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Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike): “I would have preferred to win!”

Finishing a heart-breaking second by the finest of margins in the velodrome, Marianne Vos produced an epic performance at Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France, despite the recent loss of her father.

Vos stated post-race: “I tried to focus as much as possible on the race itself and of course with the team doing such an amazing job and then with Pauline (Ferrand-Prevot)...

Franziska Koch (FDJ United-Suez): “It’s like a dream”

Having taken the win at Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France in dramatic style by less than a wheel’s margin, 25 year-old German rider Franziska Koch commented: "It’s kind of hard to believe. I’ve been dreaming about it, I’ve been hoping that it would work out, but Roubaix is a race where everything can happen. In the end it worked out. It’s like...

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot: "We can't be disappointed"

"We can't be disappointed after the last few weeks Marianne [Vos] has been through. We fought to the very end, we gave it our all. She would have loved to win today, we would have loved to win with her, but it's still a very good second place after what she's been through these past few weeks. Hats off to her."

"I wasn't scheduled to ride this race, but when I learned...

Sensational Koch beats Vos and PFP for Roubaix glory

Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France was won in fine style by Franziska Koch (FDJ United - SUEZ) on Sunday evening in the famous Andre-Petrieux Velodrome, as she just beat Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) to the line. Koch’s win in the Hell of the North made it six different winners of six different nationalities in the sixth edition of the race. Last year’s winner...

PREVIEW INFO WITH ONE DAY TO GO

The sixth edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France will see the world’s best classics specialists gather again in Denain on Sunday. Three previous winners, defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Team Visma - Lease a Bike), 2024 winner Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx – Protime) and 2023 winner Alison Jackson (St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93), are all...

FERRAND-PRÉVOT, THE SURPRISE EFFECT

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot could not miss the call. After a first participation crowned by a solo triumph, the French rider will be at the start of Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France 2026 to defend her crown. The “Hell of the North” was not initially part of her schedule… But the form she showed last week at the Tour of Flanders (2nd place), along...

33,7 KM OF COBBLESTONES: THE RATINGS GAME

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The route of the 123rd edition of the “queen of the Classics,” which will take place on Sunday, April 12, will cover a total distance of 258.3 km, starting in Compiègne and finishing shortly before 5 p.m. on the track of the André-Pétrieux velodrome. The intensity of the race is generally concentrated across the 30 cobbled sectors...

A Cobblestone Away: the riders who came close to greatness at Paris-Roubaix

At Paris-Roubaix, victory can come down to the smallest detail. A mistimed attack, a sprint gone wrong, or bad luck at the worst possible moment. While some riders write their names into legend, others—just as great—remain forever one cobblestone away.

This is the focus of the new series “A...

Women on top of the cobbles

PARIS-ROUBAIX HAUTS-DE-FRANCE 2026

It may seem like an exact science, but in cycling not all kilometres are created equal. More precisely, they do not all carry the same weight in shaping a race scenario. And when it comes to Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France, it is of course when the cobbles appear...