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It\u2019s here! It\u2019s Paris-Roubaix time.<\/p>\n
The pav\u00e9 has a way of levelling everything. One mistake, one puncture, one wrong line and the race tilts. It\u2019s as much about surviving as it is about strength, with only the finest margin separating glory from disaster.<\/p>\n
This year, the men\u2019s race brings another proper heavyweight rematch. Mathieu van der Poel<\/a> returns chasing history after smoking Roubaix the last few times. Tadej Poga\u010dar lines up again with unfinished business. The world champion is there to make history. He wants to complete his sweep of the five Monuments. He somehow won Milan-San Remo, after a crash before the Cipressa which made the impossible win that more impossible. But now, Roubaix is the last one left.<\/p>\n Last time out, the early break had its moment before the favourites took over and the tension tightened. Poga\u010dar lit things up first, forcing splits and putting rivals under pressure, only for van der Poel to respond with the kind of authority Roubaix winners need. A select group formed, then fractured again as the sectors wore on.<\/p>\n The decisive moment didn\u2019t come from strength alone, but from a rare mistake. Deep in the race, Poga\u010dar misjudged a corner, and suddenly everything shifted. Van der Poel rode on and took the win.<\/p>\n Pogi chased, but the race was gone.<\/p>\n He\u2019s said to be even better this year\u2026another level up again, somehow. But Roubaix isn\u2019t just<\/em> about form. It\u2019s about luck, or more accurately, avoiding<\/em> bad luck. Everyone flats, everyone gets caught behind something. The trick is minimizing how many times you flat or crash.<\/p>\n And, honestly, a race likes Roubaix\u00a0 is not a two-man show. Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen are both more than capable of capitalizing if anything goes sideways. And there are plenty others in the field that could sneak away.<\/p>\n There\u2019s all sorts of Canadians racing on Sunday. National champ Alison Jackson will be there with St Michel \u2013 Preference Home \u2013 Auber93. Human Powered Health\u2019s sprinter Maggie Coles-Lyster will return, along with EF Education-Oatly\u2019s Alex Volstad. Jenaya Francis<\/a>, of Mayenne Monbana My Pie will be riding her first Paris-Roubaix Roubaix. In the men\u2019s, Guillaume Boivin<\/a> will be back. Back in 2021, he took a fantastic 9th. There\u2019s also Nickolas Zukowsky, from Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team), who has been having a fantastic 2026, as well as Modern Adventure Cycling\u2019s Riley Pickrell.<\/p>\n Both men\u2019s and women\u2019s Paris-Roubaix races are available to stream in Canada on FloBikes.com<\/a>. The fellas coverage begins at 4:35 a.m. EDT and the women\u2019s at 10:55 a.m. There are also junior and under-23 men\u2019s races, each with some Canadians.<\/a><\/p>\n Affiliate links present. Canadian Cycling Magazine may receive commissions<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n2025 Paris-Roubaix<\/h2>\n
Canucks headed to Hell (Of the North)<\/h2>\n