Paris – Roubaix 1912

Race result
winner	Charles Crupelandt	8h 30 '
2.	Gustave Garrigou	equal time
3.	Maurice Léturgie	equal time
4th	Octave Lapize	equal time
5.	Odiel Defraeye	equal time
6th	Jules Masselis	equal time
7th	Charles Deruyter	equal time
8th.	Joseph Vandaele	+ 6:00 min
9.	Eugène Platteau	equal time
10.	Paul Deman	+ 8:00 min

Charles Crupelandt (1913)

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1912 was the 17th edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 7th, 1912.

The race went from Chatou over 266 kilometers, in sunny weather. The exact number of riders who started and of those who finished is unknown. 70 drivers are on the list of results, but from 19th place without time. The winner Charles Crupelandt completed the race at an average speed of 31.3 kilometers per hour .

Charles Crupelandt was the first to reach the Vélodrome roubaisien , followed shortly after by six other drivers. His teammate Octave Lapize put on the sprint for Crupelandt, and Crupelandt won the race. His victory was celebrated particularly enthusiastically in Roubaix, as he came from the neighboring town of Wattrelos and regularly trained on the Roubaix track.

References and comments

1. ↑ The times were rounded off in the official result lists.
2. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1912. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved May 31, 2015 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} 1912 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved May 30, 2015 .