Paris – Roubaix 1956

Race result
winner	Louison Bobet	6h 01 '26 "
2.	Fred De Bruyne	equal time
3.	Jean Forestier	equal time
4th	Rik Van Steenbergen	equal time
5.	Bernard Gauthier	equal time
6th	Nello Lauredi	equal time
7th	Germain Derijcke	+ 0:53 min.
8th.	André Vlaeyen	equal time
9.	Jean Robic	equal time
10.	Gilbert Bauvin	equal time

Louison Bobet (1951)

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1956 was the 54th edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 8, 1956.

The race led from Saint-Denis , north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux . The route was 252 kilometers long. 80 drivers were able to place themselves. The winner Louison Bobet completed the race at an average speed of 41.83 km / h .

Before the race, Bobet had spoken of wanting to end his cycling career. In the final sprint he beat De Bruyne and Forestier.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1956. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 10, 2015 . 
2. ^ 1956 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 10, 2015 . 
3. ^ Louison Bobet Paris-Roubaix - 1956. (No longer available online.) In: Live2times. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015 ; Retrieved June 10, 2015 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.