Paris – Roubaix 1955

Race result
winner	Jean Forestier	6h 06 '42 "
2.	Fausto Coppi	+ 0:15 min
3.	Louison Bobet	equal time
4th	Gilbert Scodeller	equal time
5.	Raymond Impanis	+ 0:42 min.
6th	Ernest Sterckx	equal time
7th	Hugo Koblet	equal time
8th.	Bernard Gauthier	equal time
9.	Jacques Dupont	+ 1:08 min.
10.	Jef Planckaert	equal time

Paving stone in honor of the winner Jean Forestier on the Allée Charles Crupelandt in Roubaix

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1955 was the 53rd edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 10, 1955.

The race led from Saint-Denis , north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux . The route was 249 kilometers long. 158 drivers started, 72 of whom were able to place. The winner, Jean Forestier , completed the race at an average speed of 40.74 km / h .

The race day was rainy. After Jean Forestier ran away, Fausto Coppi and Louison Bobet followed him half-heartedly. Since the two drivers weren't green, they didn't want to work together. After the race, Bobet criticized Coppi for his behavior, Coppi replied in his defense that he was not in shape so early in the season.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1955. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 9, 2015 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} 1955 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 9, 2015 .