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| Dates | 11 April 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 270.5 km (168.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 37' 41" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 1976 Paris–Roubaix was the 74th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 11 April and stretched 270.5 km (168 mi) from Chantilly to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome.[1] The winner was Marc Demeyer from Belgium.[2] The event was chronicled in Danish documentary filmmaker Jørgen Leth’s A Sunday in Hell [3]
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marc Demeyer (BEL) |
Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf | 6h 37' 41" |
| 2 |  Francesco Moser (ITA) |
Sanson | + 0" |
| 3 | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) |
Brooklyn | + 0" |
| 4 |  Hennie Kuiper (NED) |
TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | + 0" |
| 5 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
IJsboerke–Colnago | + 1' 36" |
| 6 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
Molteni–Campagnolo | + 1' 36" |
| 7 | Jan Raas (NED) |
TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | + 1' 36" |
| 8 |  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) |
Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | + 1' 36" |
| 9 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) |
Gitane–Campagnolo | + 1' 45" |
| 10 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) |
IJsboerke–Colnago | + 1' 45" |
See also
- A Sunday in Hell, a 1976 Danish documentary film about the race
References
- ↑ "Paris – Roubaix complete results". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ "1976 » 74th Paris – Roubaix". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ "A Sunday in Hell (1977) ⭐ 7.7 | Documentary, Sport". IMDb.
Further reading
- Fotheringham, William (2018). Sunday in Hell: Behind the Lens of the Greatest Cycling Film of All Time. London: Random House UK. ISBN 978-1-4481-5635-1.
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