Paris-Roubaix 2023: Route and start list

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published 6 April 2023

Over its 127-year history, Paris-Roubaix has become one of the most hotly anticipated dates on the calendar. Its cobbled sectors, velodrome finish and distance all lend it a character that just isn't replicated elsewhere. It's isn't called the Queen of the Classics for nothing.

The Paris-Roubaix Femmes, inaugurated in 2021 and won by Lizzie Deignan, was an instant hit, and only adds to the Roubaix story.

The race is backloaded with tough cobbles, and from this point on the four and five star sectors become more numerous. The toughest of them include the 3km Mons-en-Pevèle sector at 208km, and the now-iconic Carrefour de l'Abre at 239km, whose stones rival those of Arenberg for sheer headbanging relentlessness. With the Roubaix velodrome bearing down on the riders just 17km up the road, 'Carrefour' is often where the final key move is made.

The cobbles themselves will be familiar to the riders. Hornaing à Wandignies, where Lizzie Deignan embarked on a 79km winning break in 2021, is once again the first sector. From this point on the women's race follows the same course as that of the men, taking in the same pavé. This includes the toughest sectors of Mons-en-Pevèle and Carrefour de l'Abre, as well as Templeuve, where last year Elisa Longo Borghini attacked to win.

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Paris-Roubaix 2023: Route and start list

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