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1976 Paris–Roubaix

Race details
Dates	11 April 1976
Distance	270.5 km (168.1 mi)
Winning time	6h 37' 41"
Results
Winner  Marc Demeyer (BEL) (Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf)   Second  Francesco Moser (ITA) (Sanson)   Third  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (Brooklyn)
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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. The winner was Marc Demeyer from Belgium. The event was chronicled in Danish documentary filmmaker Jørgen Leth’s A Sunday in Hell

Results

Final results (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	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

1. "Paris – Roubaix complete results". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
2. "1976 » 74th Paris – Roubaix". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
3. "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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