The biggest, and toughest one-day race is going down on Sunday, and good news–there’s a bunch of Canucks in the battle. Five Canadians will be racing the Hell of the North–one man, and four women.

And one of the women will be doing Roubaix for the first time.

2025 Paris-Roubaix

Last time out, the breakaway had its moment before the favourites took over. Tadej Pogačar forced the pace and split the race, but Mathieu van der Poel answered, as the group thinned over the sectors.
The turning point came from a mistake, not strength. Pogačar misjudged a corner late on, and van der Poel rode clear for the win. The chase never closed it back.

Pogačar may be stronger this year, but Roubaix isn’t just about legs. It’s about luck, or avoiding bad luck. Flats, crashes, bad timing: they’re part of it.

And there’s plenty of other riders who could take the win. Nothing is straightforward. A crash could derail any one of the favourites chances. Wout van Aert, Mas Pedersen, Filippo Ganna, or even Pogi’s teammate Florian Vermeersch could very well take the day.

The women’s race is equally packed when it comes to the big names. And why not? Roubaix is one of the most prestigious races to add to any rider’s palmares, and career-defining.

In 2025, it was Pauline Ferrand-Prévot who made her return to road racing with a big statement taking the win after a long hiatus due to racing MTB. But there are all kinds of others looking to win. Lorena Wiebes, Elise Chabbey, Cat Ferguson, Elisa Balsamo, Lotte Kopecky, Pauline, Marianne Vos, Lara Gillespie and Zoe Bäckstedt will all be there going for it.

Canucks headed to Roubaix

Former Paris-Roubaix winner Alison Jackson will be there with St Michel – Preference Home – Auber93. Human Powered Health’s Maggie Coles-Lyster will return, along with EF Education-Oatly’s Alex Volstad. Jenaya Francis, of Mayenne Monbana My Pie will be riding her Roubaix. In the men’s, Guillaume Boivin will be there once again. Back in 2021, he took a fantastic 9th.

Both men’s and women’s Paris-Roubaix races are available to stream in Canada on FloBikes.com. The men’s coverage begins at 4:35 a.m. EDT and the women’s at 10:55 a.m. There will also be junior and under-23 men’s races, each with some Canadians, but no live coverage.

Canadian Cycling Magazine will have coverage and reports of all the races.

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