2014 Report Card: Giant-Shimano

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John Degenkolb and Marcel Kittel on the Champs-Élysées

John Degenko💜lb and Marcel Kittel on the Champs-Élysées (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Marcel Kittel rides to the start

Marcel Kittel rides to the start (Image credit: Rob Lampard)
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A very yellow Marcel Kittel

A very yellow Marcel Kittel (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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André Greipel and Marcel Kittel go head-to-head at the People's Choice Classic

André Greipel and Marcel Kittel go head-to-head at the People's Choice Classic🐻 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The Duchess of Cambridge helps Marcel Kittel with his yellow jersey

The Duchess of Ca﷽mbridge helps Marcel Kittel with his yellow jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Scheldeprijs victory number three for Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano)

Scheldeprijs victory number three for𝓡 Marcel Kitte🦹l (Giant-Shimano) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano) accepts the green jersey for teammate John Dgenkolb

Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano) accepts the green jersey for🎀 teammate John Dgenkolb (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano) checks out his company on the climb

Warren Barguil (Giant-Shima🌳no) checks out h🥂is company on the climb (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) won four stages and the green sprinters jersey

John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) won four stages and the greꩲ🌃en sprinters jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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John Degenkolb (Giant Shimano) wins his fourth stage of the 2014 Vuelta a España

John Degenkolb (Giant Shimano) wins his fourth stage of the 2014 Vuelta a Espa&ntildꦰe;a (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) takes it all in

John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) takes it all in (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Luka Mezgec (Giant Shimano) wins the final stage of the Giro d'Italia

Luka Mezgec (Giant Shimano) wins the final stag𒐪e of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Luka Mezgec wins opening stage of the Tour of Beijing

Luka Mezgec wins opening st🍸ag♏e of the Tour of Beijing (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) tucked in on the climb

Tom Dumoulin (🅰Giant-Shimano) tucked inꦉ on the climb (I🅷mage credit: Jon Devich/gxiaowu.com/epicimages.us)
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Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) leads the overall classification after stage 5

Tom D💜umoulin (Giant-Shimano) lea♔ds the overall classification after stage 5 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Simon Geschke (Giant-Shimano)

Simon Geschke (Giant-Shimano) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Another addition for the Giant-Shimano bus

Another addition for the Giant-Shimano bus (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Marcel Kittel kept safe by his Giant-Shimano teammates

Marcel Kittel kept s✤afe by his Giant-Shimano teammates (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

WorldTour ranking: eighth (up eight places from 2013)
Win count: 41 (up 12 from 2013)
Top riders: John Degenkoꦉlb (13th), Tom Dumo🔜ulin (21st), Marcel Kittel (37th), Warren Barguil (52nd)

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