Frédéric Guesdon

Frédéric Guesdon
Personal information
Full name	Frédéric Guesdon
Born	14 October 1971 (age 53); Saint-Méen-le-Grand, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Classics specialist
Professional teams
1995	Le Groupement
1996	Team Polti
1997–2012	You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.; {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.; {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned.; Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.;
Managerial team
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Major wins
	Single-day races and Classics Paris–Roubaix (1997) Paris–Tours (2006)

Frédéric Guesdon (born 14 October 1971) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who competed as a professional between 1995 and 2012, most notably for UCI ProTeam You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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{{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.,^[1] spending 16 years of his career with the team.

Guesdon was born in Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Brittany. He turned professional in 1995 with the French Le Groupement team and moved on to the Polti team in 1996, where he scored eleventh place at Paris–Roubaix and third place at the French championship. Guesdon had his breakthrough year in 1997. Having signed with the new Française des Jeux team, he scored an early victory for the team in the prestigious spring monument Paris–Roubaix. On the day, of his 1997 Paris–Roubaix victory, he persuaded his team director Marc Madiot to designate him a protected rider alongside his team leader Max Sciandri.^[2] After a race full of punctures, Guesdon was with the leading group, containing the defending champion Johan Museeuw, when they entered the velodrome and attacked early to win. Later he would put his race winning move down to inexperience.^[2] Guesdon also took victories at the Classic Haribo and a stage in the Tour du Limousin. Guesdon had to wait until 2000 for his next major victory, a stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, a feat he repeated in 2002. Despite a complete lack of victories between this win and his next win, over three-and-a-half years later in the 2006 Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Guesdon remained loyal to Française des Jeux and Française des Jeux to him. This paid dividends when Guesdon won the 2006 UCI ProTour race Paris–Tours, his first ProTour victory and the first overall ProTour victory both for Française des Jeux since the inception of the competition in 2005. Following this result he would serve as a guide to new young team recruits.

In 1998 Madiot opined that Guesdon "[was] not a great rider, but he will have some great rides".^[2]

A hip injury at the 2012 Tour Down Under provided him with determination to recover for his swansong.^[2] He retired on 8 April 2012, after completing Paris–Roubaix.^[3]

Major results

1996

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

6th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

1997

1st Paris–Roubaix

1st Classic Haribo

1st Stage 2 Tour du Limousin

2nd Polynormande

1998

5th Grand Prix de Denain

6th Overall Tour du Limousin

1999

1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Ain

3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

2000

1st Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1st Stage 1 Giro della Provincia di Lucca

3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

8th Dwars door Vlaanderen

2001

1st

Mountains classification Tour Méditerranéen

3rd Grand Prix de Denain

8th Tro-Bro Léon

2002

1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges

2003

5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

5th Grand Prix de Denain

5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues

6th Tour of Flanders

7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

2004

2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge

5th Cholet-Pays de Loire

7th Tro-Bro Léon

2006

1st Paris–Tours

2nd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

1st Prologue

3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

4th Overall Tour du Limousin

7th Paris–Roubaix

2007

1st

Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

2008

1st Tro-Bro Léon

4th Grand Prix de Denain

7th Tour de Vendée

8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues

9th Grand Prix de Wallonie

2009

6th Grand Prix de la Somme

9th GP Ouest–France

References

^ "Casar and Guesdon head FDJ – Big Mat lineup in Santos Tour Down Under". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Starrt, J. (2014). The Cobbler Retires. In: E. Bacon and L. Birnie, ed., The Cycling Anthology: Volume One. London: Yellow Jersey Press (Original work published by Peloton Publishing 2012), pp.84-99. ISBN 978-0-22409-244-9
^ Brown, Gregor (8 April 2012). "Guesdon ends career with record-setting Roubaix". VeloNews. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

External links

Eurosport Profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Frédéric Guesdon at trap-friis.dk

[1] "Casar and Guesdon head FDJ – Big Mat lineup in Santos Tour Down Under". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

[:0-2] Starrt, J. (2014). The Cobbler Retires. In: E. Bacon and L. Birnie, ed., The Cycling Anthology: Volume One. London: Yellow Jersey Press (Original work published by Peloton Publishing 2012), pp.84-99. ISBN 978-0-22409-244-9

[3] Brown, Gregor (8 April 2012). "Guesdon ends career with record-setting Roubaix". VeloNews. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

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