Kittel triumphs in London as Tour heads across Channel

German sprint sensation Marcel Kittel took his second stage win in three days at the Tour de France yesterday, blasting clear in the final metres to take a thrilling stage that concluded on The Mall in London.

The Giant-Shimano rider was brilliantly delivered by his team in front of Buckingham Palace to claim his sixth stage win in two editions of the Tour.

“Emotionally, this win is close to the one I got on the Champs-Elysees in Paris last year,” Kittel said.