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Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France

🇫🇷Sunday, April 12, 2026

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Predictions

Elite Women10 riders

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Top Contenders

VOS Marianne16.2%

Elisa Balsamo17.3%

Lotte Kopecky16.8%

LONGO BORGHINI Elisa9.4%

Lara Gillespie5.3%

Victoire Berteau3.7%

Letizia Borghesi3.1%

GEORGI Pfeiffer3.5%

Linda Zanetti1.9%

Shari Bossuyt22.8%

Rider Intel

Lotte KopeckyINTEL

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 BalsamoINTEL

Elisa Balsamo: Squats, sprints and Toy Story movies: Meet Elisa Balsamo - Cycling Weekly. Sentiment is mixed.

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Race Profile

Distance

257km

Elevation

1,600m

Cobble sectors

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

2024Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck

2023Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck

2022Dylan van BaarleIneos Grenadiers

2021Sonny ColbrelliBahrain Victorious