Ferdinand Le Drogo

Ferdinand Le Drogo (10 October 1903 – 24 April 1976) 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, 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 teammates. That cost 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.

Major results

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 Wolber 1927 Road Race Champion 1st, Stage 5, Tour de France 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