Marcel Kittel at the UAE Tour 2019 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
A month after quitting Katusha-Alpecin, Marcel Kittel has provided an update on how he is doing.
Having announced that he was to take a break from racing in May, Kittel posted a video on his Instagram story, saying he thought it was time to give fans an update as to how he is getting on.
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