marcel kittel takes advantage of overeager caleb ewan to claim stage 2 win
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Marcel Kittel takes advantage of overeager Caleb Ewan to claim Stage 2 win

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German rider Marcel Kittel reacts after winning the second stage
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One of the most important rules in sport is to never celebrate too early.
Many a blooper reel contains athletes prematurely revelling in their glory, only for it to be snatched away at the death. Unfortunately for Caleb Ewan, he is the latest to suffer such ignominy.
Engaged in a tight sprint finish with Marcel Kittel and Mark Cavendish at the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi Tour’s 153-kilometre Nation Towers Stage on Friday, Ewan appeared to have seen off his rivals. Just centimetres from the finish line, the Australian Orica-Scott rider pumped out his arms to celebrate a memorable victory over two of cycling’s sprint heavyweights.
However, those few centimetres were all Kittel needed as the Quick-Step Floors rider stole the stage, with Cavendish, who won Thursday’s opening Emirates Motor Company Stage, coming home in third.
"I’m super annoyed with myself," Ewan, 22, said. "My team did a great job and even though I was feeling a bit sore this morning, they always supported me throughout the whole stage and really backed me.
"For me to stuff it up like I did, I feel bad for them more than anything. To be honest, I thought I was already at the line. It was one of those things where that last 30 centimetres went really slowly and he got me.
"It was one of the biggest rookie mistakes a sprinter could make. The good thing to come out of it is that I’m probably never going to do that again."
While Ewan, who claimed the white jersey for the young classification, will rue a golden opportunity missed, full credit must go to Kittel, who clawed his way back into the peloton after suffering a tyre puncture just 30km from the finish.
After a crash in the final kilometre of Stage 1, Kittel could be forgiven for thinking it wasn’t going to happen for him in Abu Dhabi. Instead the 28-year-old German was standing atop the podium after prevailing in a photo finish.
"I can say I’m very happy," Kittel said. "I believed until the last moment. The wind was blowing into our faces and from the left, so it made sense to surf from wheel to wheel and pick up speed.
"I knew when I punctured earlier that it wasn’t going to be a moment for crosswinds, and there was no danger. It was a quick change and I was back to the peloton very quickly."

Source: The National

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