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Frédéric Guesdon

Key Stats

Nationality: French
Born: October 14, 1971
Hometown: Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Bretagne
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 160 pounds
Strengths: All-arounder, classics, sprinting
Turned Pro: 1995

Palmares

Career Highlights:

1st, Paris-Tours (2006)
1st, stage 5, Dauphiné Libéré (2002)
1st, stage 1, Dauphiné Libéré (2000)
1st, Paris-Roubaix (1997)

2006
1st, Paris-Tours
1st, Prologue (ITT, Circuit dans Libreville)
3rd, GP d'Isbergues

2004
2nd, GP d'Isbergues

2002
1st, stage 5, Dauphiné Libéré

2001
1st, King of the Mountains classification, Tour Mediterraneen

2000
1st, stage 1, Dauphiné Libéré
1st, stage 1, Giro Della Provincia Di Lucca

1999
1st, stage 3, Tour De L'Ain

1997
1st, Paris-Roubaix
1st, Classic Haribo
1st, stage 2, Tour du Limousin

Biography

A veteran of seven Tours de France, Guesdon is an integral member of JD Jeux. Having taken two of the most prestigious spring classics, Paris – Roubaix, and Paris – Tours, he looks to have a strong spring season as well as serve as a strong domestique in the grand tours later in the year.