2026 Paris–Roubaix
| 2026 UCI World Tour, race 16 of 36 | |||||||||||||
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Event poster, featuring 2025 winners Mathieu van der Poel and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 12 April 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 258.3 km (160.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 16' 52" | ||||||||||||
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The 2026 Paris–Roubaix (officially Paris–Roubaix Hauts de France) was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 12 April 2026 in France. It was the 123rd edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 16th event of the 2026 UCI World Tour.
In early 2026, organisers of the race Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) announced that both the men's and women's races would be sponsored by the Hauts-de-France region, taking the name as a subtitle.[1]
The race was won by Belgian rider Wout van Aert of Visma–Lease a Bike, beating world champion Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates XRG in a sprint finish. It was van Aert's first win at Paris–Roubaix, and the first Belgian win since 2019. It was the fastest ever edition of the race, at an average speed of 48.91 kilometres per hour (30.39 mph), beating the record set during the 2024 edition.[2]
Route
The race started in Compiègne and finished on the velodrome in Roubaix after covering 258.3 kilometres (160.5 mi), with 54.8 kilometres (34.1 mi) of cobblestones (or pavé), spread out over 30 sectors.[3][4] The early part of the route was changed, with organisers noting that the "first four sectors follow one another in quick succession, with almost no asphalt in between", and the fifth sector (Briastre) included an 800-metre (0.50 mi) climb. The final 20 sectors remained unchanged from previous editions, including three cobblestone sectors ranked as "five star" in difficulty – Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l'Arbre.[3][4]
Teams
All eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams took part in the race.[5]
UCI WorldTeams
- Alpecin–Premier Tech
- Decathlon CMA CGM
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ United
- INEOS Grenadiers
- Lotto–Intermarché
- Lidl–Trek
- Movistar Team
- NSN Cycling Team
- Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
- Soudal–Quick-Step
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team Jayco–AlUla
- Team Picnic–PostNL
- UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Uno-X Mobility
- Visma–Lease a Bike
- XDS Astana Team
UCI ProTeams
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 5h 16' 52" |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 0" |
| 3 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 4 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Premier Tech | + 15" |
| 5 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 15" |
| 6 | Mick van Dijke (NED) | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 15" |
| 7 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 15" |
| 8 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | Decathlon CMA CGM | + 20" |
| 9 | Nils Politt (GER) | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 2' 36" |
| 10 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | XDS Astana Team | + 2' 36" |
| Source: [6] | |||
References
- ^ Hood, Andrew (12 February 2026). "Paris-Roubaix Officially Changes Name". Velo. Retrieved 20 February 2026. [The regional government of "Hauts-de-France" — the region around Lille and northern France where the route traces — has backed the race as a sponsor since before the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] The race is officially registered as "Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France" with the UCI and other promotional materials. What's significant is that sources said the deal looks to have moved from being a race sponsor to include naming rights.]
- ^ "Wout van Aert has just won the fastest-ever edition of Paris-Roubaix – how does it compare to the top 10?". BikeRadar. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Dani (12 February 2026). "Paris-Roubaix 2026 route". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ a b "54,8 km of cobblestones: The ratings game". www.paris-roubaix.fr. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ^ "Route and team selection". www.paris-roubaix.fr. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ "Wout van Aert bevrijdt zichzelf bij de kans van zijn leven en wint met Parijs-Roubaix eindelijk zijn kasseimonument". sporza.be (in Dutch). 12 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.