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Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1966 edition | 1964 edition

Les Woodland's book Paris-Roubiax: The Inside Story - All the bumps of cycling's cobbled classic is available as an audiobook here. For the print and Kindle eBook versions, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

The race:

The 1965 Paris-Roubaix was 267.5 km long and raced at an average speed of 41.847 km/hr.

Neither the number of starters nor finishers is known

With 25 kilometers left in the race there were ten riders away. The winner would come from this group.

With ten kilometers to go Rik van Looy attacked out of this leading group of ten to win his third Paris-Roubaix.

He joined Octave Lapize and Gaston Rebry in being the only riders at that point to have won the race three times.

Rik van Looy on his way to winning Paris-Roubiax for a third time.

Van Looy looks back. He's got this race won. The cover of Le Miroir de Sports says, "They are far [back] ...Van Looy can cry for joy..."

Complete available results:

1. Rik van Looy (Solo-Superia) 6hr 23min 32sec

2. Edward Sels (Solo-Superia) @ 1min 5sec
3. Willy Vannitsen (Ford France-Gitane) @ 1min 11sec
4. Victor van Schil (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
5. Josef Huysmans (Mann-Grundig) s.t.
6. Tom Simpson (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) s.t.
7. Vittorio Adorni (Salvarani) s.t.
8. Alfons Hermans (Lamot-Libertas) s.t.
9. Noël Foré (Flandria-Romeo) @ 1min 33sec
10. Georges Vanconingsloo (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) @ 2min 13sec
11. Jean Stablinski (Ford France-Gitane) s.t.
12. Rudi Altig (Margnat-Paloma-Inuri-Dunlop) s.t.
13. Jo De Roo (Televizier) s.t.
14. Benoni Beheyt (Wiel's-Groene Leeuw) s.t.
15. Cees Lute (Ford France-Gitane) s.t.
16. Jacques Anquetil (Ford France-Gitane) s.t.
17. Michael Wright (Wiel's-Groene Leeuw) s.t.
18. Bernard Vanderkerckhove (Solo-Superia) s.t.
19. Rolf Wolfshohl (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
20. Cees Haast (Televizier) @ 3min 18sec
21. Pierre Everaert (Ford France-Gitane) s.t.
22. André Messelis (Mann-Grundig) s.t.
23. Jo De Haan (Televizier) s.t.
24. Gilbert Desmet (Wiel's-Groene Leeuw) s.t.
25. Willy Monty (Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune) s.t.
26. Frans Verbeeck (Wiel's-Groene Leeuw) s.t
27. Bastiaan Maliepaard (Televizier) s.t.
28. Franco Cribiori (Ignis) s.t.
29. Seamus Elliott (Ford France-Gitane) s.t.
30. Arnaldo Pambianco (Salvarani) s.t.
31. Gerben Karstens (Televizier) s.t.
32. Michele Dancelli (Molteni) s.t.
33. Jozef Planckaert (Solo-Superia) s.t.
34. Giuseppe Fezzardi (Molteni) s.t.
35. Jean-Claude Annaert (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
36. Alfons Hellemans (Wiel's-Groene Leeuw) s.t.
37. Bart Zoet (Televizier) s.t.
38. Huub Zilverberg (Flandria-Romeo) s.t.
39. Frans Melckenbeeck (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
40. Marino Vigna (Ignis) s.t.
41. André Darrigade (Margnat-Paloma-Inuris-Dunlop) s.t.
42. Albertus Geldermans (Margnat-Paloma-Inuris-Dunlop) s.t.
43. Noël Depauw (Solo-Superia) s.t.
44. Arthur De Cabooter (Wiel's-Groene Leeuw) s.t.
45. Edgard Sorgeloos (Solo-Superia) s.t.
46. Barry Hoban (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
47. Marcel Ongenae (Flandria-Romeo) s.t.
48. François Le Her (Margnat-Paloma-Inuris-Dunlop) s.t.
49. Guido Neri (Molteni) s.t.
50. Mario Minieri (Salvarani) s.t.
51. Robert Lelangue (Cynar) s.t.
52. Joseph Hoevenaers (Cynar) s.t.
53. Jacques de Boever (Wiel's-Groene Leeuw) s.t.
54. Clément Roman (Flandria-Romeo) s.t.
55. Cees Van Espen (Televizier) s.t.
56. Adriano Durante (Ignis) s.t.
57. Jean-Pierre Genêt (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) s.t.
58. Flaviano Vicentini (Ignis) s.t.
59. Jan Janssen (Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune) @ 14min 28sec
60. Alan Ramsbottom s.t.
61. Anatole Novak s.t.
62. Théo Verschueren s.t.
63. Roger Milliot s.t.
64. Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) s.t.
65. Guido De Rosso s.t.
66. Francis Pamart s.t.
67. Henri Duez s.t.
68. Pierre Le Mellec s.t.
69. Georges Chappe
70. André Mériaux