1947 Paris–Roubaix

1947 Paris–Roubaix

Race details
Date		6 April
Distance		246 km (152.9 mi)
Winning time		6h 10' 34" (39.831 km/h or 24.750 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Georges Claes (BEL)
	Second	Adolf Verschueren (BEL)
	Third	Louis Thiétard (FRA)

The 1947 Paris–Roubaix was the 45th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 6 April 1947 and stretched 246 km (153 mi) from Paris to its end in a velodrome in Roubaix.^[1] The winner was Georges Claes from Belgium.^[2]

Results

Final results (1–10)^[2]

Rank	Cyclist	Time
1	Georges Claes (BEL)	6h 10' 34″
2	Adolf Verschueren (BEL)	+0' 00″
3	Louis Thiétard (FRA)	+0' 00″
4	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	+0' 16″
5	Albéric Schotte (BEL)	+0' 51″
6	Olimpio Bizzi (ITA)	+0' 56″
7	Edouard Fachleitner (FRA)	+0' 56″
8	Maurice De Muer (FRA)	+0' 56″
9	Lucien Teisseire (FRA)	+2' 42″
10	Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL)	+3' 43″

References

1. "45th Paris – Roubaix, 1947". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
2. "1947 » 45th Paris – Roubaix". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 April 2015.