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| Dates | 14 April 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 268 km (166.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 21' 10" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The1985 Paris–Roubaix took place on 14 April in rainy conditions.[1]
At one point, former three times winnerFrancesco 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 winnerSean 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 andGreg 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 theParis–Roubaixcycling 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 |
