Marcel Kittel was left to lick his wounds after a crash denied him the opportunity to sprint for the first stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour on Thursday.
The Quick-Step Floors captain locked handlebars with Team Sky rookie Owain Doull on a tight corner at the flamme rouge, causing a pile-up that also took out Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott).
"That’s why the crash happened, because we got stuck with our handlebars," Kittel said.
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"[We were] fighting for wheels in the final and after the left corner, I think it was Owain Doull from Sky, we got together with our handlebars and then he rode inside, we got stuck and we both crashed," Kittel said.
"It’s very unfortunate but it happens. I think I can be lucky the way I crashed on the front of my body that I have so far nothing worse than just some skin off. We were there at least, so the team is on the right way without question."
The 28-year-old congregated with teammates past the finish line of the otherwise humdrum stage with what appeared to be minor grazes and jersey tears down his front.
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