Cyril Dessel
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Born29 November 1974
Rive-de-Gier, France
Rive-de-Gier, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
CurrentteamRetired
 Dessel at the 2011 Tour de l'Ain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1974 Rive-de-Gier, France |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Retired |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 1999 | Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance (trainee) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2002 | Jean Delatour |
| 2003–2004 | Phonak |
| 2005–2011 | AG2R Prévoyance |
Cyril Dessel (born 29 November 1974 in Rive-de-Gier, Loire) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2000 to 2011.[1]
In 2006, he won the Tour Méditerranéen on the UCI Europe Tour.[2] Then in the 2006 Tour de France, he finished second in the tenth stage, taking the leader's yellow jersey for a day and the lead in the King of the Mountains competition;[3] he eventually finished sixth.[4] In 2008, he won the 16th stage of the Tour after being in a chase group most of the day, beating David Arroyo, Yaroslav Popovych and Sandy Casar.
Dessel competed for France at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]
