1955 Paris–Roubaix

1955 Paris–Roubaix

Race details
Date		10 April
Distance		249 km (154.7 mi)
Winning time		6h 06' 42" (40.740 km/h or 25.315 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Jean Forestier (FRA)
	Second	Fausto Coppi (ITA)
	Third	Louison Bobet (FRA)

The 1955 Paris–Roubaix was the 53rd edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 10 April 1955 and stretched 249 km (155 mi) from Paris to its end in a velodrome in Roubaix.^[1] The winner was Jean Forestier from France.^[2]

Results

Final results (1–10)^[2]

Rank	Cyclist	Time
1	Jean Forestier (FRA)	6h 06' 42″
2	Fausto Coppi (ITA)	+0' 15″
3	Louison Bobet (FRA)	+0' 15″
4	Gilbert Scodeller (FRA)	+0' 15″
5	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	+0' 42″
6	Ernest Sterckx (BEL)	+0' 42″
7	Hugo Koblet (SUI)	+0' 42″
8	Bernard Gauthier (FRA)	+0' 42″
9	Jacques Dupont (FRA)	+1' 08″
10	Joseph Planckaert (BEL)	+1' 08″

References

1. "53rd Paris – Roubaix, 1955". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
2. "1955 » 53rd Paris – Roubaix". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 April 2015.