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"We are thrilled about the arrival of Marcel," team manager
Patrick Lefevere said in a statement on Monday.
"He has shown incredible pure speed which makes him one of the
best sprinters in the history of the sport. As a team we will do
our best to put him in the right condition, building a group of
riders around him."
Kittel's move was made possible after another top sprinter, Mark
Cavendish of Britain, left to join African team MTN-Qhubeka who
will be renamed Dimension Data next season.
The 27-year-old Kittel has eight Tour de France stage wins to
his name. He missed most of this season because of a virus.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Tony Jimenez)
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