July 21, 2008 (Jausiers, France) – Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Chipotle – H30) finished 30th today on Stage 16, from Cuneo to Jausiers, 157km won by Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale with Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux in 2nd and David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne in 3rd. Hesjedal was with one of the leading groups chasing Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner who was at the front with about 30km to go but Schumacher was caught and finished 8th. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC – Saxo Bank continues to lead while Hesjedal’s great ride today has moved him up to 56th overall.

Results

1. Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.31.27 (34.70 km/h)
2. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
3. David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
4. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence – Lotto 0.03
5. George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 0.24
6. Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
7. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.03
9. Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 1.28
10. Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner
11. Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence – Lotto
12. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC – Saxo Bank
13. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
14. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre
15. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC – Saxo Bank
16. Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
17. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.32
18. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia
19. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 2.03
20. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre
21. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
22. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 2.36
23. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole
24. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 3.21
25. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 4.04
26. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
27. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 4.13
28. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
29. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
30. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 4.27
31. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 4.3
32. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.49
33. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 5.13
34. Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 5.27
35. John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld
36. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone 5.43
37. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 6.39
38. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank
39. Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence – Lotto
40. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 6.5
41. Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
42. Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas
43. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7.5
44. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 8.25
45. Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel 10.18
46. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
47. José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 10.31
48. Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 10.57
49. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre
50. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank
51. David Moncouti̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 11.49
52. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre 11.58
53. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 13.18
54. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC – Saxo Bank
55. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 13.49
56. Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
57. Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 13.57
58. Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 14.11
59. Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 14.41
60. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel
61. Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux
62. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux
63. Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 15.29
64. David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 17.24
65. Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 19.05
66. David López García (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 19.36
67. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 20.57
68. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 21.53
69. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia
70. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
71. Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step
72. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
73. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
74. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
75. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
76. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale
77. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
78. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
79. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank
80. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre
81. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
82. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
83. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 24.19
84. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC – Saxo Bank
85. Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram
86. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
87. Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
88. Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel
89. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux
90. Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
91. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
92. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
93. Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 28.32
94. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 31.56
95. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux
96. Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram
97. Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
98. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre
99. Juan Jos̩ Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi
100. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence – Lotto
101. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
102. Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux
103. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
104. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia
105. Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step
106. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre
107. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
108. Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
109. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
110. Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
111. Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
112. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence – Lotto
113. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank
114. Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
115. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
116. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step
117. Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas
118. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
119. Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
120. William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
121. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole
122. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre
123. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC – Saxo Bank
124. St̩phane Aug̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
125. Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step
126. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
127. Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
128. Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
129. William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
130. I̱aki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi
131. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre
132. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence – Lotto
133. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence – Lotto
134. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole
135. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram
136. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence – Lotto
137. Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
138. Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld
139. Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel
140. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
141. Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence – Lotto
142. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
143. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
144. David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
145. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
146. Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel
147. Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia
148. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
149. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia
150. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia
151. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner
HD Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 39.13
DNF Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux

GC after Stage 16

1. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 68.30.16
2. Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.07
3. Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence – Lotto 0.08
4. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 0.49
5. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.13
6. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 3.15
7. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 3.23
8. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 4.11
9. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 4.38
10. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 5.23
11. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 6.58
12. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre 7.43
13. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 8.03
14. Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 9.01
15. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 9.07
16. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 9.51
17. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 11.19
18. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 12.32
19. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 16.49
20. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 17.44
21. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone 18.1
22. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia 19.1
23. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence – Lotto 19.48
24. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 20.19
25. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 21.1
26. Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 22.05
27. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 24.59
28. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 25.04
29. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 25.18
30. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre 32.39
31. Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 32.49
32. Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 33.5
33. David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 34
34. Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 35.15
35. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 37.4
36. Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence – Lotto 38.42
37. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 44.18
38. George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 44.59
39. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 53.5
40. Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 55.25
41. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 55.5
42. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre 56.14
43. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 58.19
44. Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 1.00.20
45. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.00.29
46. Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 1.01.26
47. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 1.02.03
48. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 1.04.47
49. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 1.05.54
50. John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 1.06.44
51. Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.07.20
52. José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 1.07.39
53. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.09.02
54. Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 1.12.10
55. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.13.38
56. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.15.40
57. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 1.16.22
58. Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 1.17.07
59. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 1.17.37
60. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 1.17.41
61. David Moncouti̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 1.18.49
62. David López García (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 1.19.36
63. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1.21.36
64. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence – Lotto 1.21.56
65. David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.23.05
66. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 1.24.07
67. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 1.25.03
68. Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 1.31.00
69. Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 1.31.26
70. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.32.27
71. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole 1.32.39
72. Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 1.33.41
73. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 1.33.45
74. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole
75. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre 1.34.06
76. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 1.34.56
77. David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 1.35.50
78. Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.36.08
79. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.38.25
80. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 1.38.46
81. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 1.40.45
82. Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel 1.41.13
83. Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 1.41.14
84. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1.41.45
85. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.42.17
86. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.45.14
87. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 1.47.40
88. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.50.46
89. Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.51.47
90. Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 1.52.26
91. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.52.51
92. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 1.54.35
93. Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.56.18
94. Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.57.01
95. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 1.58.31
96. Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 2.00.27
97. Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step 2.01.47
98. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 2.01.51
99. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence – Lotto 2.07.09
100. Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld 2.07.40
101. Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 2.08.39
102. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.11.28
103. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 2.12.27
104. Juan Jos̩ Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi 2.14.45
105. William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.15.01
106. I̱aki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi 2.15.12
107. Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram 2.15.13
108. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia 2.16.25
109. Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 2.18.01
110. Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 2.22.05
111. Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.24.00
112. Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia 2.24.30
113. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 2.25.40
114. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 2.27.31
115. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 2.28.57
116. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 2.30.53
117. Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 2.31.21
118. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre 2.31.44
119. Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.32.40
120. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 2.32.48
121. Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 2.32.52
122. Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 2.33.19
123. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC – Saxo Bank 2.34.20
124. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 2.35.22
125. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence – Lotto 2.38.11
126. Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel 2.38.51
127. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 2.38.53
128. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.39.41
129. Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step 2.40.31
130. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram 2.40.37
131. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.40.50
132. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step 2.40.52
133. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia 2.43.52
134. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 2.44.06
135. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 2.44.56
136. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence – Lotto 2.45.00
137. Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence – Lotto 2.45.27
138. Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.45.30
139. William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.47.33
140. Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.47.52
141. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 2.48.39
142. Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 2.49.32
143. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.49.49
144. Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel 2.51.44
145. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 2.53.53
146. St̩phane Aug̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 2.54.22
147. Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.54.34
148. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 2.56.11
149. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2.56.27
150. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.02.12
151. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence – Lotto 3.08.10