André Leducq
# André Leducq

André Leducq (pronounced; 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 and the 1928 Paris–Roubaix.

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | — | N/A | N/A |
| Mountains classification | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | — | N/A | N/A |

Legend :

| 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 |
