Cuneo, Italy to Jausiers
Frenchman Cyril Dessel takes stage 16 win of the 2008 tour de france. Schleck defends the Yellow jersey as there as little to no changes in the gc. Christopher Froome loses his bike down the valley in a crash after the first ascent.
Stage 16 results
1 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.31.27 (34.70 km/h)
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
3 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto
5 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia
General classification after stage 16
1 Frank Schleck (Lux) CSC-Saxo Bank
2 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.07
