Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France
🇫🇷Sunday, April 12, 2026
14° / 6°C
Partly cloudy
Rain
0 mm
Wind
10 km/h
Good racing conditions — 14°C and dry with light winds.
Predictions
Top Contenders
Rider Intel
Lotte Kopecky: Team dynamics update. 'I just have to trust my abilities' – Lotte Kopecky aiming to avoid Omloop Het Nieuwsblad bad luck to bounce back into contention at Strade Bianche - Cyclingnews.
Elisa Balsamo: Squats, sprints and Toy Story movies: Meet Elisa Balsamo - Cycling Weekly. Sentiment is mixed.
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