 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".