Team Katusha Alpecin’s Tour of Britain line-up will feature two former race leaders and stage winners: home favourite Alex Dowsett and German sprinter Marcel Kittel.
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News: Dowsett/Kittel for Tour of Britain
Team Katusha Alpecin’s Tour of Britain Tour of Britain line-up will feature two former race leaders and stage winners: home favourite Alex Dowsett and German sprinter Marcel Kittel.
The Swiss-registered team have today confirmed that Dowsett and Kittel will be returning to Britain to race in the eight-day event, which starts at Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire on Sunday 2 September and culminates in London a week later.
“This is the first of many exciting rider announcements we’ll be making in the build-up to this year’s Tour of Britain,” said Race Director Mick Bennett. “It’s always exciting when two of our former stage winners return to the race, especially when they’re of the calibre of Alex Dowsett and Marcel Kittel. It goes without saying that Marcel is a rider to watch in the bunch sprints, while this year’s unpredictable and innovative race route is similar to that from 2014 – an edition that Alex so nearly claimed the overall victory in.”
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Dowsett won the Stage 8a individual time trial in London in 2011, and came within two days of claiming the 2014 title after heroically aggressive performances across several days. The Essex rider, who previously held the prestigious UCI Hour Record, has finished all seven of his starts in the race, posting five additional top 10 stage finishes alongside his sole victory.
Fourteen-time Tour de France stage winner Kittel, 30, last competed in the race in 2014, when he bookended his week by winning the Liverpool curtain raiser and the final stage on Whitehall in London. The first of those victories also led to him wearing the coveted leader’s jersey for one day.
The Tour of Britain features 20 teams, 13 of whom competed in this year’s Tour de France.
For the second year running, each stage of the race ( Sunday 2 and Sunday 9 September) will be shown live and in full on ITV4. Presenter Matt Barbet will be joined former pro rider Yanto Barker and Rebecca Charlton, with Marty MacDonald and Rob Hayles providing the commentary. Eurosport will also air daily live coverage.
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