Paris – Roubaix 1943

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Race result
winner BelgiumBelgium Marcel Kint 6h 01 '32 "
2. BelgiumBelgium Jules Lowie equal time
3. France VichyVichy France Louis Thiétard equal time
4th BelgiumBelgium Achiel Buysse equal time
5. BelgiumBelgium Albert Sercu equal time
6th France VichyVichy France Camille Danguillaume + 0:36 min.
7th France VichyVichy France Lucien Le Guevel equal time
8th. BelgiumBelgium Albéric Schotte + 2:00 min.
9. BelgiumBelgium René Adriaensens + 2:51 min.
10. France VichyVichy France Joseph Goutorbe equal time

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1943 was the 41st edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 25th, 1943.

The race led from Saint-Denis , north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it first ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux , built in 1936 . The route was 250 kilometers long. 120 drivers started, of which 52 were able to place. The winner Marcel Kint completed the race with an average speed of 41.49 km / h .

Behind Arras , a group of 17 riders led the field, but attacks and bad luck had reduced their number when they arrived at the velodrome. Marcel Kint, known as the Black Eagle , won the race in the sprint. After the victory, he rode his bike home to Zwevegem, 30 kilometers away .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1943. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
  2. a b 1943 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .