Paris – Roubaix 1937

Race result
winner	Jules Rossi	7h 17 '57 "
2.	Albert Hendrickx	equal time
3.	Noël Declercq	equal time
4th	Emiel Van de Pitte	equal time
5.	Aimé Lieven	equal time
6th	Gustave Danneels	+ 1:03 min.
7th	Edgard De Caluwé	equal time
8th.	Frans Bonduel	equal time
9.	Severin Vergili	equal time
10.	Georges Speicher	equal time

Jules Rossi

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1937 was the 38th edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, March 28th, 1937.

The race led from Argenteuil via Pontoise , Méru , Beauvais , Breteuil , Amiens , Doullens , Arras , Hénin-Liétard and Seclin to Roubaix , where it ended on Avenue Gustave Delory (previously Avenue les Villas ). The route was 255 kilometers long. 159 drivers started, of which 50 were able to place. The winner Jules Rossi completed the race with an average speed of 34.93 km / h .

The race was accompanied by heavy rain. Jules Rossi arrived in Roubaix with four Belgian drivers. All five drivers wanted to win and therefore failed to coordinate their tactics. Two kilometers from the finish, Rossi made such a strong sprint that none of the other drivers was able to follow him. Rossi won the race by several bike lengths. He was the first Italian to win Paris – Roubaix .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1937. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 4, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 1937 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .