Tom Veelers at the 2009 Eneco Tour prologue (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Germany’s Marcel Kittel won stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday in Tours.
Kittel (Argos-Shimano) aced two late, 90-degree corners and powered his way across the finish straight to deliver his third win of the tour after the 218-kilometer ride from Fougères.
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was second and Peter Sagan (Cannondale) third. The win was the fifth in 11 individual stages for Germany and carried Kittel to the top of the victory column.
“I would like to dedicate that win to my whole team and especially Tom Veelers,” said Kittel. “He had to fight today just to finish with his wounds [from a crash on Tuesday].”
Chris Froome (Sky) defended his overall lead of 3:25 over Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), with no changes in the top five. – Velonews
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