Cyril Dessel Takes Alpine Stage while Frank Schleck Retains Yellow Jersey

Cyril Dessel captured his first stage victory at the Tour de France on Tuesday as the Frenchman outsprinted a small group of riders to take the 97.6-mile Stage 16 trek from Cueno, Italy to Jausiers in 4 hours, 31 minutes, 27 seconds.

While Dessel captured the day the Tour de France overall leader remains Frank Schleck who finished 1 minute, 28 seconds behind the Frenchman to retain his Yellow Jersey. Schleck is holding seven second advantage over Bernhard Kohl and an 8 second lead over Cadel Evans.

On Wednesday the Tour de France will feature a 130.8-mile journey that includes climbs through Galibier, Croix de Fer and L’Alpe d’Huez.

Tour de France Overall Leaderboard

1.Frank Schleck (Lux/CSC) 68hrs 30min 16sec
2. Bernhard Kohl (Aut/GST) +7sec
3. Cadel Evans (Aus/SIL) +8sec
4. Carlos Sastre (Spa/CSC) +49sec
5. Denis Menchov (Rus/RAB) +1min 13sec
6. Christian Vandevelde (US/GAR) +3min 15sec
7. Kim Kirchen (Lux/COL) + 3min 23sec
8. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/GCE) + 4min 11sec
9. Samuel Sanchez (Spa/EUS) + 4mins 38sec
10. Tadej Valjavec (Slovenia/AG2R) +5min 23sec