Paris – Roubaix 1950

Race result
winner	Fausto Coppi	6h 18 '48 "
2.	Maurice Diot	+ 2:45 min.
3.	Fiorenzo Magni	+ 5:24 min.
4th	Charles Coste	equal time
5.	Gino Sciardis	+ 7:07 min.
6th	Pierre Molinéris	+ 7:40 min.
7th	André Declercq	+ 7:54 min.
8th.	Georges Meunier	equal time
9.	Georges Claes	equal time
10.	Marcel Kint	equal time

Paving stone in honor of Fausto Coppi on the Allée Charles Crupelandt in Roubaix

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1950 was the 48th edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 9, 1950.

The race led from Saint-Denis , north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux . The route was 247 kilometers long. There were 231 drivers at the start, 76 of whom were able to place. The winner Fausto Coppi completed the race with an average speed of 39.123 km / h .

It was torrential rain. The race was led by a group of 20 drivers. At the food control in Arras , Coppi drove an attack and only Maurice Diot could follow him. Diot's sporting director Antonin Magne instructed him not to work with Coppi. In response, Coppi went solo 45 kilometers from the finish, with a gear ratio of 52:15, and won the race. This ride from Coppi is legendary in cycling history.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1950. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 7, 2015 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} 1950 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 7, 2015 .