André Leducq
André Leducq (pronounced [ɑ̃.dʁe lə.dyk]; 27 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tours de France. He also won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team road race event[1] and the 1928 Paris–Roubaix.[2]
 André Leducq photographed by Agence Meurisse in 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | André Leducq | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Le joyeux Dédé (The joyful Dédé) Dédé gueule d'amour et muscles d'acier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1904 Saint-Ouen, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1980 (aged 76) Marseille, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Leducq was born at Saint-Ouen. He was world champion in 1924 as an amateur before turning professional in 1927. The following year he won Paris–Roubaix and was second in the Tour de France, becoming popular for his humour. His other victories included two Tours de France (he won 25 stages in nine rides) and the 1931 Paris–Tours. He has the fourth-highest number of stage wins in the Tour de France (behind Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Mark Cavendish).
After his retirement, he founded a professional cycling team that raced in the 1950s.
Career achievements
Major results
- 1927
- Tour de France
- 4th overall
- Stage 6, 23 and 24 wins
- 1928
- Tour de France
- 2nd overall
- Stage 2, 10, 11 and 16 wins
- Paris–Roubaix
- 1929
- Tour de France
- 1 day in yellow jersey
- Stage 2, 11, 17, 18 and 21 wins
- 1930
- Tour de France
1st overall- 13 days in yellow jersey
- Stage 5 and 16 wins
- 1931
- Tour de France
- 10th overall
- Stage 20 win
- Paris–Tours
- 1932
- Tour de France
- 1st overall
- 19 days in yellow jersey
- Stage 3, 11, 13, 15, 20 and 21 wins
- 1933
- Tour de France
- 31st overall
- Stage 13 and 14 wins
- Critérium International
- 1935
- Tour de France
- 17th overall
- Stage 18b ITT win
- 1938
- Tour de France
- 2 days in yellow jersey
- Stage 21 win (joint with Antonin Magne)
Grand Tour results timeline
| 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
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| Giro d'Italia | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE |
| Stages won | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mountains classification | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 31 | DNE | 17 | DNE | DNE | 30 |
| Stages won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Mountains classification | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | NR | — | NR | — | — | NR |
| Vuelta a España | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNE | DNE | N/A | N/A |
| Stages won | — | — | ||||||||||
| Mountains classification | — | — |
| 1 | Winner |
| 2–3 | Top three-finish |
| 4–10 | Top ten-finish |
| 11– | Other finish |
| DNE | Did not enter |
| DNF-x | Did not finish (retired on stage x) |
| DNS-x | Did not start (not started on stage x) |
| HD | Finished outside time limit (occurred on stage x) |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| N/A | Race/classification not held |
| NR | Not ranked in this classification |
References
- "André Leducq Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- "André Leducq". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links
- Complete results (in French)
- "Historical photo". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
- André Leducq at Cycling Archives
