Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1997 edition | 1999 edition

Complete results

266.5 km. 192 starters, 49 classified finishers. Another 17 riders finished outside time limit

With about 65 kilometers to go, 8 riders broke away and Franco Ballerini left that group another 15 kilometers later. He soloed into the Roubaix velodrome with more than 4 minutes in hand.

Franco Ballerini wins

Ballerini has made good his escape.

Complete Results:

1. Franco Ballerini (Mapei) 6hr 57min 49sec. 38.27 km/hr
2. Andrea Tafi (Mapei) @ 4min 16sec
3. Wilfried Peeters (Mapei) @ 4min 19sec
4. Leon Van Bon (Rabobank) @ 4min 49sec
5. Frédéric Moncassin (GAN) s.t.
6. Rolf Sorensen (Rabobank) @ 4min 50sec
7. Magnus Backstedt (GAN) @ 4min 52sec
8. Bart Leysen (Mapei) @ 6min 34sec
9. Gianluca Bortolami (Festina) s.t.
10. Henk Vogels (GAN) s.t.
11. Thierry Gouvenou (Big Mat-Auber 93) s.t.
12. Ludo Dierckxsens (Lotto-Mobistar) @ 6min 35sec
13. Andrei Tchmil (Lotto-Mobistar) @ 8min 34sec
14. Michael Rich (Saeco) @ 9min 12sec
15. Christophe Capelle (Cofidis) s.t.
16. Biagio Conte (Scrigno-Gaerne) s.t.
17. Peter Van Petegem (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
18. Mario Aerts (Lotto-Mobistar) @ 9min 14sec
19. Tristan Hoffman (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 11min 0sec
20. Stuart O'Grady (GAN) s.t.
21. Emmanuel Magnien (FDJ) @ 11min 18sec
22. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US postal) s.t.
23. Jan Schaffrath (Telekom) s.t.
24. Tom Steels (Mapei) @ 11min 19sec
25. Aart Vierhouten (Rabobank) @ 13min 2sec
26. Alexei Sivakov (Big Mat-Auber 93) s.t.
27. Hendrik Van dDyck (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 14min 42sec
28. Bruno Boscardin (Festina) @ 15min 28sec
29. Lars Michaelsen (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 15min 33sec
30. Martin Hvastija (Cantina Tollo) s.t.
31. Johan Capiot (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
32. Anthony Rokia (Polti) s.t.
33. Nicola Loda (Ballan) s.t.
34. Wim Feys (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
35. Max Van Heeswijk (Rabobank) @ 15min 38sec
36. Thierry Marichal (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
37. Rolf Aldag (Telekom) s.t.
38. Ludovic Auger (Big Mat-Auber 93) s.t.
39. Servais Knaven (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
40. Geert Van Bondt (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 15min 43sec
41. Marco Serpellini (Brescialat-Liquigas) @ @ 15min 46sec
42. Eros Poli (GAN) @ 17min 53sec
43. Christophe Mengin (FDJ) @ 17min 43sec
44. Peter Farazijn (Lotto-Mobistar) @ 19min 29sec
45. Davide Casarotto (Scrigno-Gaerne) s.t.
46. Marc Wauters (Rabobank) s.t.
47. Jan Kirsipuu (Casino) @ 19min 30sec
48. Viatcheslav Djavanian (Big Mat-Auber 93) s.t.
49. Dario Pieri (Scrigno-Gaerne) @ 19min 31sec

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