Search our site:

Sign up for our Email Newsletter

Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1990 edition | 1988 edition

Les Woodland's book Paris-Roubaix: 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 1989 Paris-Roubaix was 265.5 km long and raced at an average speed of 39.164 km/hr.

There were 169 starters and 57 classified finishers.

Earlier rain had left the course muddy and slippery.

The winning break of six escaped with 60 kilometers to go.

Dirk De Wolf left them 43 kilometers later. Jean-Marie Wampers bridged up to De Wolf with 9 kilometers to go and that was the race. Wampers was easily the faster of the two men on the Roubaix track

Jean-Marie Wampers was easily faster than Dirk De Wolf in the finish. Note the extended head tube, sometimes called "Freuler Geometry" after the bikes Swiss rider Urs Freuler rode. This created a smaller, stiffer frame, but still fit the bigger rider who needed a higher handlebar and seat.

Complete Results:

1. Jean-Marie Wampers (Panasonic) 6hr 46min 45sec

2. Dirk De Wolf (Hitachi) s.t.
3. Edwig Van Hooydonck (Superconfex) @ 59sec
4. Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Z-Peugeot) s.t.
5. Eddy Planckaert (AD Renting) s.t.
6. Marc Madiot (Toshiba) s.t.
7. Herman Frison (Histor-Sigma) @ 4min 27sec
8. Jacques Hanegraaf (TVM) s.t.
9. Urs Freuler (Panasonic) s.t.
10. Johan Lammerts (AD Renting) s.t.
11. Ludo Peeters (Caja Rural) s.t.
12. Jan Wijnants (Hitachi) s.t.
13. Jozef Lieckens (Hitachi) @ 5min 12sec
14. Etienne De Wilde (Histor-Sigma) s.t.
15. Sean Kelly (PDM) s.t.
16. Ronny Van Holen (AD Renting) s.t.
17. Nico Verhoeven (PDM) @ 5min 28sec
18. Adri Van der Poel (Domex-Weinmann) s.t.
19. Rudy Dhaenens (PDM) s.t.
20. Jean-Philippe Van den Brande (TVM) s.t.
21. Jan Goessens (Domex-Weinmann) s.t.
22. Corné Van Rijen (Panasonic) s.t.
23. Jörg Muller (PDM) @ 6min 6sec
24. Roger Illegems (Histor-Sigma) s.t.
25. Eric Vanderaerden (Panasonic) s.t.
26. Dante Rezze (RMO) s.t.
27. Jean-Claude Colotti (RMO) @ 12min 50sec
28. Claudio Chiappucci (Carrera Jeans) s.t.
29. Thierry Marie (Système U) s.t.
30. Bruno Cenghialta (Ariostea) s.t.
31. Gilles Sanders (RMO) s.t.
32. Hendrik Redant (Lotto) s.t.
33. Eric Guyot (Fagor) s.t.
34. Franco Ballerini (Malvor) s.t.
35. Carlo Bomans (Domex-Weinmann) s.t.
36. Rudy Patry (Histor-Sigma) s.t.
37. Bob Roll (7-Eleven) @ 12min 57sec
38. Philippe Louviot (Z-Peugeot) @ 17min 31sec
39. Rik Van Slycke (Histor-Sigma) s.t.
40. Alfred Acherman (Domex-Weinmann) s.t.
41. Wilfried Peeters (Histor-Sigma) s.t.
42. Marco Bergamo (Del Tongo) s.t.
43. Fabio Roscioli (Ariostea) s.t.
44. Mauro Gianetti (Helvetia) s.t.
45. Johannes Draaijer (PDM) s.t.
46. Benjamin Van Itterbeeck (Lotto) s.t.
47. Johan Capiot (TVM) s.t.
48. Jacques Van der Poel (Domex-Weinmann) s.t.
49. Rik Mannaerts (Lotto) @ 24min 21sec
50. Thomas Wegmuller (Domex-Weinmann) s.t.
51. Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (ONCE) @ 26min 56sec
52. Koen Vekemans (Lotto) s.t.
53. Vincent Lavenu (Fagor) s.t.
54. Peter Hoondert (PDM) s.t.
55. Michel Cornelisse (Panasonic) s.t.
56. Jelle Nijdam (Superconfex) @ 32min 57sec
57. Hans-Rudi Marki (Panasonic) s.t.