1901 Paris - Roubaix
6th edition: Sunday, April 7 1901
Complete results
Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1900 edition | 1902 edition
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The race:
280 km ridden at an average speed of 25.862 km/hr.
Weather: Rain at the start, sunny at the finish
On the start line there were 39 professional and 21 amateur riders.
21 professional and 10 amateur racers completed the race.
Winner Lucien Lesna
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Here's 1901 Paris-Roubaix winner winner Lucien Lesna after winning Bordeaux-Paris that same year.
Complete Professional Results:
- Lucien Lesna (France) 10hr 49min 36sec
- Ambroise Garin (Italy) @ 26min 0sec
- Lucien Itsweire (France) @ 40min 3sec
- Alphonse Seys (Belgium) @ 59min 42sec
- Louis Schuller (Belgium) @ 1hr 9min 51sec
- Alexandre Foureaux (France) @ 1hr 13min 12sec
- Jean Fischer (France) @ 1hr 18min 3sec
- Edouard Wattelier (France) @ 1hr 19min 36sec
- Pierre Chevalier (France) @ 1hr 26min 0sec
- Gustave Pasquier (France) @ 1hr 41min 13sec
- Oscar Lepoutre (France) @ 1hr 52min 15sec
- Charles Prévost (France) @ 2hr 7min
- Marcel Kerff (Belgium) @ 2hr 8min
- Hector Bruyneel (Belgium) @ 2hr 9min
- Edouard Dubreucq (Belgium) @ 2hr 36min
- Charles Kerff (Belgium) @ 2hr 50min
- L. Prenel (France) @ 3hr 11min
- Jean Gougolz (Switzerland) s.t.
- Jean-Baptiste Valat (France) @ 3hr 41min 44sec
- J. Olivier (France) @ 7hr 9min 24sec
- Marcel Morvan (France) @ 7hr 15min 24sec
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Complete list of amateur finishers:
1. Claude Chapperon (France) 11hr 16min 2sec
2. G. Guérin (France) 13hr 10min
3. Emile Lefebvre (France) 13hr 22min
4. Paul Trippier (France) 13hr 52min
5. H. Flamme (France) 13hr 57min
6. Antoine D'Annunzio (France) 16hr 23min
7. Beaumont (France) s.t. (?)
8. Gabriel Merlier (France) s.t. (?)
9. Charles Piard (France) 17hr 43min
10. Geo Boncorps (France) 18hr 44min
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