Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1977 edition | 1975 edition

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The Race:

The 1976 Paris-Roubaix was 270.5 km long and araced at an average speed of 40.81 km/hr.

There were 154 starters and 38 classified finishers.

Roger de Vlaeminck dropped the hammer with 31 kilometers to go and took only four riders with him: Marc Demeyer, Francesco Moser, Hennie Kuiper and Walter Godefroot.

Godefroot said he enjoying superb form, but he flatted and never regained the others. De Vlaeminck felt confident and pulled for much of the last 20 kilometers and led out the sprint on the Roubaix velodrome.

Moser came around de Vlaeminck and then the Belgian giant, Marc Demeyer went past them both.

Eddy Merckx had a terrible day. Because of flat tires, crashes and mechanical problems, he had to change his bike ten times.

Demeyer suffered a fatal heart attack in January of 1982.

 

Big Marc Demeyer surprises Francesco Moser and Roger de Vlaeminck in the sprint to win a big one.

Complete Results:

1. Marc Demeyer (Flandria-Velda) 6hr 37min 41sec.

2. Francesco Moser (Sanson-Benotto) s.t.
3. Roger de Vlaeminck (Brooklyn) s.t.
4. Hennie Kuiper (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
5. Walter Godefroot (Ijsboerke) @ 1min 36sec
6. Eddy Merckx (Molteni) s.t.
7. Jan Raas (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
8. Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Peugeot) s.t.
9. Willy Teirlinck (Gitane-Campagnolo) @ 1min 45sec
10. Frans Verbeeck (Ijsboerke) s.t.
11. Piet van Katwijk (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
12. Georges Pintens (Miko-De Gribaldy) s.t.
13. Raymond Poulidor (Gan-Mercier) s.t.
14. Ronald de Witte (Brooklyn) s.t.
15. Joop Zoetemelk (Gan-Mercier) s.t.
16. Johan de Muynck (Brooklyn) s.t.
17. Roger Swerts (Molteni) @ 2min 10sec
18. Willem Peeters (Ijsboerke) @ 4min 40sec
19. Ole Ritter (Sanson-Benotto) s.t.
20. Michel Périn (Gan-Mercier) @ 6min 4sec
21. Eric Leman (Zoppas-Splendor) @ 6min 1sec
22. André Gevers (Lejeune-BP) @ 5min 35sec
23. Dietrich Thurau (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
24. Joseph Jacobs (Ijsboerke) @ 9min 1sec
25. Jean-Pierre Baert (Miko-De Gribaldy) s.t.
26. Régis Ovion (Peugeot) s.t.
27. Ludo Peeters (Ijsboerke) s.t.
28. Patrick Béon (Peugeot) @ 9min 33sec
29. André Corbeau (Jobo-Wolber) s.t.
30. Guy Sibille (Peugeot) s.t.
31. René Dillen (Gitane-Campagnolo) @ 12min 6sec
32. Ferdinand Bracke (Lejeune-BP) @ 14min 24sec
33. Michel Pollentier (Flandria-Velda) s.t.
34. Régis Delépine (Gan-Mercier) @ 16min 23sec
35. Eddy Cael (Flandria-Velda) @ 21min 47sec
36. André Mollet (Maes Pils-Rokado) s.t.
37. Willy Abbeloos (Maes Pils-Rokado) s.t.
38. Bernard Osmont (Lejeune-BP) @ 35min 25sec