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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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Van Looy… AGAIN!
Defending champion and reigning World Champion Rik Van Looy was dominating his rivals during the early 1962 season. His “ Rainbow Jersey ” served as a bulls-eye for the 164 P-R starters. Van Looy's Faeme-Flandria team controlled the peloton as the race approached the Hill at Doullens. Van Looy shattered the field with a strong attack up the hill. Quickly a 40 rider group was thinned to 15.
With 15 km to go Raymond Poulidor generated an elite group of 5 as the contenders jockeyed for position in the line. Poulidor attacked again at the Roubaix city line. Van Looy answered easily and counter-attacked. He entered the velodrome alone and crossed the finish line for his second consecutive Paris-Roubaix victory.
P-R April 9, 1962 |
258 Km, St. Denis (north of Paris) to Roubaix (Velodrome) |
1.
Rik VAN LOOY (Bel)
6h43'57” |
2.
Emile Daems (Bel)
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Frans Schoubben (Bel)
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Starters: 164 |
| Finishers: 76 |
Average Speed: 38.321 km/h |
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60th Paris-Roubaix 1962 (France) 
