Paris-Roubaix 2026: Key details
Date | Sun 12 April 2026 (both men's and women's) |
Total distance | 259.2km (men's), 148.5km (women's) |
Start location | Compiègne, France (men's), Denain, France (women's) |
Finish location | Roubaix, France |
UCI ranking | WorldTour |
Edition | 123rd (men's), 6th (women's) |
Cobbles | 30 sectors (men's), 17 sectors (women's) |
Last winner | Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) (men's), Lotte Kopecky (Bel) (women's) |
TV coverage (UK) | TNT/discovery+ |
TV coverage (US) | TBC |
One of the oldest, most prestigious, and most popular races on the calendar, the 'Hell of the North' – or 'Queen of the Classics' if you prefer – can be in turn dusty and dry, or wet and muddy, but it is always a spectacle. The race is infamous for its pavé, or cobbles, which are divided into sectors and range from quite rough to brutal.
The men's race has not started in the French capital of Paris for some time, but rather a few miles north in the town of Compiègne. From there, the riders will embark on a gruelling ride to Roubaix. The women at Denain, which is roughly south of Roubaix and the winding parcours takes in many of the famous sectors.
Mathieu van der Poel celebrates winning Paris-Roubaix 2024
Key info: Key sectors | Route & Start list | How to watch - 2025 details TBC
Paris-Roubaix 2026: The route
Paris-Roubaix 2025 men's route.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2025 route.
The routes for this year's races have yet to be announced by organiser ASO, and we'll update this page as soon as they are. In the meantime, you can expect them to closely follow that of last year. It would be a surprise if there was anything beyond minor tweaking.
For example, last year the men's Paris-Roubaix featured one additional cobbled sector compared to 2024, bringing the total to 30. One of the early sectors was binned, and two have been added around Quérénaing: a 1.3km sector at Artres and a 1.2km sector at Famars, both shortly after the 130km mark.
A controversial chicane on the entrance to the feted (and feared) Arenberg sector of pavé was also replaced with "a small detour" along the Arenberg mining site, according to the organisers, which packs in four right-angle corners into the kilometre just before the cobbles.
The women's route was unchanged from the previous year's: 148.5km from Denain to the famous Roubaix velodrome, featuring 17 cobbled sectors - the last 17 on the men's route - including the challenging sections of Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l’Arbre. In total, the women tackled 29.2km of cobbles, although once again the Arenberg did not make the cut - the infamous sector has never featured in the women's race.
Lotte Kopecky wins Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2024
Paris-Roubaix: Recent winners
2025: Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck
2024: Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck
2023: Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck
2022: Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers
2021: Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Victorious
2020: No race due to Covid-19
2019: Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
2018: Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
2017: Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing
2016: Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
2015: John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Alpecin
2014: Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step
2013: Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Team RadioShack
2012: Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega-Pharma - Quick-Step
2011: Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Cervélo
2010: Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Team Saxo Bank
2009: Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step
2008: Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step
2007: Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
2006: Fabian Cancellara (Swi) CSC ProTeam
2005: Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
2004: Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi
2003: Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo
2002: Johan Museeuw (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
2001: Servais Knaven (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
Lotte Kopecky lifts the famous cobblestone trophy
Paris-Roubaix Femmes: Recent winners
2024: Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-Protime
2023: Alison Jackson (Can) EF Education–Tibco–SVB
2022: Elisa Longo-Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
2021: Lizzie Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo
Previous editions: 2024 / 2024 W | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
External links: Official website | Official Twitter feed
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