Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1912 edition | 1914 edition
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The race:
The 1913 Paris-Roubaix was 266 km long and raced at an average speed of 35.33 km/hr.
There was an unknown number of starters and 85 classified finishers.
Time splits to 24th place were rounded and are unavailable for riders who finished after that.
Weather: Cold with sleet during the final kilometers.
Winner François Faber had been dropped by the leading group but caught them on a downhill portion.
Charles Deruyter led for most of the three laps on the Roubaix velodrome but Faber, who had suffered so much misfortune in previous editions of Paris-Roubaix, passed Deruyter just at the line.
Winner François Faber
Complete known Results: