Marcel Kittel has won back-to-back stages in the Tour de France, outsprinting the field on the final stretch of the 11th stage. He now has five stage wins in this year’s Tour de France.A day after besting Erik Zabel's German record for career stage wins, Marcel Kittel sprinted to victory again on Wednesday in the 11th stage of the Tour de France, a 203.5-kilometer (126.4-mile) stretch from Eymet to Pau in southwestern France. Dylan Groenewegen of the Netherlands and Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway rounded out the top three in the stage. Tour leader Chris Froome finished with the main pack to retain the yellow jersey ahead of two hard days in the Pyrenees Mountains. Frenchman Romain Bardet, third overall in the tour and last year's runner up, wiped out during the stage and slightly hurt his knee.

Source: Daily News Egypt July 12, 2017 16:30 UTC