Race Profile
Distance
257km
Elevation
1,600m
Cobble sectors
29
First edition
1896
Surface
Road + cobblestones (pavé)
Hell of the North. The hardest cobbled race in the world — 29 sectors of medieval pavé where bike handling, power, and luck all matter equally. The Arenberg trench (5-star sector) at 100km to go sets the selection; the Carrefour de l'Arbre with 17km left decides the winner.
- —29 cobble sectors (55km total)
- —Carrefour de l'Arbre (5 stars, 2.1km)
- —Trouée d'Arenberg (5 stars, 2.3km)
- —Forest of Arenberg danger zone
- —Velodrome finish in Roubaix
Recent winners
2025Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck
2025Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck
2024Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck
2023Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck
2022Dylan van BaarleIneos Grenadiers
2021Sonny ColbrelliBahrain Victorious