1985 Paris–Roubaix

1985 Paris–Roubaix

Race details
Dates	April 14, 1985
Stages	1
Distance	268 km (166.5 mi)
Winning time	7h 21' 10"
Results
Winner  Marc Madiot (FRA) (Renault-Elf)   Second  Bruno Wojtinek (FRA) (Renault-Elf)   Third  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Skil-Sem)
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The 1985 Paris–Roubaix took place on 14 April in rainy conditions.^[1]

At one point, former three times winner Francesco Moser looked the serious contender, but a crash due to a hole between cobbles and a slow repair of his equipment eliminated Moser from the final.

About 15 kilometres from Roubaix, Marc Madiot escaped from an eight-man group with among others defending race winner Sean Kelly. Madiot held on and entered the velodrome in Roubaix on his own to win.^[2] Bruno Wojtinek, leaving the chase group some two kilometres from the line, finished second, cementing a French double. Sean Kelly and Greg LeMond were the next riders home having avoided a crash just as the chasing group was entering the velodrome in Roubaix.

Below, the results for the 1985 edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycling classic.

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Marc Madiot (FRA)	Renault-Elf	7h 21'10"
2	Bruno Wojtinek (FRA)	Renault-Elf	at 1'57
3	Sean Kelly (IRE)	Skil	at 2'09
4	Greg LeMond (USA)	La Vie Claire	s.t.
5	Rudy Dhaenens (BEL)	Hitachi	s.t.
6	Eddy Planckaert (BEL)	Panasonic	s.t.
7	Jozef Lieckens (BEL)	Lotto	s.t.
8	Hennie Kuiper (NED)	Verandalux	at 3'30
9	Adri van der Poel (NED)	Kwantum	s.t.
10	Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL)	La Redoute	at 5'04