Paris – Roubaix 1965

Race result
winner	Rik Van Looy	6h 23 '32 "
2.	Edward Sels	+ 1:05 min.
3.	Willy Vannitsen	+ 1:11 min.
4th	Victor Van Schil	equal time
5.	Josef Huysmans	equal time
6th	Tom Simpson	equal time
7th	Vittorio Adorni	equal time
8th.	Alfons Hermans	equal time
9.	Noël Foré	+ 1:33 min.
10.	Georges Vanconingsloo	+ 2:13 min.

Paving stone in honor of the winner Rik Van Looy on the Allée Charles Crupelandt in Roubaix

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1965 was the 63rd edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 11th, 1965.

The race led from Saint-Denis , north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux . The route was 265.5 kilometers long. The number of starters and drivers who have reached the finish is unknown. The winner, Rik Van Looy , completed the race at an average speed of 41.847 km / h .

Ten kilometers from the finish, Rik Van Looy attacked from a group of ten leading drivers and won. This made him the third driver alongside Octave Lapize and Gaston Rebry to win Paris – Roubaix three times.

Rudi Altig was twelfth, and Rolf Wolfshohl was 19th.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1965. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 12, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} 1965 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 12, 2015 .