1994 Paris–Roubaix
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The 1994 Paris–Roubaix was the 92nd running of the
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
single-day cycling race, often known as the ''Hell of the North''. It was held on 10 April 1994 over a distance of . It was won by
Andrei Tchmil Andrei Tchmil (born 22 January 1963) is a retired Soviet (until 1991), Moldovan (1992–1994), Ukrainian (1994–1998) and Belgian (since 1998) professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's indi ...
, at the age of 31. It was his first and only victory in the "Hell of the North". Tchmil won alone, with an advantage of more than a minute in front of Italians
Fabio Baldato Fabio Baldato (born 13 June 1968) is an Italian former racing cyclist. In 2008, he was the oldest rider in a ProTour team. His cycling career ended when he crashed heavily in the Eneco Tour. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 19 ...
and
Franco Ballerini Franco Ballerini (11 December 1964 – 7 February 2010) was an Italian road racing cyclist. Born in Florence, his greatest exploits as a rider came with his two victories in the cycling classic Paris–Roubaix, riding for the Mapei cycling tea ...
, who rounded out the podium. The winner of the previous edition,
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (born 25 August 1954) is a former French professional road racing cyclist who was a specialist at one-day classic cycling races. He raced from 1977 to 1995, one of the best French riders of a generation that included Bern ...
, was only 7th now.Bikeraceinfo: 1994 Paris–Roubaix
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Results

10-04-1994: Compiègne–Roubaix, 270 km.


References

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