Cyril Dessel (born 29 November 1974 in Rive-de-Gier,

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) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2000 to 2011. In 2006, he won the

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on the

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. Then in the

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, he finished second in the tenth

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, taking the leader's

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for a day and the lead in the

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competition; he eventually finished sixth. In 2008, he won the 16th stage of the Tour after being in a chase group most of the day, beating

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, Yaroslav Popovych and Sandy Casar. Dessel competed for France at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Career achievements

Major results

;2002 : 3rd Grand Prix d'Ouverture ;2003 : 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2004 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 8th Overall

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;2006 : 6th Overall

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::Held

after Stage 10 ::Held Jersey polkadot

after Stage 10 ::2nd Stage 10 : 1st Overall,

::1st Stage 4 : 1st Overall

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::1st Stage 1 ::1st Points classification ;2008 : 1st Stage 3

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: 1st Stage 16

: 6th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Stage 4 : 9th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Stage 5

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

DNF=Did not finish

References

External links

Dessel's home page on the AG2R Prévoyance website
* * * * * * * 1974 births Living people People from Rive-de-Gier French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of France Sportspeople from Loire (department) Cyclists from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-cycling-bio-1970s-stub