Cyril Dessel
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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]
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1974-11-29) 29 November 1974 (age 49) 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 |
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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]