{"id":526622,"date":"2026-04-12T09:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526622\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:38:15","slug":"paris-roubaix-men-live-a-chance-to-make-history-as-the-riders-enter-the-gates-of-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526622\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris-Roubaix Men LIVE: A chance to make history as the riders enter the gates of ‘Hell’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2026-04-12T09:36:46.675Z<\/p>\n

It is just wave after wave of attacks in the peloton. Dewulf and Borgo are still clear by about 5″, though.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:36:17.778Z<\/p>\n

Flanders-Baloise and XDS-Astana try to get involved, but they are quickly brought back.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:35:06.136Z<\/p>\n

Modern Adventure leading a new move but too many follow and that gets nowhere.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:33:47.614Z<\/p>\n

The two clear are Alessandro Borgo (Bahrain Victorious) and the very talented Stan Dewulf (Decathlon-CMA CGM).<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:31:59.230Z<\/p>\n

New attacks go straight away, though. Led by Bahrain Victorious and Decathlon-CMA CGM. Yves Lampaert (Soudal-Quickstep) trying to be stealthy and get into the break.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:31:06.539Z<\/p>\n

Breakaway caught!<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:26:48.179Z<\/p>\n

Cees Bol (Decathlon-CMA CGM) is the man who joins the leaders.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:26:29.523Z<\/p>\n

New attacks leaving the front of the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:25:52.794Z<\/p>\n

The leaders have been joined by a rider from Decathlon-CMA CGM. But the gap has dropped to just 5″.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:21:28.174Z<\/p>\n

The break is Matev\u017e Govekar (Bahrain Victorious), Riley Sheehan (NSN) and Martijn Rasenberg (Unibet Rose Rockets). They still have 15″ gap. Several riders in the gap.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:19:57.944Z<\/p>\n

Rear puncture for Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:17:28.180Z<\/p>\n

The leading trio have 15″ on the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:17:14.413Z<\/p>\n

10km of racing done and the average speed is a staggering 57kph!<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:14:25.274Z<\/p>\n

Three riders get away from Unibet Rose Rockets, Bahrain Victorious and NSN. They have a pretty decent gap on the chasing group and then the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:13:00.101Z<\/p>\n

Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and a few other big names just slipping into the early move. That sees it dragged back, though. The former Swiss champion was second in this race behind the great Peter Sagan.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:10:30.073Z<\/p>\n

Van der Poel and three of his teammates are right at the back of the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:09:47.928Z<\/p>\n

Nickolas Zukowsky (Pinarello-Q36.5) is one of the first riders to attack.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:08:36.297Z
\n258.3km to go!<\/p>\n

Racing begins for the 123rd Paris-Roubaix and immediately, the attacks come. Led by debut team, Modern Adventure with Cofidis, NSN, Picnic-PostNL and Unibet-Rose-Rockets with more surging out the bunch.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:07:37.630Z<\/p>\n

Fabian Lienhard (Tudor) makes it back into the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:06:32.348Z<\/p>\n

There will be a delayed start as there are some mechanicals.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:03:21.279Z<\/p>\n

Just 1km to the official start.<\/p>\n

2026-04-12T09:03:00.853Z<\/p>\n

As we wait for the start, why not have a go at our little quiz we put together! Can you name every podium from the last decade? I’ll give you a clue, Van der Poel is in a few of them!<\/p>\n

>>> Quiz! Can you name every Paris-Roubaix podium in the last 10 years?<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Mathieu\n<\/p>\n

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2026-04-12T08:55:05.218Z<\/p>\n

Just over 5km to the official start.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea9The peloton leaves Compi\u00e8gne, Paris-Roubaix 2026 is underway!\ud83d\udea9Le peloton s\u2019\u00e9lance de Compi\u00e8gne. C\u2019est parti pour #ParisRoubaix 2026 ! pic.twitter.com\/DSVVG5d0IhApril 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

2026-04-12T08:51:44.435Z<\/p>\n

Just under 15 minutes to the official start. The riders have just started the neutral zone in Compi\u00e8gne,<\/p>\n

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\"COMPIEGNE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-04-12T08:48:04.784Z<\/p>\n

Patrick Lefevere looked at the likely outcome of today but also a look back at the late Franco Ballerini…<\/p>\n

>>> ‘I don’t see where Van der Poel can drop Poga\u010dar on Sunday. Or vice versa.’ – Patrick Lefevere, ‘Mr. Paris-Roubaix’, predicts velodrome showdown between two biggest stars<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"1998\n<\/p>\n

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2026-04-12T08:36:38.918Z<\/p>\n

Poga\u010dar believes that he may not need to get away solo to take the Hell of the North…<\/p>\n

>>> \u2018I can pull off some kind of good sprint\u2019 \u2013 Does Tadej Poga\u010dar even need to arrive alone to win Paris-Roubaix?<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"UAE\n<\/p>\n

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2026-04-12T08:31:02.206Z<\/p>\n

Sign on is well underway for the riders after the team presentation last night. There is just over half an hour until the riders get racing.<\/p>\n

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\"Dylan\n<\/p>\n

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2026-04-12T06:38:16.759Z<\/p>\n

Bonjour, and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live report of the 123rd running of the men’s Paris-Roubaix. Otherwise known as the ‘Hell of the North’.<\/p>\n

The media has, understandably, been focused on defending three time champion, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and world champion, Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) before the start of this race.<\/p>\n

It will likely come down to those two, but the likes of Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike), Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), and many more besides will be hoping to take the battle to the big two favourites.<\/p>\n

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