1959 Paris–Roubaix

1959 Paris–Roubaix

Race details
Date		12 April
Distance		262.5 km (163.1 mi)
Winning time		6h 08' 20" (42.760 km/h or 26.570 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Noël Foré (BEL)
	Second	Gilbert Desmet (BEL)
	Third	Marcel Janssens (BEL)

The 1959 Paris–Roubaix was the 57th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 12 April 1959 and stretched 262.5 km (163 mi) from Paris to its end in a velodrome in Roubaix.^[1] The winner was Noël Foré from Belgium.^[2]

Results

Final results (1–10)^[2]

Rank	Cyclist	Time
1	Noël Foré (BEL)	6h 08' 20″
2	Gilbert Desmet (BEL)	+0' 00″
3	Marcel Janssens (BEL)	+0' 00″
4	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	+0' 57″
5	Tino Sabbadini (FRA)	+0' 57″
6	Alfred De Bruyne (BEL)	+0' 57″
7	Frans de Mulder (BEL)	+0' 57″
8	Leon van Daele (BEL)	+1' 04″
9	Frans Aerenhouts (BEL)	+1' 04″
10	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	+1' 04″

References

1. "57th Paris – Roubaix, 1959". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
2. "1959 » 57th Paris – Roubaix". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 May 2015.