2026-04-12T16:06:11.804Z<\/p>\n
Koch has her hand up looking for her team car. It would be unkind if she has a mechanical.<\/p>\n
2026-04-12T16:05:07.601Z<\/p>\n
Onto the final real cobbles at Hem and still Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot leads.
This is a fascinating tactical position for Koch, but she’s not just powerful she’s clever.
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
2026-04-12T16:02:17.320Z<\/p>\n
Into the final 10km and it’s no change. Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot said before the race that she would work for Marianne Vos and she’s certainly doing that.
Along with Koch they lead Kopecky and Jastrab by 1.12.<\/p>\n
10km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:59:51.311Z<\/p>\n Jastrab and Kopecky are riding for their lives but they’re not closing the gap at all. 2026-04-12T15:57:03.841Z<\/p>\n The Gruson sector is done now, it’s the last hard one and we’re heading towards the finish in Roubaix. 2026-04-12T15:54:52.760Z<\/p>\n 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 15km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:52:27.066Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T15:51:17.475Z<\/p>\n The three leaders have 1.12 on a Lotte Kopecky led chase group. Carrefour de l’Arbre<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:49:11.199Z<\/p>\n Off the cobbles again and Koch is throwing some huge punches, gapping Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot again. But she’s back again!<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:47:44.997Z<\/p>\n Koch attacks on the pav\u00e9, dropping Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, though the French woman gets back on and it’s advantage to Visma-Lease a Bike again. 2026-04-12T15:45:45.294Z<\/p>\n 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). 20km to go <\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:43:52.466Z<\/p>\n 23km to go and it’s all change ahead of the Camphin-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le sector. Koch and Vos still lead while Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot has dropped Vas. 2026-04-12T15:41:31.836Z<\/p>\n 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’t seem to be able to close it down. 2026-04-12T15:39:39.422Z<\/p>\n Vas is now taking turns in the leading group, so it’s all in from each of the four leaders, though there’s a fair bit of looking around… And Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot attacks in the same place as she made last year’s winning move. 2026-04-12T15:37:52.080Z<\/p>\n More cobbles and we’re getting to the business end of the race now. Cysoing \u00e0 Bourghelles leads almost straight onto the Bourghelles \u00e0 Wannehain sector, they’re only 3 star but they’re not easy. 2026-04-12T15:35:03.147Z<\/p>\n 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 \n Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot leads the late attacks during the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-04-12T15:28:41.352Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T15:26:16.921Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T15:22:44.839Z<\/p>\n The two Visma riders have a chat on the front while Vos takes over on the front. 2026-04-12T15:19:59.598Z<\/p>\n 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. 2026-04-12T15:17:25.582Z<\/p>\n Vos, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, Koch and Vas lead by 38 seconds and there’s aa fair bit of looking about in the chase. Could this be the winning group?<\/p>\n 40km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:15:02.246Z<\/p>\n It’s Vos alone! Someone drops the wheel and she has a gap, though that’s brought back as they reach pav\u00e9 sector #10, M\u00e9rignies \u00e0 Avelin. 2026-04-12T15:12:49.285Z<\/p>\n 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. 2026-04-12T15:09:49.130Z<\/p>\n Visma-Lease a Bike have been bossing the cobbled sectors in the middle part of the race.<\/p>\n \n Daniek Hengeveld (Visma-Lease a Bike) on the cobbles of the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:06:57.301Z<\/p>\n 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 Mons-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:05:09.479Z<\/p>\n Mons-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le is 3km long and is sure to have an effect on the bunch. 2026-04-12T15:02:58.544Z<\/p>\n Off the cobbles now and though the there’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 50km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T15:01:12.929Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T14:59:17.483Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T14:57:21.763Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T14:55:43.008Z<\/p>\n More bad luck for Elisa Balsamo, the Lidl-Trek rider has suffered another puncture but is chasing back to the main group.<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:54:52.284Z<\/p>\n The next set of cobbles is the Auchy-lez-Orchies \u00e0 Bers\u00e9e sector. It’s a 4 star and 2.7km long. 2026-04-12T14:51:46.833Z<\/p>\n Julia Kopeck\u00fd is on the front for SD Worx, both her brothers rode the men’s race for Unibet-Rose Rockets.<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:50:39.862Z<\/p>\n Onto the Orchies sector and the peloton is still together, with SD Worx-Protime now leading a stretched out bunch. 60km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:47:38.358Z<\/p>\n We’ve been going for more than two hours and the average speed is more than 40km\/h.<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:45:03.516Z<\/p>\n The first 5 star sector is coming soon, but first we have two more sectors to deal with. 2026-04-12T14:39:13.770Z<\/p>\n The next sector is almost here, it’s relentless. Tilloy \u00e0 Sars-et-Rosi\u00e8res is next up and it’s a brute! 2026-04-12T14:36:27.804Z<\/p>\n 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 78km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:26:48.350Z<\/p>\n Now we’re on the Warlaing \u00e0 Brillon sector and the bunch is together, but it’s stretched out on this 3 star sector which is another leg one, at 2.3km long.<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:22:48.065Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T14:21:24.155Z<\/p>\n Off the stones and Kl\u00f6ser is hanging on despite the work from Lidl-Trek.<\/p>\n \n Emma Norsgaard (Lidl-Trek) on the cobbles of the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:17:31.060Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T14:14:03.047Z<\/p>\n 82km to go and onto the Hornaing \u00e0 Wandignies sector and it’s Lidl-Trek’s turn to lead the chase, they bring the gap back down again as other riders suffer punctures. Cobbled sector #17<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:10:29.614Z<\/p>\n 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! Find out more.<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-04-12T14:09:16.437Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T14:05:54.401Z<\/p>\n 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 2026-04-12T14:02:36.737Z<\/p>\n Onto the first 4 star pav\u00e9 sector, Haveluy \u00e0 Wallers. This is a toughie, 2.5km long with big stones to tackle. 90km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:57:58.430Z<\/p>\n What a ride from Rosa Kl\u00f6ser, she’s 1.30 ahead approaching the next cobbled sector.<\/p>\n \n Rosa Kl\u00f6ser (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) leads the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:54:35.182Z<\/p>\n Elisa Balsamo is now back in the peloton after her puncture. 2026-04-12T13:49:04.312Z<\/p>\n Rosa Kl\u00f6ser (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) continues to lead. Her advantage had been coming down now, but she’s now 1.10 ahead. <\/p>\n 100km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:46:38.359Z<\/p>\n Puncture for one of the pre-race favourites, Elisa Balsamo. The Lidl-Trek rider is just off the back off the peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:42:27.105Z<\/p>\n Kl\u00f6ser is doing a brilliant job, holding her lead over the pav\u00e9 sectors. \n The women’s peloton during the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:38:33.275Z<\/p>\n We’re onto the Saulzoir \u00e0 Verchain-Maugr\u00e9 sector now. It’s a 2 star sector and 1.2km in length. Cobbled sector #19<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:36:02.312Z<\/p>\n 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 110km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:31:54.306Z<\/p>\n 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 Cobbled sector 1<\/p>\n \n Rosa Kl\u00f6ser (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) leads the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:20:25.838Z<\/p>\n Kl\u00f6ser continues to lead. 120km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:17:23.014Z<\/p>\n 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’s fight for position bring her back?<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:14:16.477Z<\/p>\n 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 And though she’s only 21, she reckons age doesn’t matter in the Hell of the North.<\/a><\/p>\n \n Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) before the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-04-12T13:11:05.478Z<\/p>\n There are two riders in today’s race whose fathers won the men’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 A mud-bath, an over-inflated spare tyre and a domestique holding the cobblestone trophy. <\/a><\/p>\n \n Servais Knaven wins the 2001 Paris-Roubaix men’s race. (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-04-12T13:08:54.579Z<\/p>\n Kl\u00f6ser now leads by ne minute. Remember, the first sector of cobbles come with 113.8km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:06:20.183Z<\/p>\n 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! Find out more.<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:04:53.998Z<\/p>\n We’ve had another attack and now Rosa Kloser (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) has lead of 35 seconds on the chasing bunch.<\/p>\n 130km to go<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T13:01:34.342Z<\/p>\n Last year Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike) attacked and won the race solo and this year she’s back to defend her cobblestone.<\/p>\n She was a late addition to the squad though, and will co-lead with the legend Marianne Vos.<\/a><\/p>\n \n Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike) before the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes. (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-04-12T12:57:08.254Z<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea9 Here they go! #ParisRoubaixFemmes Hauts-de-France is underway! 2026-04-12T12:56:17.860Z<\/p>\n Lotte Kopecky is one of the favourites to become the first woman to win Paris-Roubaix a second time and, while she’s already won the Tour of Flanders three times, today possibly suits her even more! \n Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) before the 2026 edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T12:51:14.071Z<\/p>\n The attacking has already started, though it was brought back immediately and the bunch is back together.<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T12:48:56.055Z<\/p>\n A consistent top 10 finisher, Picnic-PostNL’s leader, Pfeiffer Georgi finished third in 2024 and the British rider remains a favourite for another top result today. \n Can Pfeiffer Georgi better her third place in 2024? Photo: Getty Images (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T12:46:28.269Z<\/p>\n So who’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. \n Can someone be the first riders to win two cobblestones at Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T12:43:45.870Z<\/p>\n Let’s go Paris-Roubaix Femmes is go!<\/p>\n 143.1km to go!<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T12:42:09.837Z<\/p>\n 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 So what is weather doing?<\/a><\/p>\n \n The 2025 Paris-Roubaix was held under clear blue skies. (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-04-12T12:36:01.277Z<\/p>\n #parisroubaixfemmes 2026-04-12T12:35:40.464Z<\/p>\n We’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 2026-04-12T12:32:09.538Z<\/p>\n Of the 20 cobbled sectors that punctuate today’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’Arbre coming at 94.5km and 126km respectively.<\/p>\n \n The cobbles of Paris-Roubaix (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T12:25:05.040Z<\/p>\n 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 It started with an omelette \u2013 The story of Chez Fran\u00e7oise, the humble caf\u00e9 that has become ‘part of the legend of Paris-Roubaix’<\/a><\/p>\n \n A group of riders go past the Chez Fran\u00e7oise bar in Troisvilles (Image credit: Will Jones) 2026-04-12T12:15:27.667Z<\/p>\n Lidl-Trek line up with former World Champion Elisa Balsamo as their leader.<\/p>\n \n Lidl-Trek sign on for the start of the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes. Photo: Getty Images (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-04-12T12:12:58.764Z<\/p>\n 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! Find out more.<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-04-12T12:06:48.765Z<\/p>\n Indeed, this is the first year the women’s race has run on the same day as the men’s.<\/p>\n Is that a great plan for more spectators, or disadvantaging the women’s race?<\/a><\/p>\n \n Paris-Roubaix Femmes has previously had it’s own day on the calendar. (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-04-12T11:56:27.164Z<\/p>\n The race has changed every edition, covering a different distance each year. The first year in 2021, was just 116.4km. 2026-04-12T11:45:21.446Z<\/p>\n We’ve got an hour until the race kicks off after a short neutral period, so stay with us all day for information and insight. \n Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike) during the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the Queen Of The Classics, Paris-Roubaix Femmes. We’ll be taking you through every twist, turn and cobblestone of perhaps the sport’s most iconic one day race.<\/p>\n
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
Marianne Vos is surely in the box seat here. Koch has tried to separate the two Visma riders, but they’re stubbornly together and can play off each other to beat the German champion.<\/p>\n
This is a 5 star sector and often decisive. Koch goes again!<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Vas is back on it at the front of the chasing group. Too little too late?<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Vas has sat up and is waiting for the group.<\/p>\n
It’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
German champion Koch has been string all season and is looking good.<\/p>\n
It’s all back tohether though.<\/p>\n
Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is on the front and the gap is now 1.27,<\/p>\n![\"ROUBAIX,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aSZETXjwn3KeVFgPdkWNd5.jpg\")
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Koch comes through too, but Vas is sitting on, she has Lotte Kopecky in a chasing group about 30 seconds back.<\/p>\n
Vos might have won most things, but she’s not won Paris-Roubaix, her best finish coming in 2021 when she was second.<\/p>\n
The leading quartet have 22 seconds on the peloton.<\/p>\n
Visma-Lease a Bike team mate, Marianne Vos is also there with Koch and Blanka Vas (SD Worx).<\/p>\n![\"ROUBAIX,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jDvSTCuKMMrsUgVNVbasBS.jpg\")
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Plenty other groups are chasing behind, with Balsaamo still not back on as the front of the race flies towards the cobbles.<\/p>\n
We’ve got a big group on the front but there’s a significant split in the race now, with much of the FDJ United-SUEZ squad chasing on.<\/p>\n
Unfortuneately we’ve had a big crash with a number of rdiers down.<\/p>\n
NExt? The 3 star Orchies sector, which comes with 60km to go. It’s 1.7km long and finishes only 4km from the next big one.<\/p>\n
Another 4 star sector, it’s 2.4km in length and begins with 71.6km to go.<\/p>\n![\"ROUBAIX,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uh75PhxVtFdUFGhPBJWZqd.jpg\")
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Kl\u00f6ser leads by only 20 seconds.<\/p>\n
Now Kl\u00f6ser’s lead is coming down, the peloton have taken time out of the German rider, they’re only 55 seconds behind her. EF Education-Oatly lead the chase.<\/p>\n![\"ROUBAIX,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cdLZuYcgbMNp5mAiQcZckP.jpg\")
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Former winner, Alison Jackson (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93) also punctured, but the Canadian champion is back in too.<\/p>\n
The next sector is the first 4 star sector, Haveluy \u00e0 Wallers comes with 90km to go.<\/p>\n![\"ROUBAIX,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/upNQjd3r9vqiQbgWUXs9QJ.jpg\")
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Kl\u00f6ser leads by 50 seconds still.<\/p>\n![\"ROUBAIX,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LizMHxjSMxUYJDjJjkE6Rh.jpg\")
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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![\"DENAIN,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pBc8Jri9P9Y8DXTR3iepCJ.jpg\")
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\n\ud83d\udea9 Et c\u2019est parti ! #ParisRoubaixFemmes Hauts-de-France est lanc\u00e9 ! pic.twitter.com\/rK0i6utMJHApril 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n
In fact, Paris-Roubaix is tailor-made for her. <\/a><\/p>\n![\"DENAIN,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ckaYrdTt2gUijLKu6HBeXb.jpg\")
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“We want to leave no stone unturned,” say the team<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Pfeiffer](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jCFfiubHu9CwyvurPdpsif.jpg\")
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There’s an open field full of contenders.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/z5MquKJxgmHhaU4dHqpoPg.jpg\")
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\nMarianne carrying a little lucky bee on her back today \ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\udc9b pic.twitter.com\/g5lmzrleMqApril 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Paris](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6rmbScm7TWRhVPubtiKHcG.jpg\")
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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
Especially as the TV coverage doesn’t start ’til late, something race director Thierry Gouvenou has defended.<\/a> <\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LjuM7dn7tCMpXfJyBtagDK.jpg\")
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