Paris – Roubaix 1945

Race result
winner	Paul Maye	7h 52 '54 "
2.	Lucien Teisseire	equal time
3.	Kléber Piot	equal time
4th	Louis Thiétard	equal time
5.	Maurice Desimpelaere	equal time
6th	Edouard Muller	equal time
7th	Robert Renonce	equal time
8th.	Maurice De Muer	+ 3:01 min.
9.	Maurice Quentin	equal time
10.	Lucien Maelfait	equal time

Pavement stone in honor of Paul Maye's victory

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1945 was the 43rd edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 9, 1945.

The race led from Saint-Denis , north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux . The route was 246 kilometers long. 100 drivers started, 28 of whom were able to place. The winner Paul Maye completed the race with an average speed of 31.20 km / h .

This event was the first in Paris-Roubaix after France was liberated from German occupation. A group of seven riders reached the cycling track together , and last year's winner Desimpelaere was the favorite. He had done most of the leading work during the entire race. To everyone's surprise, however, the Basque Paul Maye won .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1945. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 4, 2015 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} 1945 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .