| A Generational Confrontation but the Belgians Dominate… Again!
The 1926 racing season marked the emergence of a new crop of young riders. Paris-Roubaix was the showdown of the “new boys” and the “old boys.”
After an aggressive early race the elites came back together in the Town of Amiens. Old Boy Henri Pelissier relentlessly attacked and escaped the peloton on the famous Doullens Hill. Four Belgians were the only survivors of the attack. Pelissier punctured in the closing kilometers and lost the lead group. Young Belgian Julien Delbecque began to attack. One by one the elite group diminished and Delbecque rode easily across the finish line for the victory.
SPECIAL NOTE: At the age of 41 Grand 'Old Boy' Eugene Christophe rode his 14th and final P-R.
| P-R April 4, 1926 |
| 270 Km, Suresnes (west of Paris) to Roubaix (Ave des Villas) |
1.
Julien DELBECQUE (Bel) 8h34'42” |
| 2.
Gustave Van Slembroeck (Bel)
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| 3.
Gaston Rebry (Bel)
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| Starters: 147 |
| Finishers: 86 |
| Average Speed: 31.962 km/h |
P-R 1925
P-R 1927
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27th Paris-Roubaix 1926 (France) 
