{"id":117811,"date":"2026-04-12T17:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/as-it-happened-paris-roubaix-femmes-concludes-with-a-breathtaking-three-up-sprint\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T17:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T17:23:21","slug":"as-it-happened-paris-roubaix-femmes-concludes-with-a-breathtaking-three-up-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/as-it-happened-paris-roubaix-femmes-concludes-with-a-breathtaking-three-up-sprint\/","title":{"rendered":"As it happened: Paris-Roubaix Femmes concludes with a breathtaking three-up sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Refresh <i class=\"fa fa-refresh\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T17:23:21+00:00\">2026-04-12T17:23:21.013Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-81a7b29d-85f4-4b0b-ac90-a58a9030f1fa\">Whether it be the men&#8217;s or women&#8217;s race, Paris-Roubaix rarely disappoints and the 2026 edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes was no different.<br \/>Gnarly, dusty and brutal it was also beautiful, full of action and finishing with the most intriguing tactical situation.<br \/>Maybe if Visma-Lease a Bike had attacked Koch more they might have taken the spoils, as it was Koch played the situation to her advantage and was crowned the winner.<br \/>Long Live the Queen of the Classics.<br \/>Thanks for joining us, see you next time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-4b31c30b-0318-4a7b-bfd2-75833fb2c0ce\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HiVDLSxQ8mxBmz7fHR3E9Q-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HiVDLSxQ8mxBmz7fHR3E9Q-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HiVDLSxQ8mxBmz7fHR3E9Q-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HiVDLSxQ8mxBmz7fHR3E9Q-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HiVDLSxQ8mxBmz7fHR3E9Q-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HiVDLSxQ8mxBmz7fHR3E9Q-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T17:14:46+00:00\">2026-04-12T17:14:46.293Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7cedd495-8e87-45b7-a120-9a4360cc3824\">With Vos&#8217;s team mate in third, for the second week running Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) was left to take fourth place.<br \/>While last week she was found wanting on the Oude Kwaremont, on the cobbles of northern France she was a victim of circumstance. When the winning move went her team mate Blanka Vas went with it creating a pause and indecision and by the time Vas was dropped the leaders&#8217; advantage was too big the get back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T17:07:56+00:00\">2026-04-12T17:07:56.319Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ea080079-f0bc-4b44-9b08-4306b9a96f58\">Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) was clearly upset after finishing second by a bike throw. In the final kilometres it seemed as though she and the team held every card, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot rode tirelessly, leaving Vos to save energy, but so did Koch. <br \/>Sport is the ulitimate meritocracy, but such has been her career perhaps she deserved to add the race to her palmar\u00e8s, but Koch was the best rider on the day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-1c25ef9e-fab2-4e99-94a0-9b941881d812\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo.jpg\" alt=\"Second-placed Team Visma - Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s Dutch rider Marianne Vos celebrates on the podium of the 6th edition of the Women Paris-Roubaix one-day classic cycling race, 143.1 km between Denain and Roubaix, at the V&amp;amp;eacute;lodrome Andr&amp;amp;eacute;-P&amp;amp;eacute;trieux in Roubaix, northern France, on April 12, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YQ7STB3ZhN8vSgzidLeGLo.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) on the podium after the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:58:43+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:58:43.693Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4a4b9627-94ad-492b-82d7-5b81840cda6a\">&#8220;It&#8217;s kind of hard to believe,&#8221; Koch said after the race. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been dreaming about it, I&#8217;ve been really hoping that it would work out, but Paris-Roubaix is a race where everything can happen, then in the end it worked out it&#8217;s like a dream.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we did a really good job with the team we knew that positioning in the beginning is really key. It&#8217;s like a war basically going into the cobble sections and we were fully committed to invest early in the race and I managed to stay out of the trouble, like always be in the top 10 into the cobbled section, then after Mons en P\u00e9v\u00e8le we knew that we wanted to make the race hard and I ended up in the perfect move I would say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-9ce925f7-2cce-4423-bf87-74684595871e\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb.jpg\" alt=\"FDJ United-SUEZ&amp;#039;s German rider Franziska Koch celebrates winning on the podium of the 6th edition of the Women Paris-Roubaix one-day classic cycling race, 143.1 km between Denain and Roubaix, at the V&amp;amp;eacute;lodrome Andr&amp;amp;eacute;-P&amp;amp;eacute;trieux in Roubaix, northern France, on April 12, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LnHkZZsiXBpFpp38bWUPZb.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Franziska Koch (FDJ United-SUEZ) celebrates winning the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:50:03+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:50:03.411Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4753fb62-af42-48e8-a2b0-5348051cccc5\">That was a brilliant ride from Koch. She has shown exceptional form helping team mate Demi Vollering to victory, including at the Tour of Flanders last week, but hen she was finally allowed to ride for herself she paid her team back with a powerful, mature performance.<br \/>FDJ United-SUEZ have been on fore this year and Koch is part of the reason why, Sunday&#8217;s win is just reward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:16:30+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:16:30.523Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e49399db-6ac4-43d8-9d34-6664851406e6\">It&#8217;s Franziska Koch!<br \/>The Germain champion takes the win for FDJ United-SUEZ. That&#8217;s an incredible win.<br \/>Other than national championships she only has that 2019 win before today and now she&#8217;s won Paris-Roubaix.<br \/>Just brilliant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:14:14+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:14:14.416Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-26c6f0cc-7c50-4eab-8211-08924b552b8e\">Koch goes high, Vos with her, but they swing back down to Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot&#8217;s wheel.<br \/>Koch sprints from the front and it&#8217;s a photo finish!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:12:56+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:12:56.823Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3c72d18d-33bb-46e6-a197-b5a5dfd73134\">Into the velodrome now, who&#8217;ll take the sprint, surely Vos has too much after all the work Koch has done?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:12:12+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:12:12.005Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9e8be2e8-08b5-4d92-be52-92fd5e3c319c\">Flame rouge! 1km to go.<br \/>Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is back on the front!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:11:22+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:11:22.065Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b5a2d5b3-51c2-4c7b-9825-b03d2d736583\">2km to go and still Koch works, they&#8217;re on the final one star cobbled sector now, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot clawing her way back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:10:00+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:10:00.003Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1759b2b9-5774-4a00-a164-ef62d4079b0f\">Koch is now stranded on the front, Vos not coming through despite Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot being fairly conclusively out the back.<br \/>3km to go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:09:02+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:09:02.210Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9f0e33ca-bab7-42dc-8619-0ac2eeb60ff5\">Koch attacks on an uphill but Vos is stick to her wheel. Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is dropped but how much work has she done, is there anything left for her?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:07:33+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:07:33.288Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1ea62771-5fa7-4df2-9042-38212135ddaa\">The car never arrived for Koch. She sits in between Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot and Vos, who&#8217;s behind in the perfect place to spring a surprise.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-5km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-5km-to-go\"><span>5km to go.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:06:11+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:06:11.804Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8ca2b05d-94df-4a48-9c10-536397424d15\">Koch has her hand up looking for her team car. It would be unkind if she has a mechanical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:05:07+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:05:07.601Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-253d10f8-3fdd-4cc2-ad22-494707b1b9f7\">Onto the final real cobbles at Hem and still Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot leads.<br \/>This is a fascinating tactical position for Koch, but she&#8217;s not just powerful she&#8217;s clever.<br \/>Her first pro win was at the Boels Ladies Tour where she exectuted a very clever sprint from the breakway. But could she really out think Vos?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T16:02:17+00:00\">2026-04-12T16:02:17.320Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2015753f-58aa-4062-8c68-692df9bc816d\">Into the final 10km and it&#8217;s no change. Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot said before the race that she would work for Marianne Vos and she&#8217;s certainly doing that.<br \/>Along with Koch they lead Kopecky and Jastrab by 1.12.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-10km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-10km-to-go\"><span>10km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:59:51+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:59:51.311Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fb5cbb91-4e82-4b32-bce5-c38c44219448\">Jastrab and Kopecky are riding for their lives but they&#8217;re not closing the gap at all.<br \/>Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is doing the work in the front, giving Koch a rest as they appraoch the Willems \u00e0 Hem sector, which is a 2 star sector of pav\u00e9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:57:03+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:57:03.841Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9687fbde-014a-44b4-a4c7-879a0c61d7c3\">The Gruson sector is done now, it&#8217;s the last hard one and we&#8217;re heading towards the finish in Roubaix. <br \/>Marianne Vos is surely in the box seat here. Koch has tried to separate the two Visma riders, but they&#8217;re stubbornly together and can play off each other to beat the German champion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:54:52+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:54:52.760Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0cd73440-327d-49a1-a308-fda59e78fa29\">Koch resists a move from Marianne Vos and Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is back on the front. Lotte Kopecky is with Megan Jastrab (UAE Team ADQ) one minute down after Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek) hit a spectator and crashed.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-15km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-15km-to-go\"><span>15km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:52:27+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:52:27.066Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fb21ca5a-b89f-44ad-b57d-aff2ae00f7ea\">Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is back again. Koch is doing a lot of work here. She drops her rivals but when they come back, she stays on the front. Could this be her undoing?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:51:17+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:51:17.475Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ca3a904a-eb6e-43b2-91d6-3e41e8288052\">The three leaders have 1.12 on a Lotte Kopecky led chase group.<br \/>This is a 5 star sector and often decisive. Koch goes again!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-carrefour-de-l-arbre\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-carrefour-de-l-arbre\"><span>Carrefour de l&#8217;Arbre<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:49:11+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:49:11.199Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2cebed46-d13c-4958-95c7-3bd63034c60d\">Off the cobbles again and Koch is throwing some huge punches, gapping Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot again. But she&#8217;s back again!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:47:44+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:47:44.997Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2a6ad92f-ef57-483b-b7dd-76eac5ba020c\">Koch attacks on the pav\u00e9, dropping Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, though the French woman gets back on and it&#8217;s advantage to Visma-Lease a Bike again.<br \/>Meanwhile Vas is back on it at the front of the chasing group. Too little too late?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:45:45+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:45:45.294Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6d0b87ef-13e2-4f02-9563-ef5c58c3f53f\">Onto the 4 star Cmaphin-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le sector and Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is with her Visma-Lease a Bike team mate Vos and Franziska Koch (FDJ United-SUEZ).<br \/>Meanwhile Vas has sat up and is waiting for the group.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-20km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-20km-to-go\"><span>20km to go <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:43:52+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:43:52.466Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-888fe1a2-a4a9-4c20-a9d6-5928e3b559c2\">23km to go and it&#8217;s all change ahead of the Camphin-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le sector. Koch and Vos still lead while Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot has dropped Vas.<br \/>It&#8217;s gone wrong for SD Worx, who have set Lorena Wiebes and Julia Kopeck\u00fd to work in what remains of the peloton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:41:31+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:41:31.836Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-28e50b38-4722-4f11-af75-4220239fa736\">On the Bourghelles \u00e0 Wannehain sector Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot goes hard, then Koch attacks with Vos on her wheel. The pair have an instant gap, Vas doesn&#8217;t seem to be able to close it down.<br \/>German champion Koch has been string all season and is looking good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:39:39+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:39:39.422Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-00d2c371-0020-4386-b67d-b49fe359f9b9\">Vas is now taking turns in the leading group, so it&#8217;s all in from each of the four leaders, though there&#8217;s a fair bit of looking around&#8230; And Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot attacks in the same place as she made last year&#8217;s winning move.<br \/>It&#8217;s all back tohether though.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:37:52+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:37:52.080Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1adcf5c5-f2ce-4e2e-bee1-d69dc6fdd9d3\">More cobbles and we&#8217;re getting to the business end of the race now. Cysoing \u00e0 Bourghelles leads almost straight onto the Bourghelles \u00e0 Wannehain sector, they&#8217;re only 3 star but they&#8217;re not easy.<br \/>Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is on the front and the gap is now 1.27,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:35:03+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:35:03.147Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fdefd906-83a6-4e24-81d6-2c6c648a35a7\">Vos, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, Koch and Vas still lead with only Vas not rolling through. The lead is out to 1.10 now<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-886c8b47-b685-4264-b538-5713bbb8694e\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5.jpg\" alt=\"ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot of France and Team Visma | Lease a Bike competes in the breakaway during the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)e\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot leads the late attacks during the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-30km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-30km-to-go\"><span>30km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:28:41+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:28:41.352Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-82addf4a-f633-45dd-a5ec-adcff6c4a213\">Off the cobbles again the Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot continues to do much of the work on the front. SD Worx are leading the chase, but the gap is at 55 seconds!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:26:16+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:26:16.921Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bdfa0445-8b47-4631-873b-3c666c07f215\">The Templeuve sector is two in one the first a 1 star sector, the second is 2 star, but the four leaders are now 50 seconds ahead. has the race already been won?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:22:44+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:22:44.839Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-91e77ff6-67e5-4328-80ac-c90c897b47f4\">The two Visma riders have a chat on the front while Vos takes over on the front. <br \/>Koch comes through too, but Vas is sitting on, she has Lotte Kopecky in a chasing group about 30 seconds back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:19:59+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:19:59.598Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0643cd7b-2162-4d03-9375-4f20267679b2\">More cobbles, this time the 3 star Pont-Thibault \u00e0 Ennevelin sector. Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is putting in a huge effort here, while team mate Vos is sitting on the back.<br \/>Vos might have won most things, but she&#8217;s not won Paris-Roubaix, her best finish coming in 2021 when she was second.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:17:25+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:17:25.582Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-aa7fb3a9-2bd1-43da-8574-291e38e76855\">Vos, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, Koch and Vas lead by 38 seconds and there&#8217;s aa fair bit of looking about in the chase. Could this be the winning group?<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-40km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-40km-to-go\"><span>40km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:15:02+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:15:02.246Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7e658010-307e-4be7-ae9c-cfa78658b54e\">It&#8217;s Vos alone! Someone drops the wheel and she has a gap, though that&#8217;s brought back as they reach pav\u00e9 sector #10, M\u00e9rignies \u00e0 Avelin.<br \/>The leading quartet have 22 seconds on the peloton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:12:49+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:12:49.285Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e6f47dfc-eea8-42c2-9416-f72f3ec7d6e0\">As the race leaves the cobbles Fraziska Koch (FDJ United-SUEZ) puts the hammer down, but that brings an attack from Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, the defending champion leading a group of four away.<br \/>Visma-Lease a Bike team mate, Marianne Vos is also there with Koch and Blanka Vas (SD Worx).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:09:49+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:09:49.130Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-c9ce2806-e419-4bc6-9a59-51aeebebd9ef\">Visma-Lease a Bike have been bossing the cobbled sectors in the middle part of the race.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-6b44de86-d1d4-4bbe-a309-48896cc003ec\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS.jpg\" alt=\"ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: (L-R) Julia Kopecky of Czech Republic and Team SD Worx - Protime and Daniek Hengeveld of Netherlands and Team Visma | Lease a Bike compete during the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Daniek Hengeveld (Visma-Lease a Bike) on the cobbles of the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:06:57+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:06:57.301Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-42f77d59-2e1a-4d37-93ed-6aeaaef1453a\">SD Worx take to the front of the race with Femke Markus, but once again Visma-Lease a Bike take over and take control.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-mons-en-pevele\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-mons-en-pevele\"><span>Mons-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:05:09+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:05:09.479Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8c5be81d-d883-4d08-957d-7c7818a1d060\">Mons-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le is 3km long and is sure to have an effect on the bunch.<br \/>Plenty other groups are chasing behind, with Balsaamo still not back on as the front of the race flies towards the cobbles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:02:58+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:02:58.544Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2d1c26ab-bad7-4f10-81af-9092c667924e\">Off the cobbles now and though the there&#8217;s a big leading group, the 5 star Mons-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le is coming very soon and the pace is high leading onto it.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-50km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-50km-to-go\"><span>50km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T15:01:12+00:00\">2026-04-12T15:01:12.929Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a807035d-a9e4-4439-9558-37b0ecfb8eb3\">Hengeveld is performing a masterclass of powerful riding, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is on her wheel as they jink left and right across the cobbles and the bunch opens out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:59:17+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:59:17.483Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5e5f971d-1c9f-4798-a976-7f389f4c7694\">Dutch rider Daniek Hengeveld (Visma-Lease a Bike) is turning over a huge gear at the front of the race as the sector drags uphill slightly. the race stays together though.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:57:21+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:57:21.763Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-adba2af8-eb01-4203-900f-d00bd70d940e\">Chabbey had suffered a mechanical but her group has just reached the front bunch again and the Swiss rider is battling back to the front as they reach the Auchy-lez-Orchies \u00e0 Bers\u00e9e sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:55:43+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:55:43.008Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e6818b9d-09b4-4d74-8fba-e50fe976c70e\">More bad luck for Elisa Balsamo, the Lidl-Trek rider has suffered another puncture but is chasing back to the main group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:54:52+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:54:52.284Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dec4d64e-80d9-401e-8c92-f127237a3c26\">The next set of cobbles is the Auchy-lez-Orchies \u00e0 Bers\u00e9e sector. It&#8217;s a 4 star and 2.7km long.<br \/>We&#8217;ve got a big group on the front but there&#8217;s a significant split in the race now, with much of the FDJ United-SUEZ squad chasing on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:51:46+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:51:46.833Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-493bfe3b-2603-4538-80ba-0214983e799e\">Julia Kopeck\u00fd is on the front for SD Worx, both her brothers rode the men&#8217;s race for Unibet-Rose Rockets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:50:39+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:50:39.862Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6e3aee4f-c122-453d-9843-3ee28a941456\">Onto the Orchies sector and the peloton is still together, with SD Worx-Protime now leading a stretched out bunch.<br \/>Unfortuneately we&#8217;ve had a big crash with a number of rdiers down.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-60km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-60km-to-go\"><span>60km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:47:38+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:47:38.358Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5641d16f-8d4b-43f0-9c86-0e6d88bf0a76\">We&#8217;ve been going for more than two hours and the average speed is more than 40km\/h.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:45:03+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:45:03.516Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-adafb863-8b0b-4ac4-9d7d-d44d55f7868d\">The first 5 star sector is coming soon, but first we have two more sectors to deal with. <br \/>NExt? The 3 star Orchies sector, which comes with 60km to go. It&#8217;s 1.7km long and finishes only 4km from the next big one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:39:13+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:39:13.770Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8be28c0d-1c53-419f-b6a9-b260a2dfa4a0\">The next sector is almost here, it&#8217;s relentless. Tilloy \u00e0 Sars-et-Rosi\u00e8res is next up and it&#8217;s a brute! <br \/>Another 4 star sector, it&#8217;s 2.4km in length and begins with 71.6km to go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:36:27+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:36:27.804Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-17da947e-2135-414b-8cd4-bcba158d66af\">Off the cobbles and there have been some crashes and some mechanicals, but the peloton is still largely together at the front of the race.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-78km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-78km-to-go\"><span>78km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:26:48+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:26:48.350Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-f6f64038-5cb7-443d-a013-cf510463f272\">Now we&#8217;re on the Warlaing \u00e0 Brillon sector and the bunch is together, but it&#8217;s stretched out on this 3 star sector which is another leg one, at 2.3km long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:22:48+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:22:48.065Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1a97f8e4-6052-4a49-bd0a-d2419cc85ea5\">And just off the the fourth pav\u00e9 sector Kl\u00f6ser is caught and the bunch the bunch is together with the next actor coming very soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:21:24+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:21:24.155Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ec158b14-88bd-4e50-a116-69e8b56eae61\">Off the stones and Kl\u00f6ser is hanging on despite the work from Lidl-Trek.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-d631f6b6-9ead-46d6-8365-031a72e4ab01\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.60%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd.jpg\" alt=\"ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Emma Norsgaard Bjerg of Denmark and Team Lidl - Trek competes during the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Emma Norsgaard (Lidl-Trek) on the cobbles of the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:17:31+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:17:31.060Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd6a9c7a-e0e6-4d99-a5e5-97d76d83afeb\">Halfway across this sector and the lead is as little as 10 seconds, Kl\u00f6ser has put up a brave fight whatever happens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:14:03+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:14:03.047Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6059f9b4-94ff-434a-8609-d97728084f07\">82km to go and onto the Hornaing \u00e0 Wandignies sector and it&#8217;s Lidl-Trek&#8217;s turn to lead the chase, they bring the gap back down again as other riders suffer punctures.<br \/>Kl\u00f6ser leads by only 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-cobbled-sector-17\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-cobbled-sector-17\"><span>Cobbled sector #17<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:10:29+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:10:29.614Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7db9fc7c-eebd-4f9b-8f7c-d670dc0832d7\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=LIVE26\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=LIVE26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><strong>Find out more.<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:09:16+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:09:16.437Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-26478f6c-8cc8-49b6-b9c6-6b8398bdc331\">Kl\u00f6ser is the image of power and composure out there today. We have another 4 star sector coming now, Hornaing \u00e0 Wandignies is even longer at 3.7km. Can she survive?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:05:54+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:05:54.401Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b985f15f-704e-4522-b6fe-30bbd1ba9546\">Off the stones and Kl\u00f6ser is being shut down quickly now. Liv-AlUla-Jayco and UNO-X Mobility are doing the work behind as Kl\u00f6ser is back on tarmac with only 40 seconds of a lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T14:02:36+00:00\">2026-04-12T14:02:36.737Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ed8b6120-5ba7-4cdc-b9ab-28b49859a7a1\">Onto the first 4 star pav\u00e9 sector, Haveluy \u00e0 Wallers. This is a toughie, 2.5km long with big stones to tackle.<br \/>Now Kl\u00f6ser&#8217;s lead is coming down, the peloton have taken time out of the German rider, they&#8217;re only 55 seconds behind her. EF Education-Oatly lead the chase.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-90km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-90km-to-go\"><span>90km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:57:58+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:57:58.430Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9d84134f-4748-44eb-8ad1-f66a51d085a9\">What a ride from Rosa Kl\u00f6ser, she&#8217;s 1.30 ahead approaching the next cobbled sector.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-d9c64f56-fa18-4117-bdec-d2d5c09d3a9e\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP.jpg\" alt=\"ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Rosa Maria Kloser of Germany and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto competes in the breakaway during the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Rosa Kl\u00f6ser (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) leads the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:54:35+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:54:35.182Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-de2128bb-e6e8-466a-8ccd-bdcc3f2acadf\">Elisa Balsamo is now back in the peloton after her puncture. <br \/>Former winner, Alison Jackson (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93) also punctured, but the Canadian champion is back in too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:49:04+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:49:04.312Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d8e6155b-d161-4925-a20d-0712c4d3711f\">Rosa Kl\u00f6ser (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) continues to lead. Her advantage had been coming down now, but she&#8217;s now 1.10 ahead. <\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-100km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-100km-to-go\"><span>100km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:46:38+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:46:38.359Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6e702375-2149-4a12-9b2e-fa802d5790e3\">Puncture for one of the pre-race favourites, Elisa Balsamo. The Lidl-Trek rider is just off the back off the peloton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:42:27+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:42:27.105Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-f7332e3a-d4d4-4ecc-b158-46ade4a1e887\">Kl\u00f6ser is doing a brilliant job, holding her lead over the pav\u00e9 sectors.<br \/>The next sector is the first 4 star sector, Haveluy \u00e0 Wallers comes with 90km to go.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-dca71383-6693-40b7-a7c7-d744bbbf2ed3\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ.jpg\" alt=\"ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: A general view of the peloton competing during the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The women&#8217;s peloton during the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:38:33+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:38:33.275Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2c7589ae-036b-4ca1-b6fd-9ebf35fd43e8\">We&#8217;re onto the Saulzoir \u00e0 Verchain-Maugr\u00e9 sector now. It&#8217;s a 2 star sector and 1.2km in length.<br \/>Kl\u00f6ser leads by 50 seconds still.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-cobbled-sector-19\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-cobbled-sector-19\"><span>Cobbled sector #19<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:36:02+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:36:02.312Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fa1d70b6-beb9-4107-8f65-6b6b0b228425\">Off the cobbles and Kl\u00f6ser maintained her 50 second lead. The next sector is coming up very soon though, with 107km to go.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-110km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-110km-to-go\"><span>110km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:31:54+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:31:54.306Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-db87c627-dc59-4bfd-9f64-269335f06cea\">Onto the first sector of cobbles, Solesmes \u00e0 Haussy, and Kl\u00f6ser continues to lead, though her advantage is down to 50 seconds<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-cobbled-sector-1\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-cobbled-sector-1\"><span>Cobbled sector 1<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-177a2b38-8f62-4f2b-9d20-f747604a3a87\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh.jpg\" alt=\"ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Rosa Maria Kloser of Germany and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto competes in the breakaway during the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Rosa Kl\u00f6ser (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) leads the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:20:25+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:20:25.838Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5521ba6a-f964-4d13-9afd-dbf5cdc250a3\">Kl\u00f6ser continues to lead.<br \/>They say Paris-Roubaix is completely flat, and while no one would describe it as hilly, there are 723m of verticla ascent. And those cobbles!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-120km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-120km-to-go\"><span>120km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:17:23+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:17:23.014Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-52e2563a-b070-4265-bd33-4be41ee980d6\">At the front of the race Kl\u00f6ser has just turned east, she now has a tailwind, but even though she has a lead of one minute the cobbles are coming. Will the peloton&#8217;s fight for position bring her back?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:14:16+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:14:16.477Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-c3a7ecc4-10f1-4c94-bcf9-34ee3a1b0eec\">Three years after Knaven won it was the turn of Magnus B\u00e4ckstedt, whose daughter Zoe rides for Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto today. The Brit arrives in France fresh off a fifth place at the Tour of Flanders last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/age-doesnt-matter-zoe-backstedt-carries-momentum-from-flanders-to-unpredictable-paris-roubaix-with-consonni-and-dygert-among-reinforcements\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/age-doesnt-matter-zoe-backstedt-carries-momentum-from-flanders-to-unpredictable-paris-roubaix-with-consonni-and-dygert-among-reinforcements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>And though she&#8217;s only 21, she reckons age doesn&#8217;t matter in the Hell of the North.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-4fddaa00-ec82-4d5b-bbbf-4ac1d258fedd\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ.jpg\" alt=\"DENAIN, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto prior to the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Denain, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) before the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:11:05+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:11:05.478Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3c6e7114-b928-4ad5-b8ea-45e9299c85f7\">There are two riders in today&#8217;s race whose fathers won the men&#8217;s event, the first of those is Mirre Knaven (EF Education-Oatly). Her dad won 25 years ago, in 2001 in a filthy, muddy and wet edition of the Hell of the North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/a-mud-bath-an-over-inflated-spare-tyre-and-a-domestique-holding-the-cobblestone-trophy-servais-knaven-relives-his-iconic-paris-roubaix-victory-25-years-on\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/a-mud-bath-an-over-inflated-spare-tyre-and-a-domestique-holding-the-cobblestone-trophy-servais-knaven-relives-his-iconic-paris-roubaix-victory-25-years-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>A mud-bath, an over-inflated spare tyre and a domestique holding the cobblestone trophy.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-be8b60d8-0d6d-4792-8d2f-3aecda0a89db\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:59.77%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling Paris-Roubaix-2001 Knaven-Servais (Photo by Tim De Waele\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VUb2BhSZvooTxkPq3Nn7eT.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Servais Knaven wins the 2001 Paris-Roubaix men&#8217;s race. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:08:54+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:08:54.579Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9f79e10d-b156-416c-9027-40ffd02660fa\">Kl\u00f6ser now leads by ne minute. Remember, the first sector of cobbles come with 113.8km to go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:06:20+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:06:20.183Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-69760339-da3c-4a91-9409-d246e1461d43\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=LIVE26\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=LIVE26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><strong>Find out more.<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:04:53+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:04:53.998Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-783d698e-6d8f-4ea6-89e9-446c6516e967\">We&#8217;ve had another attack and now Rosa Kloser (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) has lead of 35 seconds on the chasing bunch.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-130km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-130km-to-go\"><span>130km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T13:01:34+00:00\">2026-04-12T13:01:34.342Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-53c76277-1a1b-4d31-b9a3-8ad004b87d2b\">Last year Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike) attacked and won the race solo and this year she&#8217;s back to defend her cobblestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/defending-champion-pauline-ferrand-prevot-to-race-paris-roubaix-femmes-alongside-marianne-vos-in-last-minute-programme-change\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/defending-champion-pauline-ferrand-prevot-to-race-paris-roubaix-femmes-alongside-marianne-vos-in-last-minute-programme-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>She was a late addition to the squad though, and will co-lead with the legend Marianne Vos.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-8e55a2ef-fb39-4a39-b01e-28c4b6d08c1a\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU.jpg\" alt=\"Team Visma - Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Pr&amp;amp;eacute;vot speaks to journalists prior to the start of the 6th edition of the Women Paris-Roubaix one-day classic cycling race, 143.1 km between Denain and Roubaix, northern France, on April 12, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gkc7DJmntpc9jw9bYveApU.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike) before the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:57:08+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:57:08.254Z<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2043310680363745692\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea9 Here they go! #ParisRoubaixFemmes Hauts-de-France is underway!<br \/>\n\ud83d\udea9 Et c\u2019est parti ! #ParisRoubaixFemmes Hauts-de-France est lanc\u00e9 ! pic.twitter.com\/rK0i6utMJH<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2043310680363745692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:56:17+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:56:17.860Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-500bfe9a-2a62-4ff5-8ca8-664fafea12cf\">Lotte Kopecky is one of the favourites to become the first woman to win Paris-Roubaix a second time and, while she&#8217;s already won the Tour of Flanders three times, today possibly suits her even more!<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/paris-roubaix-is-tailor-made-for-her-lotte-kopecky-primed-to-become-first-repeat-winner-as-sd-worx-protime-line-up-with-options\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/paris-roubaix-is-tailor-made-for-her-lotte-kopecky-primed-to-become-first-repeat-winner-as-sd-worx-protime-line-up-with-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>In fact, Paris-Roubaix is tailor-made for her.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-27789339-b833-4690-9a19-3a1276dc6c2a\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb.jpg\" alt=\"DENAIN, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD Worx - Protime prior to the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Denain, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) before the 2026 edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:51:14+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:51:14.071Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5010df0e-b418-4bae-8d8a-c03d2d8c128d\">The attacking has already started, though it was brought back immediately and the bunch is back together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:48:56+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:48:56.055Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-66e0d500-70d7-42c7-a7f3-1d6f1deaab90\">A consistent top 10 finisher, Picnic-PostNL&#8217;s leader, Pfeiffer Georgi finished third in 2024 and the British rider remains a favourite for another top result today.<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/we-want-to-leave-no-stone-unturned-picnic-postnl-build-paris-roubaix-femmes-squad-around-one-day-specialist-pfeiffer-georgi\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/we-want-to-leave-no-stone-unturned-picnic-postnl-build-paris-roubaix-femmes-squad-around-one-day-specialist-pfeiffer-georgi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;We want to leave no stone unturned,&#8221; say the team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-8ac4d432-0563-41d5-97f8-eb302719d9c6\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif.jpg\" alt=\"Pfeiffer Georgi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Can Pfeiffer Georgi better her third place in 2024? Photo: Getty Images <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:46:28+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:46:28.269Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-732db407-a025-4e44-9f11-45fe45e81740\">So who&#8217;s going to win? There are three previous winners and plenty of others who can make their mark on the stones of northern France today.<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/an-open-field-full-of-contenders-from-former-winners-to-worthy-wildcards-analysing-the-favourites-for-paris-roubaix-femmes\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/an-open-field-full-of-contenders-from-former-winners-to-worthy-wildcards-analysing-the-favourites-for-paris-roubaix-femmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>There&#8217;s an open field full of contenders.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-28a30bd0-fa17-4d8e-875e-f136f423cb25\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:3000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg.jpg\" alt=\"A composite image of former Paris-Roubaix Femmes winner Pauline Ferrand-Pr&amp;amp;eacute;vot, Lotte Kopecky, and Elisa Longo Borghini racing on the cobbles during previous editions of the race\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Can someone be the first riders to win two cobblestones at Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:43:45+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:43:45.870Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-90aa8505-65ea-4def-8fd7-d0d96d0077d5\">Let&#8217;s go Paris-Roubaix Femmes is go!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-143-1km-to-go\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-143-1km-to-go\"><span>143.1km to go!<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:42:09+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:42:09.837Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bc0de776-7805-4f32-9bcc-a8a9899310aa\">Not only are the cobbles ridiculously punishing to ride, the weather affects them in different ways. Some fans crave rain and a muddy, others love the epic images of riders hurtling through clouds of dust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/paris-roubaix-weather-forecast-rainfall-wind-and-temperature-details-for-this-sundays-races\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/paris-roubaix-weather-forecast-rainfall-wind-and-temperature-details-for-this-sundays-races\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>So what is weather doing?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-6d3ffcf9-e99c-47af-a56b-3334cdcd9dbf\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.60%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj.jpg\" alt=\"ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD Worx-Protime competes in the breakaway during the 5th Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2025 a 148.5km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWT \/ on April 12, 2025 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZHTTt9hzqq6crxCYYcvqSj.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The 2025 Paris-Roubaix was held under clear blue skies. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:36:01+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:36:01.277Z<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2043304530591289596\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">#parisroubaixfemmes<br \/>\nMarianne carrying a little lucky bee on her back today \ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\udc9b pic.twitter.com\/g5lmzrleMq<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2043304530591289596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:35:40+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:35:40.464Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a1ba9359-7ee9-4fa0-8357-dda03c833c32\">We&#8217;re rolling for a short neutralised section before the tough get going here at Paris-Roubaix. The first of the cobbles comes at Solesmes, after 29.3km.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:32:09+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:32:09.538Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-813809fc-ad91-4935-bb98-b136f304deba\">Of the 20 cobbled sectors that punctuate today&#8217;s race there are five four star sectors and two of the hardest five star sectors, Mons-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8lle and Carrefour de l&#8217;Arbre coming at 94.5km and 126km respectively.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-20338401-8ba4-4db6-9dd4-f1db2eeb38c2\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:3000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Roubaix cobblestones at the forest of Arenberg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The cobbles of Paris-Roubaix <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:25:05+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:25:05.040Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5d62739c-8e9d-4f48-86b5-21b202e99eb8\">For the men this is one of the oldest races on the calendar, but for the women the race was only created in 2021. Nonetheless the legend is real and an entire culture has built around it. Even if that culture is often humble.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/cycling-culture\/it-started-with-an-omelette-the-story-of-chez-francoise-the-humble-cafe-that-has-become-part-of-the-legend-of-paris-roubaix\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/cycling-culture\/it-started-with-an-omelette-the-story-of-chez-francoise-the-humble-cafe-that-has-become-part-of-the-legend-of-paris-roubaix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>It started with an omelette \u2013 The story of Chez Fran\u00e7oise, the humble caf\u00e9 that has become &#8216;part of the legend of Paris-Roubaix&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-9f05bca9-8603-438f-b9f6-14892907f1f4\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2180px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.24%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf.jpg\" alt=\"A group of riders go past the Chez Fran&amp;amp;ccedil;oise bar in Troisvilles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/93a59gAv2MRyQCHeCKdkaf.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A group of riders go past the Chez Fran\u00e7oise bar in Troisvilles <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:15:27+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:15:27.667Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-26f448fd-8263-49d7-8f04-02d65f973dfa\">Lidl-Trek line up with former World Champion Elisa Balsamo as their leader.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-a0551268-cddf-4fa0-945c-6c7ea2ce2542\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt.jpg\" alt=\"DENAIN, FRANCE - APRIL 12: A general view of Elisa Balsamo of Italy, Lucinda Brand of Netherlands, Clara Copponi of France, Lauretta Hanson of Australia, Emma Norsgaard Bjerg of Denmark, Shirin van Anrooij of Netherlands and Team Lidl - Trek prior to the 6th Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 - Women&amp;#039;s Elite a 143.1km one day race from Denain to Roubaix \/ #UCIWWT \/ on April 12, 2026 in Denain, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZuBfUrnBDvczeGtoNkfHt.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Lidl-Trek sign on for the start of the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes. Photo: Getty Images <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:12:58+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:12:58.764Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-38375a8f-b9fb-414f-9616-046a5d9518d7\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=LIVE26\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=LIVE26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><strong>Find out more.<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T12:06:48+00:00\">2026-04-12T12:06:48.765Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-53958917-1ed4-4b41-b170-18ceaf0c84ea\">Indeed, this is the first year the women&#8217;s race has run on the same day as the men&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/the-mens-and-womens-paris-roubaix-are-both-on-the-same-day-this-year-great-plan-for-more-spectators-or-disadvantaging-the-womens-race\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/the-mens-and-womens-paris-roubaix-are-both-on-the-same-day-this-year-great-plan-for-more-spectators-or-disadvantaging-the-womens-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Is that a great plan for more spectators, or disadvantaging the women&#8217;s race?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-7f7b73e2-fb8c-462b-9ee4-e55116adf486\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL.jpg\" alt=\"A shot of the peloton competing in Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2025, shot from the front-side. You can see Ellen van Dijk and Lotte Kopecky clearly, with riders blurred in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/soSfqPEiQo4KQLbDoXVbGL.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Paris-Roubaix Femmes has previously had it&#8217;s own day on the calendar. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T11:56:27+00:00\">2026-04-12T11:56:27.164Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ead82561-feab-4bd2-98a1-9513c6a512ee\">The race has changed every edition, covering a different distance each year. The first year in 2021, was just 116.4km. <br \/>Last year was the longest at 148.5km, but this year has more cobblestones, with 20 sectors covering 33.7km along its 143.1km total.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T11:45:21+00:00\">2026-04-12T11:45:21.446Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d680f411-1ebd-4b56-a438-334c4678f977\">We&#8217;ve got an hour until the race kicks off after a short neutral period, so stay with us all day for information and insight. <br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/fewer-minutes-but-more-eyeballs-aso-race-director-defends-reduction-in-womens-paris-roubaix-broadcast-and-his-moron-comments-on-rockets-boss-bas-tietema\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/fewer-minutes-but-more-eyeballs-aso-race-director-defends-reduction-in-womens-paris-roubaix-broadcast-and-his-moron-comments-on-rockets-boss-bas-tietema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Especially as the TV coverage doesn&#8217;t start &#8217;til late, something race director Thierry Gouvenou has defended.<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-89525ee5-fdd0-4456-9042-0ac36548a4c3\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:82.03%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK.jpg\" alt=\"The elite women&amp;#039;s peloton, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, racing on a sunny day at the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike) during the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<p id=\"elk-36a0cfca-e948-49a2-a93f-69bdaba23ed3\">Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the Queen Of The Classics, Paris-Roubaix Femmes. We&#8217;ll be taking you through every twist, turn and cobblestone of perhaps the sport&#8217;s most iconic one day race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-6 lg:px-0 relative max-w-[1070px] mx-auto viafoura-twig-component px-4\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" style=\"--text-on-accent-color: white; --comment-widget-header-bg-color: var(--accent-color); --comment-widget-header-text-color: var(--text-on-accent-color); --comment-widget-header-link-color: var(--text-on-accent-color);\" x-data=\"ViafouraComments('300px')\" x-show=\"$store.Viafoura.showWidgets\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=\" vfcustom-community-guidelines=\"\" follow=\"\" our=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community\" guidelines=\"\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1\" x-show=\"showConfirmDisplayNamePrompt\" x-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<p><button x-on:click=\"$store.ViafouraAuthModal.logout()\" type=\"button\" class=\"block mb-3 w-full justify-center px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm button-primary\"><br \/>\nLogout<br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/paris-roubaix-femmes-live-a-new-queen-of-the-classics-or-can-someone-win-a-second-cobblestone-trophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh 2026-04-12T17:23:21.013Z Whether it be the men&#8217;s or women&#8217;s race, Paris-Roubaix rarely disappoints and the 2026 edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes was no different.Gnarly, dusty and brutal it was also beautiful, full of action and finishing with the most intriguing tactical situation.Maybe if Visma-Lease a Bike had attacked Koch more they might have taken the spoils, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117811"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}