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel struggles on after a crash on stage 17 of the Tour de France (Sunada)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel and Steve Cummings caught in Tour de France crash on stage 17 (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel caught up in crash as his green jersey gets tattered; British rider Steve Cummings ends up in a field at start of high mountain stage ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:07:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ nigel.wynn@ti-media.com (Nigel Wynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nigel Wynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZeBqbeLJhRSdPtcU3nnapV-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ The two sprinters are now neck and neck in the points standings with only two stages remaining to decide it ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:37:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ gmarrone@gmail.com (Gregor Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gregor Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8gme42cAyEVEkpYCsKdMMS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Michael Matthews wins the 16th stage of the Tour de France (ASO)]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel continues Tour de France 2017 sprint domination with fifth stage victory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel put in another typically powerful performance to win stage 11 of the 2017 Tour de France ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:58:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:39:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ richard.windsor@futurenet.com (Richard Windsor) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Windsor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r9a62zaJtun7jiF3SsCjY5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Maciej Bodnar leads the breakaway on stage 11 of the Tour de France&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel sets new German record with Tour de France stage 10 win ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ German sprinter Marcel Kittel takes his fourth stage win of the 2017 Tour de France, bringing his total tally to 13 victories ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:01:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ nigel.wynn@ti-media.com (Nigel Wynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nigel Wynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QbXdfBQ2jQmbbSoGGXoWtX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yuzuru Sunada]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Elie Gesbert and Yoann Offredo on stage 10 of the 2017 Tour de France. &lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Quick-Step boss: It's not our fault the Tour de France sprint stages are boring ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Quick-Step Floors boss Patrick Lefevere says it's up to the other teams to make the race exciting and stop Marcel Kittel's sprint domination ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:55:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ gmarrone@gmail.com (Gregor Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gregor Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K9jhnTvSuAauC2H3Ya8ZoY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yuzuru SUNADA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Julien Vermote has become a frequent presence on the front of the peloton (Sunada)]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel by a whisker: Tour de France stage seven settled by photo finish ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stage seven of 2017 Tour de France decided by photo finish as Marcel Kittel and Edvald Boasson Hagen cross the line almost simultaneously ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:54:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:39:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ nigel.wynn@ti-media.com (Nigel Wynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nigel Wynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MDQHhEwSXhVedRBTtowYKe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yuzuru SUNADA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Edvald Boasson Hagen dives for the line on stage seven of the Tour de France (Sunada)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel 'won't chase green jersey at all costs' after Peter Sagan disqualification ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel said that he won't chase the Tour de France green jersey "at all costs", even after Peter Sagan was disqualified from the race. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:36:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Robertshaw ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hRVC4ARcV7VkD7MDzA7odm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yuzuru Sunada]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel after winning stage six of the 2017 Tour de France &lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel stuns sprint rivals to claim his second stage of the Tour de France ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ German sprinter Marcel Kittel put in a perfectly-timed effort to claim his second stage of the 2017 Tour de France ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:55:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ nigel.wynn@ti-media.com (Nigel Wynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nigel Wynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WkSeoW2SXnYYLWGPEbwjiM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yuzuru SUNADA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The breakaway on stage six of the Tour de France 2017 (Sunada)]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcel Kittel: 'The only way I can win the green jersey is if Peter Sagan gets sick' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New green jersey Marcel Kittel says that he has little chance of keeping it all the way to Paris, unless woe befalls five-time winner Peter Sagan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 18:24:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tour de France]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Robertshaw ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMvfLs7XTkMF8Ag7XE2Mm4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Marcel Kittel on stage two of the 2017 Tour de France (ASO)&lt;/p&gt;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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