Paris – Roubaix 1963

Race result
winner	Emile Daems	7h 03 '33 "
2.	Rik Van Looy	equal time
3.	Jan Janssen	equal time
4th	Marcel Janssens	equal time
5.	Armand Desmet	equal time
6th	Raymond Poulidor	equal time
7th	Peter Post	equal time
8th.	Tom Simpson	equal time
9.	Arthur De Cabooter	equal time
10.	Jef Planckaert	equal time

Emile Daems (1961)

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1963 was the 61st edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 7th, 1963.

The race led from Saint-Denis , north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux . The route was 266 kilometers long. 78 drivers were able to place themselves. The winner Emile Daems completed the race with an average speed of 37.68 km / h .

Noël Foré led the race alone for 20 kilometers until he was overtaken by Rolf Wolfshohl two kilometers from the finish . Shortly thereafter closed Rik Van Looy as a leader of a group of strong riders to Wolfshohl on, and it came on the cycling track to a sprint finish with eleven drivers. Van Looy wanted to win the race by attempting at full speed to intercept the leading Daems from above, but failed. Wolfshohl took eleventh place.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1963. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 12, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 1963 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 12, 2015 .