Ferdinand Le Drogo
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Ferdinand Le Drogo was a French
professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver medal in the Elite race of the 1931 Road World Championships. Ferdinand Le Drogo was the older brother of cyclist Paul Le Drogo
.
In the 1927 Tour de France, Le Drogo took part in the Dilecta-Wolber team, which won the first stage, led by Francis Pélissier
, who was the first leader of the general classification.
Le Drogo won the fifth stage. In the sixth stage, Francis Pélissier abandoned sick. Ferdinand Le Drogo, who was second in the general classification, became the new leader.
In the seventh stage, while Le Drogo was in the yellow jersey jersey, the Tour passed in the region where he was born. His supporters cheered for Le Drogo, and he got excited and sped away from his team mates. That costed him too much energy, and he lost 20 minutes in that stage to the J.B. Louvet team, so the lead was transferred to Hector Martin
, from the J.B. Louvet team. Le Drogo would never lead the Tour de France again.
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France
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professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver medal in the Elite race of the 1931 Road World Championships. Ferdinand Le Drogo was the older brother of cyclist Paul Le Drogo
Paul Le Drogo
Paul Le Drogo was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the younger brother of Ferdinand Le Drogo.- Palmarès :1927...
.
In the 1927 Tour de France, Le Drogo took part in the Dilecta-Wolber team, which won the first stage, led by Francis Pélissier
Francis Pélissier
Francis Pélissier was a French professional road racing cyclist from Paris. He was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Henri Pélissier, and the older brother of Tour de France stage winner Charles Pélissier. He won several classic cycle races like Paris–Tours, Bordeaux–Paris and Grand...
, who was the first leader of the general classification.
Le Drogo won the fifth stage. In the sixth stage, Francis Pélissier abandoned sick. Ferdinand Le Drogo, who was second in the general classification, became the new leader.
In the seventh stage, while Le Drogo was in the yellow jersey jersey, the Tour passed in the region where he was born. His supporters cheered for Le Drogo, and he got excited and sped away from his team mates. That costed him too much energy, and he lost 20 minutes in that stage to the J.B. Louvet team, so the lead was transferred to Hector Martin
Hector Martin
Hector Martin was a Belgian road racing cyclist, professional from 1925 to 1935, who won three stages in the 1925 Tour de France and two stages in the 1927 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days in 1927. Martin was born and died in Roeselare. He was the brother of Léon...
, from the J.B. Louvet team. Le Drogo would never lead the Tour de France again.
Palmares
1926- 1st, Tour des Cornouaillies
- 1st, Nantes-Les Sables de l'Olonne
- 1st, Circuit des As de l'Ouest
- 3rd, National Road Race Championship
- 3rd, GP WolberGP WolberThe GP Wolber was a French cycling event in the 1920s. It was considered a kind of unofficial World Championship. Only cyclists who finished in the top-3 of the major French, Italian, Belgian and Swiss races were invited. The first GP Wolber was held in 1922. When the World Cycling Championship was...
1927
- Road Race Champion
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour de France1927 Tour de FranceThe 1927 Tour de France was the 21st Tour de France, taking place June 19 to July 17, 1927. It consisted of 24 stages over 5340 km, ridden at an average speed of 27.224 km/h....
- 1st, Stages 2 & 6, Volta a Catalunya
- 6th, Paris–Tours
- 7th, Bordeaux–Paris
1928
- Road Race Champion
- 8th, World Road Race Championship
1929
- 7th, World Road Race Championship
- 7th, Paris–Tours
1930
- 1st, GP Poitiers
- 3rd, National Road Race Championship
1931
- 1st, Rennes-Paris-Rennes
- 1st, Circuit de l'Aulne
- World Road Race Championship
1932
- 1st, Circuit de l'Aulne
- 7th, Bordeaux–Paris