It’s super sprinter Marcel Kittel’s 24th birthday today and I say: all hail the god of the Argonauts!

As I’m not the type to do in-depth analysis on sprinters (I leave that to Tim), I’ve gone down the more visual route. Celebrate the day with a snack while watching our Argonaut film festival!

Fresher than a fresh thing from Fresh Town

Shimano TV made this little film of our hero:

Beware: Argonaut at full speed

Marcel takes the win on stage two of 2012’s Three Days of De Panne:

“Does my butt look muddy in these?”

It’s wet, it’s cold, there was a crash … must have been this year’s Scheldeprijs. I am seriously concerned about those white shorts in the rain:

How do I get her job?

Our intrepid adventurer thrilled with his win on stage seven of the 2011 Vuelta:

Talking Turkey

The snowy white Argonaut outfit looks much better in the sunshine at the Tour of Turkey this year:

The End.

Links: Marcel Kittel profile, 20th February update, 9th April update