Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1983 edition | 1981 edition

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The Race:

The 1982 Paris-Roubaix was 270.5 km long and raced at an average speed of 36.733 km/hr.

There were 182 starters and 43 classified finishers.

At 20 kilometers to go the lead group was down to 9 strong men, including Jan Raas and his TI-Raleigh teammate Ludo Peeters, as well as Bernard Hinault and Roger de Vlaeminck.

Four-time Paris-Roubaix winner de Vlaeminck now lacked his former punch.

Peeters was sent off, forcing Hinault to drag the others, otherwise Peeters would win the race. When Peeters was caught, Raas immediately attacked.

No one had the suds to keep Raas from riding into the Roubaix velodrome alone and winning Paris-Roubaix on his seventh attempt.

 

Jan Raas throwing high heat at the peloton in the 1982 Paris-Roubaix. That should be his teammate Ludo Peeters in the gutter behind him.

Complete Results:

1. Jan Raas (TI-Raleigh) 7hr 21min 50sec.

2. Yvon Bertin (Mercier-Coop) @ 16sec
3. Gregor Braun (Capri Sonne) s.t.
4. Stefan Mutter (Puch-Eurotex) s.t.
5. Eddy Planckaert (Splendor-Wickes) @ 37sec
6. Roger de Vlaeminck (DAF Trucks) s.t.
7. Marc Sergeant (Boule d'Or) s.t.
8. Ludo Peeters (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
9. Bernard Hinault (Renault-Elf) s.t.
10. Francesco Moser (Famcucine) @ 1min 37sec
11. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (La Redoute) s.t.
12. Sean Kelly (Sem-France Loire) s.t.
13. Fons De Wolf (Vermeer-Thijs) s.t.
14. Patrick Versluys (Boule d'Or) s.t.
15. Hennie Kuiper (DAF Trucks) @ 2min 38sec
16. Paul Haghedooren (Capri Sonne) @ 3min 17sec
17. Stephen Roche (Peugeot) s.t.
18. Joanathan Boyer (Sem-France Loire) s.t.
19. Pol Verschuere (Vermeer-Thijs) s.t.
20. Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Peugeot) s.t.
21. Jean-Louis Gauthier (Mercier-Coop) s.t.
22. Adrie Van Houwelingen (Vermeer-Thijs) s.t.
23. Patrick Pevenage (Europdecor) @ 7min 59sec
24. Jozef Jacobs (Vermeer-Thijs) @ 8min 55sec
25. Silvano Contini (Bianchi-Piaggio) s.t.
26. Tommy Prim (Bianchi-Piaggio) s.t.
27. Klaus-Peter Thaler (Puch-Eurotex) s.t.
28. Marcel Tinazzi (Sem-France Loire) s.t.
29. Ludwig Wijnants (Boule d'Or) s.t.
30. Frank Hoste (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
31. Etienne De Wilde (La Redoute) @ 13min 38sec
32. Adrie Van Der Poel (DAF Trucks) @ 15min 11sec
33. Dirk Demol (DAF Trucks) s.t.
34. Philippe Poisonnier (Safir-Concorde) s.t.
35. Marc Madiot (Renault-Elf) s.t.
36. Pascal Jules (Renault-Elf) @ 17min 46sec
37. Gerrie Van Gerwen (DAF Trucks) s.t.
38. Uwe Bolten (Kotter's-Bibione) @ 19min 2sec
39. Etienne De Beule (Europdecor) @ 20min 55sec
40. Cédric Rossier (Cilo-Aufina) @ 21min 34sec
41. Alain Gallopin (Sem-France Loire) s.t.
42. Patrick Moerlen (Cilo-Aufina) @ 29min 58sec
43. Pascal Poisson (Renault-Elf) s.t.