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Paris-Roubaix

Belgian Wout van Aert of Team Visma-Lease a Bike celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's Paris-Roubaix cycling race, Sunday 12 April 2026, around Roubaix, France. The 123rd edition of Paris-Roubaix cycling races will take on Sunday, with the women riding 143,1 km the men riding 258,3 km on Sunday. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga / AFP via Getty Images)

Paris–Roubaix is the greatest spectacle in cycling and the sport desperately needs more races like it

Pro racing needs more courses that pose technical as well as tactical challenges
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ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Mathieu van der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin-Premier Tech changes his bike passing through the Trouee d'Arenberg cobblestones sector during the 123rd Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France 2026 - Men's Elite a 258.3km one day race from Compiegne to Roubaix / #UCIWT / on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Etienne Garnier - Pool/Getty Images)

Tyres are getting wider, but Paris–Roubaix 2026 was still littered with punctures – have tyre brands got it wrong? 

Do tyre manufacturers need to learn from downhill mountain biking?
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Tadej Pogačar on Shimano neutral service bike at Paris–Roubaix 2026.

Pogačar used Shimano's neutral service at Paris–Roubaix, but who makes the blue bikes?

Slovenian ace rode the blue bike for 5km after puncturing
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Mathieu van der Poel puncture at Paris-Roubaix

Paris–Roubaix 2026: these are the 6 biggest talking points you need to know about

We look back at the key events from this year's Hell of the North
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ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: (L-R) Jasper Stuyven of Belgium and Team Soudal Quick-Step and Mathieu van der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin-Premier Tech compete in the chase group during the 123rd Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France 2026 - Men's Elite a 258.3km one day race from Compiegne to Roubaix / #UCIWT / on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

Van der Poel's pedals may have cost him Paris–Roubaix victory, but his team says a decision from race organisers was more crucial

How a series of unfortunate events scuppered van der Poel's chances
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Wout van Aert's 2026 Paris-Roubaix winning Cervelo S5 -13

This is Wout van Aert’s Paris-Roubaix winning bike – and there’s nothing special about it

The Belgian superstar makes few concessions to the cobbles en route to conquering the Queen of the Classics
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ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Wout van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma | Lease a Bike celebrates at finish line as race winner in the Roubaix Velodrome - Andre Petrieux during the 123rd Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France 2026 - Men's Elite a 258.3km one day race from Compiegne to Roubaix / #UCIWT / on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

Wout van Aert has just won the fastest-ever edition of Paris-Roubaix – how does it compare to the top 10?

Wout van Aert makes history, riding the 258.3km Paris-Roubaix course in 48.91kph (30.39mph)
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Tubeless tyre coated with urethane

Red Bull - Bora - hansgroghe goes retro with tubular-era tyre hack for Paris-Roubaix

Team mechanics coat Specialized Turbo Cottons tyres in liquid urethane to fend off the cobbles
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Paris-Roubaix 2026 is live on TV NOW | Global options for live TV and streaming

Start and finish times and viewing information for Paris-Roubaix 2026
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Watch out, Pogačar – the UCI has a new tyre checking tool 

Commissaires can quickly check oversized Roubaix setups against the 700mm limit with brand-new 3D-printed gauge
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13/04/2025 - Paris-Roubaix - Compiègne / Roubaix (259,2 km) -

Why is Paris-Roubaix so hard?

Why the Queen of the Classics stands alone in difficulty among one-day races in the pro calendar
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Grip tape on the inside of a bottle cage – Paris-Roubaix 2024 tech

6 classic cobbles-taming Paris-Roubaix hacks that refuse to die

The bikes may change but there are some mods that crop up year after year
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Alpecin-Premier Tech's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel stands on stage during the teams' presentations event on the eve of the 123rd edition of the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic cycling race, 258.3 km between Compiegne and Roubaix, in Compiegne, northern France, on April 11, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images)

Canyon Endurace vs Aeroad – what bike will van der Poel ride at Paris-Roubaix?  

The Dutch superstar faces a Roubaix eve dilemma: stick with his aero-winning Aeroad or gamble on the wider-tyred Endurace as tech, tactics and even marketing stakes collide
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Tadej Pogacar 2026 Colnago Y1RS for Paris-Roubaix -12

The 4 Paris-Roubaix tyre tech trends you need to know about – what’s in, what’s out, and what’s controversial

From ballooning tyres to mixed uptake on inserts, these tyre tech trends will define Paris-Roubaix 2026
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Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel

Pogačar vs Van der Poel is the era-defining rivalry we can't stop talking about

With Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel facing off once again at the third Monument of the season, Timothy John analyses the evolving rivalry between modern cycling's two great champions
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Revealed: Why the defending Paris-Roubaix Femmes champion has glued tubeless tyres to her wheels

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot sticks with Cervélo S5 aero bike in defence of her 2025 title
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ROUBAIX, FRANCE - OCTOBER 03: Nathan Van Hooydonck of Belgium and Team Jumbo - Visma leads the peloton during the 118th Paris-Roubaix 2021 - Men's Eilte a 257,7km race from Compiègne to Roubaix / #ParisRoubaix / on October 03, 2021 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)

54.8km of pavé and a 47.70km/h average speed – Paris-Roubaix in numbers

The numbers behind cycling’s most iconic one-day race
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Peter Sagan's 2018 Paris-Roubaix Specialized S-Works Roubaix

Why did some riders prefer mechanical groupsets for Paris-Roubaix?

Why choose cables over top-tier electronic shifting?
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New Shimano road bike pedals spotted at Paris-Roubaix – here's everything we know so far

Could this be the leaked SPD-SLR pedal system?
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Pogačar will race Paris-Roubaix on enormous 38mm-wide tyres and a 1x drivetrain – but no tubeless inserts 

35mm-wide tyres measure 38mm mounted to Pogi's ENVE wheels, while he ditches front derailleur for Queen of the Classics
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Mads Pedersen's 2024 Paris-Roubaix Trek Madone SLR

Why do riders choose 1x groupsets for Paris-Roubaix?

Why are many riders happy to do without a second chainring?
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ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 07: Jan Ghyselinck of Belgium and Cofidis takes a shower in the famous Paris-Roubaix showers after the 2013 Paris - Roubaix race from Compiegne to Roubaix on April 7, 2013 in Roubaix, France. The 111th Paris - Roubaix race is 254km long and contains 27 sections of cobblestones. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Why a wash in Roubaix's showers is one of cycling's treasured institutions

The Roubaix Velodrome's showers are a relic of cycling's bygone days that should be celebrated
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Cycling: 107E Paris - Roubaix Arrival, Tom Boonen (Bel), Filippo Pozzato (Ita), Celebration Joie Vreugde, Compiegne - Roubaix ( 259 Km) /Parijs, (C) Tim De Waele (Photo by Tim De Waele/Getty Images)

When was Paris-Roubaix last won on alloy wheels – and why did pro riders use them for so long?

Were carbon wheels not tough enough for the Paris-Roubaix cobbles? 
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Taco van der Hoorn Paris Roubaix bike 2025

How do riders modify bikes for Paris-Roubaix?

Cobble-conquering hacks for the Hell of the North
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