Paris – Roubaix 1938

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Race result
winner BelgiumBelgium Lucien Storme 7h 17 '57 "
2. BelgiumBelgium Louis Hardiquest equal time
3. BelgiumBelgium Marcel Van Houtte + 0:06 min.
4th BelgiumBelgium Émile Masson Jr. + 0:23 min.
5. BelgiumBelgium Gérard Desmet equal time
6th BelgiumBelgium René Walschot equal time
7th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Jean Fréchaut equal time
8th. BelgiumBelgium Sylvain Grysolle equal time
9. BelgiumBelgium Albertin Dissaux equal time
10. BelgiumBelgium Stan Lauwers equal time
Paving stone for Lucien Storme on the Allée Charles Crupelandt in Roubaix

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1938 was the 39th edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 17th, 1938.

The race ran from Argenteuil to Roubaix , where it ended on Avenue Gustave Delory (previously Avenue les Villas ). The route was 255 kilometers long. 171 drivers started, 59 of whom were able to place. The winner Lucien Storme completed the race at an average speed of 30.99 km / h .

During the race it was very cold and there was a strong wind from the north. A leading group of 15 riders had formed 17 kilometers from Roubaix. Louis Hardiquest ran away , but 21-year-old Lucien Storme stayed on his rear wheel. Nine kilometers later, Storme had a tire problem, but was quickly back on track and caught up with Hardiquest again. He drove a long sprint and beat Hardiquest, who had been rated stronger beforehand.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1938. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b 1938 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .