After losing out to Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) on stage 3 of Paris-Nice, Quick-Step Floors' Marcel Kittel paid tribute to the Irishman's breakthrough win before signalling his intent to bounce back on stage 5 – the next time the sprinters of the race will clash.
Kittel finished fourth in the technical sprint into Chalon-Sur-Saône after a relatively calm day of racing in this year's 'Race to the Sun'.
The German found himself with just two teammates to lead him out in the final and had no response when Bennett burst past to take his first WorldTour win.
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"I can honestly say that I was a bit disappointed with the result. I was expecting more. In the end Bennett had a smart race. He came from the back, which was the smart move on this finish," Kittel told Cyclingnews.
Kittel admitted that he had been beaten by the better sprinter on the day. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) and John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) rounded out the top three.
"We were taken by surprise and we missed some manpower with the headwind. When I went there wasn't much more to accelerate with. I just kept my position. For Bennett it was a very important win and definitely a breakthrough. Again he was strong and smart, and that's how you win races."
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