Kittel gives hurt

0
321

The dream of the Green Jersey is gone: The German top Sprinter Marcel Kittel of Team Quick Step Floors from the rising to the first Alpine stage, after he was injured in a crash on the right shoulder.

Marcel Kittel fought like a lion, bite the teeth, but the pain was too much to bear: On the first Alpine stage to Serre Chevalier, the German Top Sprinter, the 104. Tour de France, abandoned. Kittel had been after the Start of the 183-Kilometer section in a mass crash involved, for the injuries he suffered, which made further travel impossible.

The exit is extremely bitter for the 29-Year-old, who won this year’s five Tour stages, and in the special classification for the Green Jersey of the point best. Only until Sunday, he would have had to hold on. To Shine In Paris on the Avenue des Champs Élysées and then on the Boulevard, the first German since 2001 in Green on the Podium, was the coat to have been the target. “That would be something very Special,” he had said. Coat can fulfill this dream now. So Erik Zabel will remain in the year 2001, the last German to have won the “Maillot vert”.

Crash after 20 kilometres

About 20 kilometers had crack put back in the Peloton on the section, who opened the Grand Finale to the Tour overall victory, as a carelessness in the field, even coat to the floor. The choice-Swiss berappelte, and after he had exchanged a broken Shoe, he found, first re-connection. The Green Jersey showed dirt tracks, and was even torn in some Places, but at first, everything seemed not so dramatic.

Also as a coat left on the right Arm of a Association of Tour Doctor Florence Pommerie create, seemed to be the Situation even so, as he could recover from it. But a Meter to a Meter, Occurs the pain is obviously stronger. Kittel put down his wheel and sat deeply disappointed in the escort vehicle of his team, Quick-Step Floors.

This Tour was run as a fairy tale for him. Kittel won the second stage to liège, which led to many kilometers through Germany. He broke out into tears afterwards, because he was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm on the streets between Dusseldorf and the Belgian border.

“Maillot vert” in front of eyes

From the dream of Green

His victory Kittel continued in Troyes Nuits-Saint-Georges, Bergerac and Pau. The blonde giant of a man has increased by nine Days (2013, 2014 and 2016) before the 104. The Tour, now to 14, surpassing the German stage record of Erik Zabel. In addition, equalized coat in Pau with his fifth Triumph, the 40-year-old best mark of Dietrich Thurau for most of the German stage wins during a Big loop.

And as the crowning glory of this almost unique success series, Kittel had the vert, the “Maillot” in front of eyes. While the Australian Michael Matthews had to get in the moderate stages, point to point, and on Wednesday, even up to nine counters. But coat large Plus of the prestigious Sprint in Paris, he had already decided twice was. “To Paris, a lot can happen,” he had emphasized restrictive. Now Kittel had to make this painful experience yourself.

Greipel helper Sieberg is also

In addition, the German Sprinter André Greipel will have to do without on the last stages on his most important helpers: Marcel Sieberg is not increased before the Start due to bowel problems, in his eighth Tour-participation of the 35-Year-old comes for the second Time to the finish.

“I’m sad to have the Tour just before Paris to give up,” tweeted Sieberg. His captain Greipel, of the stages in the current round-trip three times-was a third party, threatens his first Tour without a victory. In the previous year he had won the final in Paris.

og/sn (sid)