Paris – Roubaix 1971

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Race result
winner BelgiumBelgium Roger Rosiers 6h 17 '53 "
2. BelgiumBelgium Herman Van Springel + 1:26 min.
3. ItalyItaly Marino Basso equal time
4th NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Janssen equal time
5. BelgiumBelgium Eddy Merckx equal time
6th BelgiumBelgium Eric Leman equal time
7th BelgiumBelgium Roger De Vlaeminck equal time
8th. ItalyItaly Felice Gimondi equal time
9. BelgiumBelgium Eric De Vlaeminck equal time
10. BelgiumBelgium Georges Pintens equal time
Paving stone in honor of the winner Roger Rosiers on the Allée Charles Crupelandt in Roubaix

The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1971 was the 69th edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 18, 1970.

The race led from Chantilly , around 50 kilometers north of Paris , to Roubaix , where it ended in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux . The entire route was 265.5 kilometers long. 135 drivers started, 45 of whom were able to place. The winner Roger Rosiers completed the race at an average speed of 42.11 km / h .

30 kilometers from the finish, Eric De Vlaeminck broke out of a leading group of 30 drivers. He was quickly followed by Roger Rosiers, who soon left De Vlaeminck behind. Although he was chased by a group that included Eddy Merckx , Jan Janssen and Felice Gimondi , he managed to keep expanding his lead. His win was remarkable as he crashed once during the race and had two punctures .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paris - Roubaix 1971. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved June 13, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b 1971 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved June 12, 2015 .