Paris – Roubaix 1958

Race result
winner	Leon Vandaele	8h 04'41 "
2.	Miguel Poblet	equal time
3.	Rik Van Looy	equal time
4th	Rik Van Steenbergen	equal time
5.	Jean Forestier	equal time
6th	Fred De Bruyne	equal time
7th	Marcel Janssens	equal time
8th.	Roger Hassenforder	equal time
9.	Raymond Impanis	equal time
10.	Jan Zagers	equal time

Paving stone in honor of the winner Leon Vandaele on the Allée Charles Crupelandt in Roubaix

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1958 was the 56th edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 13, 1958.

The race led from Saint-Denis , north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux . The route was 269 kilometers long. 76 drivers were able to place themselves. The winner Leon Vandaele completed the race at an average speed of 33.30 km / h .

Jacques Anquetil had run away and was in the lead, but three kilometers from the finish he had a flat tire . At the entrance to the velodrome were Seamus Elliott and Roger Verplaetse 20 meters ahead of the peloton , but were overtaken even by a group of 22 riders. 300 meters from the finish line, Vandaele was able to pull away and win. Anquetil eventually turned 14.

Web links

• Paris-Roubaix 1958 on YouTube , 25 August 2011

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1958. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 10, 2015 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} 1958 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 10, 2015 .