Paris-Roubaix
Paris-Roubaix 2024: Key details
Date | Sun 7 April 2024 (men's), Sat 6 April 2024 | Row 0 - Cell 2 |
Total distance | 257km (men's), 145.5km (women's) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
Start location | Compiègne, France (men's), Denain, France (women's) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
Finish location | Roubaix, France | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
UCI ranking | WorldTour | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
Edition | 121st (men's), 4th (women's) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
Total climbing / elevation gain | 1,380 metres | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
Cobbles | 29 secteurs of pavé, 54.5km (men's), 17 secteurs of pavé, 29.2km (women's). TBC | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
Last winner | Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) (men's), Alison Jackson (CA) (women's) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
TV coverage (UK) | TBC | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
TV coverage (US) | TBC | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
Paris-Roubaix 2024 will be held on 7 April, with the women's race held on 6 April.
One of the most popular races on the calendar, the 'Hell of the North' – or 'Queen of the Classics' if you prefer – can be in turn dusty and dry, or wet and muddy, but it is always a spectacle.
The men's race has not started in the French capital of Paris for some time, but rather a few miles north in the town of Compiègne. From there, the riders will embark on a gruelling 257km ride to Roubaix. The women start at Denain, which is roughly south of Roubaix and the winding parcours take in many of the famous sectors.
The finish is a unique one, with the riders coming onto Roubaix's outdoor velodrome to do a lap and a half to the line. Signifying the end of the Northern cobbled Classics, its finale being in the iconic Roubaix velodrome on the Belgian border only adds to the show.
This will be the fourth edition of the women's race – the Paris-Roubaix Femmes – which was won last year by Canadian Alison Jackson of EF Education–Tibco–SVB.
Last year's men's race featured 29 cobbled sectors, including some of the most famous in cycling like the Forest of Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle, and Carrefour de l’Arbre. Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin–Deceuninck took the win on Vélodrome André-Pétrieux in the fastest Paris-Roubaix in history (5:28:40), beating Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck) and Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) by 46 seconds.
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Where: France
When: Sun 7 April (men's), Sat 6 April (women's)
Rank: UCI WorldTour
Distance: 257km (men's), 145.5km (women's)
Key info Key sectors | Route & Start list | How to watch
Paris-Roubaix 2024: The route
The exact route of Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2024 is yet to be announced. This page will be updated as details are released.
Paris-Roubaix: Recent winners
2023: Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck
2022: Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers
2021: Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Victorious
2020: No race due to Covid-19
2019: Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
2018: Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
2017: Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing
2016: Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
2015: John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Alpecin
2014: Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step
2013: Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Team RadioShack
2012: Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega-Pharma - Quick-Step
2011: Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Cervélo
2010: Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Team Saxo Bank
2009: Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step
2008: Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step
2007: Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
2006: Fabian Cancellara (Swi) CSC ProTeam
2005: Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
2004: Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi
2003: Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo
2002: Johan Museeuw (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
2001: Servais Knaven (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
Paris-Roubaix Femmes: Recent winners
2023: Alison Jackson (CA) EF Education–Tibco–SVB
2022: Elisa Longo-Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
2021: Lizzie Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo
Previous editions: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
External links: Official website | Official Twitter feed
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