Dessel to lead AG2R in 2009

Cyril Dessel wants to lift his arms again next year

Cyril Dessel wants to lift his arms again next year (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

French team AG2R La Mondiale has had a satisfying season with a total of 12 victories. Four of these alone were achieved by team leader Cyril Dessel, who will next year assume this role within the squad once again. The Frenchman, who wore the yellow jersey of the Tour de France in 2006 - finishing seventh on GC - was happy to have overcome his toxoplasmosis infection that had annulled his 2007 season.