Marcel Kittel: No pressure on me at the Tour of Britain

German sprinter says that he is relaxed having achieved his season's big goals.

Marcel Kittel wins stage three of the 2014 Tour de France. Credit: Watson

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Marcel Kittel is not feeling any burden of expectation ahead of his duel with Mark Cavendish in the Tour of Britain’s sprint stages.

The Giant-Shimano powerhouse won four stages of this year’s Tour de France but was denied a battle with Cavendish who crashed out on stage one.

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