André Leducq (; 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
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...
in the team road race event
and the
1928 Paris–Roubaix.
Career
Leducq was born in
Saint-Ouen. He was world champion in 1924 as an
amateur
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before turning professional in 1927. The following year he won
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
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
Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
. He has the fourth-highest number of stage wins in the Tour de France (behind
Eddy Merckx
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,
Bernard Hinault
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, and
Mark Cavendish
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).
After his retirement, he founded a professional cycling team that raced in the 1950s.
Career achievements
Major results
;1927
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 4th overall
::Stage 6, 23 and 24 wins
;1928
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 2nd overall
::Stage 2, 10, 11 and 16 wins
:
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
;1929
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 1 day in yellow jersey
:: Stage 2, 11, 17, 18 and 21 wins
;1930
:
Tour de France
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::

1st overall
:: 13 days in yellow jersey
:: Stage 5 and 16 wins
;1931
:
Tour de France
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:: 10th overall
:: Stage 20 win
:
Paris–Tours
Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
;1932
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 1st overall
:: 19 days in yellow jersey
:: Stage 3, 11, 13, 15, 20 and 21 wins
;1933
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 31st overall
:: Stage 13 and 14 wins
:
Critérium International
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;1935
:
Tour de France
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:: 17th overall
:: Stage 18b ITT win
;1938
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 2 days in yellow jersey
:: Stage 21 win (joint with
Antonin Magne
Antonin Magne (; 15 February 1904 – 8 September 1983) was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934. He raced as a professional from 1927 to 1939 and then became a team manager. The French rider and then journalist, Jean Bo ...
)
Grand Tour results timeline
References
External links
Complete results (in French)*
*
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1904 births
1980 deaths
People from Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
French male cyclists
French Tour de France stage winners
Tour de France winners
Olympic cyclists for France
Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Burials at the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for France
Cyclists from Seine-Saint-Denis
Olympic medalists in cycling
20th-century French sportsmen