Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1926 edition | 1928 edition

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The race:

The 1927 Paris-Roubaix was 270 km long and raced at 30.45 km/hr

There were 123 starters and 97 classified finishers. I'm sorry, I have no time splits after 21st place

Team Automoto's Georges Ronsse created a selection by riding through the feed station Arras without stopping for food and water, forcing the others to chase.

Twenty riders caught the fleeing Belgian and upon arriving in Roubaix the lead group was down to sixteen.

At first it as thought Frenchman Joseph Curtel had won the sprint. In fact the band played "La Marseillaise" in celebration of a French winner.

Shortly thereafter the judges announced Belgian racer Georges Ronsse had won the close sprint, which enraged the crowd and caused fights.

 

1927 was a close call.

Complete Results:

1. Georges Ronsse (Automoto) 8hr 32min 20sec.

2. Joseph Curtel (Peugeot-Dunlop) s.t.
3. Charles Pélissier (Dilecta-Wolber) s.t.
4. Julien Delbecque (Alcyon-Dunlop) s.t.
5. Adelin Benoit (Alcyon-Dunlop) s.t.
6. Romain Bellenger s.t.
7. René Hamel s.t.
8. André Verbist (JB Louvet-Wolber) s.t.
9. Léopold-Albert Matton (Armor-Dunlop) s.t.
10. Alex Maes s.t.
11. Georges Leblanc (Automoto) s.t.
12. Louis Gras (Wonder) s.t.
13. Léander Gijssels s.t.
14. Gaston Rebry s.t.
15. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
16. Ferdinand Le Drogo (Dilecta-Wolber) s.t.
17. André Leducq @ 1min 26sec
18. Joseph Hemelsoet (JB Louvet-Wolber) @ 5min 40sec
19. Hector Martin (JB Louvet-Wolber) @ 6min 25sec
20. Omer Taverne (Peugeot-Dunlop) s.t.
21. Jan Mertens (Labor-Dunlop) @ 7min 10sec
22. Auguste Baumans
23. Georges Cuvelier
24. Joseph Pé (JB Louvet-Wolber)
25. Eugène Gréau (JB Louvet-Wolber)
26. Albert Flahaut (Peugeot-Dunlop)
27. Joseph Van Dam (Automoto)
28. Léon Despontin
29. Léon Durieux
30. Julien Moineau (Alleluia-Wolber)
31. Francis Copin
32. Léon Parmentier (Automoto)
33. Odile Taillieu
34. Marcel Heselmans (Automoto)
35. Désiré Louesse (Griffon)
36. Maurice Bonney (Méteore-Dunlop)
37. Joseph Van der Haegen
38. Antonin Magne (Alleluia-Wolber)
39. Armand Blanchonnet (Olympique-Wolber)
40. Marcel Huot
41. Marcel Bidot (Alcyon-Dunlop)
42. Ernest Neuhard (Alcyon-Dunlop)
43. Jean Preus
44. Marcel Gobillot (Biaggi-Samyn)
45. Jacques de Graevelynck
46. Maurice Depauw (Thomann-Dunlop)
47. Henri Hoevenaars (Automoto)
48. Marius Gallotini (Alleluia-Wolber)
49. Raymond Decorte (JB Louvet-Wolber)
50. Lode Eelen (Griffon)
51. Lucien Buysse
52. Theofiel Beeckman
53. Antoine Lox
54. Ferdinand Gooris
55. Maurice Geldof
56. Camille Van de Casteele
57. Pé Verhaegen
58. Constant segers
59. Grégoire Huysmans
60. Maurice Van Hyfte
61. Maurice De Waele
62. Jules Buysse
63. Denis Verschueren
64. Emiel Verhaert
65. Léon Brosteaux
66. Dieudonné Smets
67. Alfonso Piccin
68. Jan Debusscher
69. Jules Van Hevel
70. Joseph Siquet
71. Francis Pélissier
72. André Devauchelle
73. Raoul Degroote
74. ArthurDeweit
75. Charles Meunier
76. Joseph Muller
77. Gustave van Slembrouck
78. Marc Borcher
79. Eugène Archambaud
80. Maurice Krauss
81. Honoré Barthélémy
82. Arsène Alancourt
83. Jean Lasbordes
84. Nicolas Engel
85. Marcel Renaud
86. Alexis Blanc-Garin
87. Eugène Bertin
88. Jules Huyvaert
89. Jules Deschepper
90. Jules Matton
91. August Robineau
92. Robert Gerbaud
93. Paul Deux
94. Luigi Vertemati
95. Etienne Gaudet
96. André Flottat
97. Pierre Beffarat