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Old April 13th 09, 08:29 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
Geraard Spergen[_3_]
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On Apr 13, 6:35*am, "Benjo Maso" wrote:
"Kurgan. presented by Gringioni." schreef in
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Hey Benjo -


Has there ever been a Paris-Roubaix like this where everyone in the
lead group crashed themselves out of contention?


It happened in 1929 - more or less. A few miles before the finish there were
four men in the lead group. One of them had a flat, so there were only
three: Ronsse, Déolet and Meunier, all of them the same team (like the Mapei
in 1996). The winner should have been Ronsse (the Museeuw of 1929), but
crashed at the velodrome, taking out Déolet as well. So the winner was
Meunier, the only important victory in his career.

Benjo


So there is hope yet for Hincapie.
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