SPRINT GUIDE

“I’ve been working closely with Marcel for three months now and I’ve liked everything I’ve seen so far.” Katusha-Alpecin’s new performance director Erik Zabel on helping sprinter Marcel Kittel re- ind his form. The six-time Tour green jersey winner is in a second stint working for the WorldTour team, having previously been suspended from them in 2013, when he confessed to doping during his racing career.