A race without a single climb, but one of the most difficult in the calendar due to its length, amount of cobbled sectors and the sheer roughness of those roads - many of which now protected due to the race's status. Marcel Kint, Rik van Steenbergen, Fausto Coppi, Rik van Looy, Eddy Merckx, Felice Gimondi, Roger de Vlaeminck, Francesco Moser, Bernard Hinault, Sean Kelly, Johan Museeuw... The 20th century has a gold mine of winners, in a race where often the best cyclist won - with the rider's specialty often not being a key factor.
A race where huge names are combined with shock winners. That spectrum can be well seen in the 2010's where Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, Peter Sagan and Philippe Gilbert are headlining names; whilst the likes of Johan Vansummeren and Matthew Hayman have also delivered mouth-opening on very specific days that turned them into massive stars from out of nowhere. This is because the race is highly depended on strategy, luck, and often luck rewards the brave that attack from early on.
Sonny Colbrelli won the last rainy edition in 2021 whilst Dylan van Baarle kicked off a Dutch stint with his solo win back in 2022. Ever since, the last three editions have been won by the generational off-road specialist Mathieu van der Poel who is on the verge of reaching the race's record.
In 2025 he won a dramatic battle with Tadej Pogacar who had then made his debut in the race.
Paris-Roubaix men 2026 Schedule and start times
The 2026 Paris-Roubaix men will be held on the 12th of April. Stage dates and times (in Central European Time: CET) are as follows:
| Day | Date | Start Time | Finish time |
| 12 April | Sunday | 10:05 | 15:45 |
How to watch the 2026 Paris-Roubaix on TV
The race will be broadcast on the traditional channels, most notably Discovery, MAX and Eurosport. As always, you can always follow the 2026 Paris-Roubaix on CyclingUpToDate with our full coverage of the race.
In the United States you can follow the race on NBC Sports and Peacock; On Canada the race will be available on FloBikes; and in Australia, there will also be a live broadcast on SBS. In the United Kingdom, viewers can watch the race live on TNT Sports.
| Location | TV |
| United States of America | NBS Sports & Peacock |
| Canada | FloSports |
| Australia | SBS |
| United Kingdom | TNT Sports |
| France | France Televisions |
| Germany | ARD/ZDF |
| Belgium | RTBF & VRT |
| Denmark | DKTV2 |
| Hungary | MTVA |
| Italy | RAI Sports |
| Luxembourg | RTL |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| Norway | TV2 Norway |
| Russia | OKKO |
| Slovakia | SVTR |
| Slovenia | RTV Slovenija |
| Spain | RTVE |
| Basque Country | EITB |
| Switzerland | SRG-SSR |
| Middle East & North Africa | Abu Dhabi Sports |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport |
| Latin America & Caribbean | ESPN |
| Colombia | Caracol & RCN |
| China | Zhibo TV |
| Japan | J Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport |
Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2026 Schedule and start times
The 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes will be held from the 12th April. Stage dates and times (in Central European Time: CET) are as follows:
| Day | Date | Start Time | Finish time |
| 12 April | Sunday | 13:45 | 17:15 |
How to watch the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes on TV
The race will be broadcast on the traditional channels, most notably Discovery, MAX and Eurosport. As always, you can always follow the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes on CyclingUpToDate with our full coverage of the race.
In the United States you can follow the race on NBC Sports and Peacock; On Canada the race will be available on FloBikes; and in Australia, there will also be a live broadcast on SBS. In the United Kingdom, viewers can watch the race live on TNT Sports.
| Location | TV |
| United States of America | NBS Sports & Peacock |
| Canada | FloSports |
| Australia | SBS |
| United Kingdom | TNT Sports |
| France | France Televisions |
| Germany | ARD/ZDF |
| Belgium | RTBF & VRT |
| Denmark | DKTV2 |
| Hungary | MTVA |
| Italy | RAI Sports |
| Luxembourg | RTL |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| Russia | OKKO |
| Slovakia | SVTR |
| Slovenia | RTV Slovenija |
| Spain | RTVE |
| Basque Country | EITB |
| Switzerland | SRG-SSR |
| Middle East & North Africa | Abu Dhabi Sports |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport |
| Latin America & Caribbean | ESPN |
| Japan | J Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport |