Final Startlist Paris-Roubaix 2026 | Riders: Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout Van Aert, Filippo Ganna, Mads Pedersen...

The queen of all spring classics; the 'Hell of the North'... Paris-Roubaix is perhaps one of the most unique and recognizable races in the entire sport of cycling and for a good reason. In 2026, the last of the World Tour cobbled classics takes place on the 12th of April and will put the best classics riders head-to-head in northern France. We take a look at its startlist.

The race is one that has no match in terms of reputation and its first edition dates all the way back to the 19th century, with German Josef Fischer taking the first win back in 1986. Flandrien legends Roger de Vlaeminck and Tom Boonen hold the win record with four each; obtained in the 70's, and in the 2000/2010's respectively.

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.

Download the startlist in A4. This is the final of the cobbled classics and all of the riders who can realistically win it are present. UAE Team Emirates - XRG come in the pursuit of victory with Tadej Pogacar and also Florian Vermeersch who has been a headliner this spring.

Alpecin-Premier Tech have three-time defending champion Mathieu van der Poel at the start, perhaps as the main favourite despite the World Champion's presence. He is joined by Jasper Philipsen, who was second to him in 2023 and 2024.

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have Wout Van Aert at the helm but also the likes of Christophe Laporte at Matthew Brennan at the start. The likes of Filippo Ganna, Mads Pedersen, Matej Mohoric, Dylan van Baarle and Jasper Stuyven are all present as outsiders for a top result.