Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1959 edition | 1957 edition

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The race:

The 1958 Paris-Roubaix was 269 km long and raced at an average speed of 33.30 km/hr.

We don't know how many riders started the race, there were 76 classified finishers.

Three kilometers from the end Jacques Anquetil's escape was ended by a flat tire.

At the entrance to the Roubaix velodrome Seamus Elliot and Roger Verplaetse had a 20-meter lead, but they was quickly caught by the 22 man chasing group.

On the track, big Léon Van Daele took off with 300 meters to go and none of the gifted group could come around him.

 

Léon Van Daele wins the 1958 Paris-Roubaix

Complete results:

1. Léon Van Daele (Faema-Guerra-Clément) 8hr 4min 41sec

2. Miguel Poblet (Ignis-Doniselli) s.t.
3. Rik van Looy (Faema-Guerra-Clément) s.t.
4. Rik van Steenbergen (Elvé-Peugeot-Marvan) s.t.
5. Jean Forestier (ACBB-Essor-Leroux-Hutchinson) s.t.
6. Alfred de Bruyne (Carpano-Coppi) s.t.
7. Marcel Janssens (Elvé-Peugeot-Marvan) s.t.
8. Roger Hassenforder (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
9. Raymond Impanis (Elvé-Peugeot-Marvan) s.t.
10. Jan Zagers (Libertas-Dr. Mann) s.t.
11. Jacques Dupont (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
12. Germain Derijcke (Carpano) s.t.
13. Albéric "Briek" Schotte (Libertas-Dr. Mann) s.t.
14. Jacques Anquetil (Helyett-Potin-Hutchinson) s.t.
15. Jan Van Gompel (Faema-Guerra-Clément) s.t.
16. Pino Cerami (Elvé-Peugeot-Marvan) s.t.
17. Willy Truye (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
18. Roger Verplaetse (Faema-Guerra-Clément) s.t.
19. Nicolas Barone (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
20. Seamus Elliott (Helyett-Potin-Hutchinson) s.t.
21. Pierre Pardoen s.t.
22. Roger Molenaers (Groene Leeuw-Leopold) s.t.
23. Frans Schoubben (Elvé-Peugeot-Marvan) s.t.
24. Josef Schils (Faema-Guerra-Clément) @ 31sec
25. Gérard Saint (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
26. Gilbert Scodeller (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
27. Louison Bobet (L. Bobet-BP-Hutchinson) @ 1min 9sec
28. Angelo Conterno (Carpano) s.t.
29. Raymond Plaza (Peugeot-BP-Dunlop) s.t.
30. Albert Dolhats (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
31. Dino Bruni (Bianchi-Pirelli) s.t.
32. Yvo Molenaers @ 1min 42sec
33. Jan Adriaenssens (Carpano) s.t.
34. Cyrille Van Bossel (Carpano) s.t.
35. Brian Robinson (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
36. Jules Mertens (Libertas-Dr. Mann) s.t.
37. Ricardo Filippi (Ghigi-Coppi) @ 2min 2sec
38. Francis Pipelin @ 2min 22sec
39. Petrus Oellibrandt (Libertas-Dr. Mann) s.t.
40. André Vlaeyen s.t.
41. André Darrigade (Helyett-Potin-Hutchinson) @ 2min 38sec
42. Jozef Planckaert (Carpano) s.t.
43. Pierre Ruby (Peugeot-BP-Dunlop) s.t.
44. Alex Close s.t.
45. Jacques Schoubben (Elvé-Peugeot-Marvan) s.t.
46. Agostino Coletto (Carpano) s.t.
47. Emmanuel Busto s.t.
48. André Dupré (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
49. Gilbert Bauvin (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
50. Dominique Forlini @ 4min 13sec
51. Noël Foré (Groene Leeuw-Leopold) s.t.
52. Julien Schepens s.t.
53. Antonin Rolland (L. Bobet-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
54. Emiel Severeyns @ 5min 13sec
55. Gilbert Desmet @ 6min 9sec
56. Gabriel Borra s.t.
57. Michel Van Aerde (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
58. Martin Van Geneugden s.t.
59. Tino Sabbadini s.t.
60. Jean-Marie Cieleska s.t.
61. Albert Bouvet s.t.
62. Jean Bellay s.t.
63. Hilaire Couveur @ 7min 43sec
64. Jean Bobet (L. Bobet-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
65. Germano Barale (Bianchi-Pirelli) s.t.
66. Claude Colette s.t.
67. Joseph Thomin s.t.
68. Michel Verleulin s.t.
69. Raymond Hoorelbeke s.t.
70. Henri Denys @ 13min 56sec
71. Norbert Van Tieghem s.t.
72. Orphée Meneghini s.t.
73. Camille Le Menn s.t.
74. Marcel Rohrbach s.t.
75. Michel Dejouhannet s.t.
76. René Fournier s.t.