The 1988 Paris–Roubaix was the 86th edition 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' ...

cycle race and was held on 10 April 1988. The race started in

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and finished in

Roubaix Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...

. The race was won by Dirk Demol of the AD Renting team. Second place rider Thomas Wegmüller was impeded in his final sprint finish because a plastic bag became entangled in his gears.

General classification

References

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