Paris – Roubaix 1939

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Race result
winner BelgiumBelgium Émile Masson Jr. 7h 17:30 "
2. BelgiumBelgium Marcel Kint + 1:30 min.
3. Third French RepublicThird French Republic Roger Lapébie equal time
4th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Maurice Archambaud equal time
5. BelgiumBelgium Cyrille Van Overberghe equal time
6th BelgiumBelgium Sylvain Grysolle + 3:08 min.
7th BelgiumBelgium Robert Wierinckx equal time
8th. BelgiumBelgium Albert Hendrickx equal time
9. Third French RepublicThird French Republic Antonin Magne equal time
10. BelgiumBelgium Noël Declercq equal time
Paving stone for Lucien Storme on the Allée Charles Crupelandt in Roubaix

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1939 was the 40th edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 9th, 1939.

The race led from Le Vésinet to Roubaix , where it ended on Avenue Gustave Delory (previously Avenue les Villas ). The route was 250 kilometers long. 171 drivers started, 68 of whom were able to place. The winner Émile Masson jr. completed the race at an average speed of 35.93 km / h .

20 kilometers from the finish, Èmile Masson led by a slight margin over a quartet of Marcel Kint , Roger Lapébie , Maurice Archambaud and Cyrille Van Overberghe , all of whom were part of the Mercier-Hutchinson team . However, Masson managed to stay ahead of these drivers and crossed the finish line by a minute and a half.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1939. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b 1939 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .