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1972 Paris - Roubaix

70th edition: Sunday, April 16, 1972

Complete results

Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1973 edition | 1971 edition

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The Race:

The 1972 Paris-Roubaix was 272.5 km long and raced at an average speed of 36.817 km/hr

There were 160 starters and 49 classified finishers

The riders were hit with both a strong headwind and very cold rain; perfect flahute [very tough, hard man] weather.

As the peloton went through the Arenberg Forest a giant crash took out more than a few riders, among them Eddy Merckx.

Twenty-three kilometers from the finish Roger de Vlaeminck left the small group that was chasing escapee Willy van Malderghem, who looked to be riding away with the race. De Vlaeminck caught and passed van Malderghem and won with a nearly two-minute gap.

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Winner Roger de Vlaeminck on his way to victory in Roubaix.


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Complete Results:

  1. Roger de Vlaeminck (Dreher) 7hr 24min 5sec.
  2. Paris–Roubaix: The Inside Story
  3. André Dierickx (Flandria-Beaulieu) @ 1min 57sec
  4. Barry Hoban (Gan-Mercier) @ 2min 13sec
  5. Willy Teirlinck (Sonolor) @ 2min 34sec
  6. Willy van Malderghem (Watney-Avia) @ 2min 36sec
  7. Gustav van Roosbroeck (Watney-Avia) @ 2min 39sec
  8. Eddy Merckx (Molteni) s.t.
  9. Eddy Peelman (Gan-Mercier) s.t.
  10. Ole Ritter (Dreher) s.t.
  11. Raymond Poulidor (Gan-Mercier) s.t.
  12. Roger Rosiers (Bic) s.t.
  13. Roger Swerts (Molteni) s.t.
  14. Gerben Karstens (Rokado) s.t.
  15. Cyrille Guimard (Gan-Mercier) @ 4min 40sec
  16. Karl-Heinz Muddemann (Rokado) s.t.
  17. Wilfried Peffgen (Rokado) s.t.
  18. Leif Mortensen (Bic) s.t.
  19. Enrico Paolini (SCIC) s.t.
  20. Herman van Springel (Molteni) s.t.
  21. Julien Stevens (Dreher) s.t.
  22. Julien van Lint (Dreher) s.t.
  23. Albert van Vlierberghe (Ferretti) s.t.
  24. Christian Callens (Novy-Dubble Bubble) @ 7min 31sec
  25. Adriano Passuello (Dreher) s.t.
  26. Christian Raymond (Peugeot) s.t.
  27. Daniel Verplancke (Flandria-Beaulieu) s.t.
  28. Michel Périn (Gan-Mercier) s.t.
  29. Wim Schepers (Rokado) @ 7min 37sec
  30. Alfons Scheys (Goldor-Ijsboerke) @ 9min 10sec
  31. Lucien Aimar (Rokado) @ 9min 34sec
  32. Gérard Vianen (Goudsmit-Hoff) @ 11min 7sec
  33. Guido Reybroeck (Salvarani) s.t.
  34. Englebert Opdebeeck (Watney-Avia) s.t.
  35. Marino Basso (Salvarani) s.t.
  36. Miguel-Maria Lasa (KAS) s.t.
  37. Georges Pintens (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) s.t.
  38. Jozef Spruyt (Molteni) s.t.
  39. Jos Van der Vleuten (Goudsmit-Hoff) @ 11min 50sec
  40. Yves Hézard (Sonolor) s.t.
  41. Jean-Luc Molinéris (Sonolor) @ 19min 37sec
  42. Georges Chappe (Gitane) s.t.
  43. Raymond Riotte (Sonolor) @ 19min 56sec
  44. Robert Mintkiewicz (Sonolor) @ 20min 0sec
  45. Emile Bodart (Watney-Avia) s.t.
  46. Walter Plackaert (Watney-Avia) s.t.
  47. Alain Vasseur (Bic) s.t.
  48. Leo Duyndam (Goudsmit-Hoff) @ 21min 32sec
  49. Ludo Van der Linden (Molteni) @ 22min 32sec
  50. Herman Van der Slagmolen (Flandria-Beaulieu) s.t

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