Marcel Kittel, Wout van Aert, and Marianne Vos partied at a cycling festival in Ibiza: 'To avoid a major hangover'
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Follow us on GoogleWhile Victor Campenaerts and Lieke Nooijen won the Eneco Tour on Sunday, Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos were in Ibiza this past weekend. There, the two Visma | Lease a Bike stars, along with Marcel Kittel and others, were guests at the Joyride Festival in Ibiza.
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Kittel shared a selfie on Instagram with the cyclists and Eurosport host Orla Chennaoui. The German was a guest at the event organized by LeBlanq in Ibiza, along with his wife, the former volleyball player Tess Kittel Von Piekartz.
Kittel: 'I managed to avoid a major hangover'
"I'm incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in the Joyride Festival in Ibiza, meet amazing new people while cycling around this beautiful island, set the dance floor on fire together, and enjoy delicious food," said Kittel.
"I'll never forget the laid-back atmosphere, the fun conversations with everyone, and especially the fact that I managed to avoid a major hangover," laughs the German, who is now also the team manager for the Unibet Rose Rockets.
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Van Aert makes a KOM attempt in Ibiza
After the World Championships in Canada, Van Aert went on vacation to the U.S. West Coast, then headed to Ibiza to get back into shape. On the first day there, he rode 30 kilometers, followed by 97 and 64 kilometers on the Spanish island on the subsequent days.
On the last day, he also made an attempt at a KOM, which—if we are to believe his Strava title—was disrupted by a squirrel.
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