
Maurice Garin
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1930 Paris-Roubaix
Andre Leducq won Roubaix in 1928. He also won the Tour de France in 1930 and 1932.
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1934 Paris-Roubaix
Georges Speicher fixes a flat in 1934. AFP PHOTO
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

Andre Leducq
1928 winner Andre Leducq. AFP Photo
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1934 Paris-Roubaix
The peloton passes through Cardin in 1934. AFP PHOTO
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

Paris-Roubaix 1938
Jules Rossi and Marcel Kint in the 1938 edition, won by Lucien Storme. Rossi had won in 1937 and Kint would win in 1943. AFP Photo
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1938 Paris-Roubaix
Jules Rossi and Marcel Kint in 1938.
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1939 Paris-Roubaix
The 1939 Paris-Roubaix peloton. Émile Masson Jr. won that year, and the race was not held again until 1943.
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1950 Paris-Roubaix, Fausto Coppi
Fausto Coppi after winning the 1950 edition. AFP PHOTO
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1950 Paris-Roubaix, Fausto Coppi
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1960 Paris-Roubaix, Tom Simpson
British cyclist Tom Simpson is congratulated after finishing ninth in 1960.
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1969 Paris-Roubaix, Felice Gimondi
Felice Gimondi in the 1969 edition. Gimondi won the Hell of the North in 1966. This year Walter Godefroot would win. AFP PHOTO
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

1970 Paris-Roubaix
Danois Leif Mortensen and Francais Jean-Marie Leblanc pre-ride the 1970 course. AFP PHOTO
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

Paris-Roubaix 1973, Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx with Roger de Vlaminck in the 1973 edition, the final of Merckx' three wins. AFP PHOTO
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES

Paris-Roubaix 1981 - Bernard Hinault
1981 winner Bernard Hinault. He called the race stupid and only raced it one more time. AFP PHOTO
Vintage photos of Paris-Roubaix from the Agence France Presse archives.
An undated file photo shows Maurice Garin posing with an unidentified man. Italian-born Garin twice won Paris-Roubaix (1897-98) before winning the first edition of the Tour de France in 1903. AFP PHOTO/FILES
