Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) has won his third stage of this year’s Tour de France. Kittel took a crash-marred bunch sprint to win Stage 12, a flat, 218-km run from Fougeres to Tours in 4:49:49. Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) finished second, and Peter Sagan (Cannondale) finished third. Chris Froome (Sky) remains the yellow jersey.

German Marcel Kittel sprints to third stage victory in Tour de France for Team Argos-Shimano; Team Sky's Chris Froome preserves overall Tour de France lead.

Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) has won his second stage of this year’s Tour de France. The German took a crash-marred bunch sprint to win Stage 10, a flat, 197-km run from Saint-Gildas-des-Bois to Saint-Malo, in 4:53:25. German national champion Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) finished second, and Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) finished third. Chris Froome (Sky) remains the yellow jersey.

German Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprints to victory in stage 10 of Tour de France 2013 ahead of fellow German André Greipel of Lotto-Belisol; Team Sky Pro Cycling's Chris Froome keeps overall Tour de France lead before tomorrow's individual time trial.

Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) has drawn first blood at the Tour de France 2013. The German took a bunch sprint after a chaotic finale to win Stage 1, a flat, 213-km run from Porto Vecchio to Bastia, Corsica in 4:56:52. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) finished second, and Danny Van Poppel (Vacansoleil-DCM) took third.

Team Argos-Shimano's Marcel Kittel (Germany) sprints to stage victory and overall Tour de France lead in crash-marred and confusing stage finish.

Earlier this afternoon Team Argos-Shimano's German sprinter Marcel Kittel powered to victory in a fiercely contested sprint to the finish line on Strasse des 17. Juni near Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, Germany.

German Marcel Kittel powers to victory in Garmin Velothon Berlin 2013 for Team Argos-Shimano ahead of IAM Cycling's Matteo Pelucchi and André Greipel of Lotto-Belisol.

Team Argos-Shimano's stage winner John Degenkolb has left the Giro d'Italia.

John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) has won Stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia in a crash-marred uphill sprint. The German dusted the field to win the 203-km ride from Cosenza to Matera in 4:37:48. Angel Vicioso (Katusha) finished second, and Paul Martens (Blanco) took third. Luca Paolini, Vicioso's teammate, remains the maglia rosa.