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]

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André Leducq

André Leducq photographed by Agence Meurisse in 1929
Personal information
Full name	André Leducq
Nickname	Le joyeux Dédé (The joyful Dédé) Dédé gueule d'amour et muscles d'acier
Born	(1904-02-27)27 February 1904 Saint-Ouen, France
Died	18 June 1980(1980-06-18) (aged 76) Marseille, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1930, 1932) 25 individual stages (1927-1933, 1935, 1938) Stage races Critérium International (1933) One-day races and Classics National Amateur Championships (1925) Paris–Roubaix (1928) Paris–Tours (1931) Paris–Troyes (1923) Paris–Le Havre (1928) Paris–Caen (1930) Critérium des As (1934)
Medal record Representing  France Men's road bicycle racing Olympic Games 1924 Paris team time trial World Championships 1924 Paris Amateur's Road Race

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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.