Paris-Roubaix

Welcome to the IDL Pro Cycling Paris-Roubaix page. The French Monument is legendary for its many brutal cobblestone sectors and its velodrome finish. Paris-Roubaix is the third of the five Monuments., taking place a week after the Tour of Flanders. IDL Pro Cycling closely follows and reports on all the news from the men's and women's Hell of the North.

2025 men's Paris Roubaix podium

History of the Men's Paris-Roubaix

The men's Paris-Roubaix is one of the oldest cycling races in the world. The first edition was organized in 1896. After World War I, the French race became known as a cobblestone classic as the roads destroyed by the war were repaired with cobblestones.

A journalist following the race was so impressed by the war devastations that he dubbed Paris-Roubaix as the 'Hell of the North'. To this day, that is still the nickname of the race.

Due to its unique character, Paris-Roubaix quickly became one of the biggest and most popular races on the cycling calendar. As one of the five monuments, along with Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and the Giro di Lombardia, it carries an enormous amount of prestige.

Who has the most victories in the men's Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix is a race of nearly two hundred and sixty kilometers and is known as one of the toughest races on the cycling calendar. This is due to the more than fifty kilometers that the riders have to cover over purposefully uneven cobblestones.

Many greats from cycling have won this race, but there are also sometimes surprise winners. Riders who make it from the early breakaway to the finish, or big names who wait too long and do not live up to their favorite billing... at Roubaix, anything can happen!

4 Paris-Roubaix victories:

Roger De Vlaeminck and Tom Boonen.

3 Paris Roubaix victories:

Octave Lapize, Gaston Rebry, Rick Van Looy, Eddy Merckx, Francesco Moser, Johan Museeuw, Fabian Cancellara, and Mathieu van der Poel.

Recent winners of the men's Paris-Roubaix

2025 Mathieu van der Poel
2024 Mathieu van der Poel
2023 Mathieu van der Poel
2022 Dylan van Baarle
2021 Sonny Colbrelli
2020 Not held due to pandemic
2019 Philippe Gilbert
2018 Peter Sagan
2017 Greg Van Avermaet
2016 Mathew Hayman
2015 John Degenkolb

Who will win the 2026 men's Paris-Roubaix?

Can Mathieu van der Poel make history by becoming the first rider to win 4 in a row, joining the elite company of De Vlaeminck and Boonen?

Will Tadej Pogačar continue his all-conquering 2026 season and do what everyone said couldn't be done — win a cobblestone.

Or will Wout Van Aert or Mads Pedersen continue their strong form and steal a popular but surprising win?

Discover the IDL Pro Cycling 2026 men's Paris Roubaix preview here and see what our experts think.

pauline-ferrand-prevot wins Roubaix 2025

History of the Paris–Roubaix Femmes

The first edition of Paris–Roubaix Femmes took place in October 2021. Lizzie Deignan won the race with an 80-kilometre solo attack. It was described by commentators as one of the greatest Roubaix rides of all time.

Just like the Tour de France Femmes, the race has been sponsored by Zwift since 2022. The 4 year deal saw a huge increase in prize money for the winner (from €1,535 to €20,000).

The Paris–Roubaix Femmes route is a shorter version of the men's route, using many of the the same roads and cobbled sectors, and finishing in the Roubaix velodrome.

The route is typically around 145 kilometres in length, including over 30 kilometres of cobblestones across 17 to 20 sectors. These sectors include the fearsome Carrefour de l'Arbre and the Mons-en-Pévèle, both ranked at "five stars" in difficulty.

The first five editions of the race were held on a Saturday, with the men's race the day after. From 2026, the race will be held on the same day, with organisers citing a desire to increase visibility of the women's race for the move.

Who has the most victories in the Paris–Roubaix Femmes?

As Paris-Roubaix Femmes is a relatively new race on the UCI Women's World Tour calendar, no rider has yet won it more than once.

Recent winners of the Paris–Roubaix Femmes

2025 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
2024 Lotte Kopecky
2023 Alison Jackson
2022 Elisa Longo Borghini
2021 Lizzie Deignan
2020 Cancelled

Who will win the 2026 Paris–Roubaix Femmes

Can reigning Tour de France Femmes champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot go one better than last week in Flanders and become the first women to win two cobblestones?

Or will Demi Vollering carry her sublime Flanders form into Northern France and demolish the field again?

Stay tuned for the IDL Pro Cycling Paris-Roubaix Femmes preview here.

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