| 1985 Paris–Roubaix | |
| Date: | April 14, 1985 |
| Distance: | 268 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 7h 21' 10" |
| Speed: | 36.44 |
| First: | Marc Madiot |
| First Nat: | FRA |
| First Team: | Renault-Elf |
| Second: | Bruno Wojtinek |
| Second Nat: | FRA |
| Second Team: | Renault-Elf |
| Third: | Sean Kelly |
| Third Nat: | IRL |
| Third Team: | Skil-Sem |
| Previous: | 1984 |
| Next: | 1986 |
The 1985 Paris–Roubaix took place on 14 April in rainy conditions.[1]
At one point, former three times winner Francesco 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 winner Sean 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 and Greg 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 the Paris–Roubaix cycling classic.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault-Elf | 7h 21'10" | |
| 2 | Renault-Elf | at 1'57 | |
| 3 | Skil | at 2'09 | |
| 4 | La Vie Claire | s.t. | |
| 5 | Hitachi | s.t. | |
| 6 | Panasonic | s.t. | |
| 7 | Lotto | s.t. | |
| 8 | Verandalux | at 3'30 | |
| 9 | Kwantum | s.t. | |
| 10 | La Redoute | at 5'04 | |