Skip to content
Home » Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix

18 April 1982 Jan Raas won Paris-Roubaix

The weather on the day of the 80th Paris-Roubaix was dry. The road from Compiegne to Roubaix was 270,5 km long. 174 riders  were at the start,  57 of them were able to the route. With 20 km to go, a 9-man group led the race, including Jan Raas, Ludo Peeters, Bernard Hinault and Roger de Vlaeminck. Peeters, who was working for Raas on this day, escaped from the group, so Hinault and co. had to chase him. When they caught him, Raas attacked, reached the velodrome in Roubaix alone and won the race. This was his only Paris-Roubaix victory.

Maurice Garin the winner of the first Tour de France

Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Maurice Garin

Maurice Garin, the winner of the first Tour de France was born on the 3rd of marc 1871 in Arvier, Aosta Valley, Italy. Garin became a professional rider by chance. He was already racing as an amateur (he won his first race in 1893) when he decided to ride a race nearby his home. He learned only at the start, that this event was only for professionals. He waited until the official participants departed and rode after them. Although he fell twice, he passed all the professional riders and won the race. But organisers refused to pay him the prize for the victory, so the spectators raised money (twice as much as the original prize… Read More »Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Maurice Garin