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MARCEL KITTEL TAKES OVER GIRO D’ITALIA

Germany sprint ace Marcel Kittel pulled off an impressive double coup on Sunday by winning his second stage of the 99th Giro d’Italia to claim the race leader’s pink jersey. Kittel claimed his first win of this year’s edition with a dominant sprint finish on Saturday in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Results Stage 3: 1. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx – Quick-Step 4:23:45 2. Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky 3. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo

General Classification: 1. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx – Quick-Step 9:13:10 2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 0:00:09 3. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team 0:00:15

So, my next goal in cycling is the 2016 USA National Road Race in Louisville, KY. Its going to be a long incredibly hard day with ups and downs… a day that has a huge amount of variables and is ultimately a bit of a dice roll. 

But for now… that is still 8 weeks away… and sometimes its important to hit the mental reset button and go hangout in the woods with some of your favorite people.