Cycling: For Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) and Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), the 2018 Tour de France is over after eleven stages. The two top sprinters exceeded the grace period on today's stage. Like Mark Renshaw (Dimension Data), you finished far too late and won't be able to compete tomorrow twelfth stage to Alpe d'Huez start.
Marcel Kittel is experiencing a new low
That's it! Marcel Kittel has to start his journey home after being on today's eleventh stage reached the finish line more than eleven minutes late. The early end of the Tour de France is for Marcel Kittel tantamount to a new low point in his career. Until a few months ago, the 30-year-old was still considered an absolute top sprinter, but he absolutely does not live up to this reputation at the Tour of France this year. After five stage victories in last year's Tour de France, he has not won a single day in 2018. He achieved his best result on the first stage with rank three. It's going just as badly Mark Cavendish, who recently even admitted in an interview that he was afraid for his health in mass sprints. Today he crossed the finish line more than half an hour after the time limit. It seems unlikely that the Briton will ever win another stage of the Tour de France.
Here comes @marcelkittel, alone, 12′ after the time cut 😟@marcelkittel arrive à l'instant, seul, 12′ après la clôture des délais 😟#TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/PzxNhnOLHf
— Le Tour de France (@LeTour) July 18, 2018