1972 Paris–Roubaix

1972 Paris–Roubaix April 16, 1972 272 1 km 7h 24' 05" Roger De Vlaeminck BEL Dreher André Dierickx BEL Beaulieu-Flandria Barry Hoban GBR Gan - Mercier 1971 1973 The 1972 Paris–Roubaix, the 70th edition of the Paris–Roubaix race taking place on 16 April 1972, marked the real beginning of Roger De Vlaeminck's mastery of the cobbles of the north. De Vlaeminck had already placed second two years earlier, but in 1972 there was no stopping Mr. Paris-Roubaix. Most of the race were undertaken under terrible weather condition with low temperatures and rain.http://bikeraceinfo.com/classics/paris-roubaix/pr1972.html 70th Paris - Roubaix, 1972 15 April 2014 bikeraceinfo The usual spectacle in the Arenberg Forest was there once more, and this year enhanced by the conditions that made the passage very difficult. A massive 40 rider crash took amongst others Eddy Merckx down. Due to the harshness of the weather and the scrutinizing pace in the Arenberg forest just 49 of the starting 160 riders finished the race. After the crashes in the Arenberg forest a 17 rider group formed with De Vlaeminck pushing the pace and gradually dropping riders on the cobbled sections. With 50 km to go Willy Van Malderghem and Alain Santy broke away and at one time held almost a two-minute lead. On his own De Vlaeminck caught first Santy, then Van Malderghem and proceeded alone onto the velodrome in Roubaix with a convincing margin of nearly two minutes. Results Places 1-10http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/9010361-Paris---Roubaix-1972 1972 » 70th Paris - Roubaix 15 April 2014 ProCyclingStats 19 February 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250219153650/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/9010361-Paris---Roubaix-1972 dead 1972: Paris(Compiègne)–Roubaix, 272.5km CyclistTime1Roger De Vlaeminck BEL 7h 24'05"2André Dierickx BELat 1'573Barry Hoban GBRat 2'134Willy Teirlinck BELat 2'345Willy Van Malderghem BELat 2'366Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck BELat 2'397Eddy Merckx BELs.t.8Eddy Peelman BELs.t.9Ole Ritter DENs.t.10Raymond Poulidor FRAs.t. References Category:Paris–Roubaix Paris-Roubaix Paris-Roubaix Paris-Roubaix Paris-Roubaix