Marcel Kittel (Giant-Alpecin) has abandoned the Tour de Yorkshire during stage one of the three day race. The German sprinter reportedly stepped of the bike after feeling ill and unable to continue on the bike.
The Tour de Yorkshire was Kittel's first race back since taking time off due to a virus, which he began to suffer from shortly after the end of the Tour of Qatar in February.
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