Photo finish: Marcel Kittel of Germany just pips British sprint star Mark Cavendish to win stage 12. Photo: AP TOURS: German Marcel Kittel is rapidly etching his name as the next sprint king of world cycling - if he has not done so already - during this year's Tour de France in which he claimed his third victory on Thursday's 12th stage. Just don't tell him that. When asked as much after he again beat Briton Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Slovakian Peter Sagan (Cannondale) to win the 218km stage from Fougeres to Tours, Kittel said: "I don't use those words." But he did not hide his satisfaction either, adding: "I am very proud of this victory. I showed that I can beat the best...
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