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- Franziska Koch is the first German to win Paris-Roubaix, beating Marianne Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in the velodrome sprint.  
- She emphasises mental strength, freedom from fear and her ability to remain calm in chaotic race situations and use her track experience tactically.  
- The team switch to FDJ-SUEZ has given her new confidence and a boost in performance; she is planning further classics and world championship successes as her next career goal.

Interview with Roubaix winner Franziska Koch: "You have to believe in your dreams!"

- Wout van Aert wins Paris-Roubaix for the first time at the age of 31 and crowns long futile attempts in the "holy week".
- Van Aert is a versatile all-rounder with World Cross Championship titles, Monument victories, ten Tour stages and several World Championship and Olympic medals.
- The victory is emotionally characterised by the memory of Michael Goolaerts and is honoured by rivals such as Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar.

Paris-Roubaix: What you need to know about winner Wout van Aert

- Paris-Roubaix 2026: Women's and men's races will take place on the same day for the first time, both with a high excitement and surprise factor.  
- Women's race: Rosa Klöser breaks away solo from kilometre 10 and is only caught by the peloton again after around 70 kilometres.  
- Men's race: Several faults among the favourites, Van der Poel loses around two minutes after changing bikes but still finishes fourth in Roubaix.

Paris-Roubaix 2026: Spectacular images from the cobblestone race

- Franziska Koch is the first German to win Paris-Roubaix and achieves her biggest career success to date after a sprint finish against Marianne Vos.  
- The 25-year-old, once an early starter at the World Championships and Classics, switched to FDJ-Suez in 2026 and established herself with a podium at Strade Bianche.  
- Koch comes from a cycling family, lives in Girona and is in a relationship with Canadian pro Riley Pickrell, who rides for Modern Adventure Pro Cycling.

Franziska Koch: Everything cycling fans need to know about the first German Roubaix winner

- Davide Donati wins Paris-Roubaix Espoirs in a photo finish after 159 km and 23 cobbled sectors ahead of Dunwoody and van den Eijnden.
- Donati, who has been racing since 2022, is regarded as a versatile Italian talent with strengths in sprints, time trials and classics.
- The Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe rookies team celebrates its sixth win of the season; the next challenge is Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23.

Paris-Roubaix Espoirs: Davide Donati wins in a photo finish

- "L'Enfer du Nord" originally referred to the region around Roubaix, which was devastated by the First World War, not to the hardness of the race.
- Paris-Roubaix was initially comparatively easy and mostly on good roads; more cobblestones only appeared from the 1960s onwards.
- The myth of pain and chaos was later created by deliberately protected cobbled sectors and the iconic finale in the open Vélodrome of Roubaix.

Dark history: That's why Paris-Roubaix is also known as the Hell of the North

- Paris-Roubaix is an extreme cobblestone race with 30 pavé sectors over a total distance of 258.3 kilometres (54.8 km) and high stress for riders and equipment.  
- The association Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix has been preserving the up to 200-year-old pavés on a voluntary basis since 1977, thus preventing the disappearance of the key passages.  
- John Degenkolb, Roubaix winner in 2015, has been an ambassador for the Amis since 2018, supporting them financially and giving the longest sector the name "Pavé John Degenkolb".

Pain patches: What you need to know about the history and legend of the Paris-Roubaix pavé

- Pauline Ferrand-Prévot starts her title defence at Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2026 and can make history as the reigning Tour winner.  
- Three former winners - Ferrand-Prévot, Alison Jackson and Lotte Kopecky - will face a broad field of favourites including Vos, Wiebes, Balsamo and others.  
- Teams from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France are conspicuously strong, as are young hopefuls such as Zoe Bäckstedt and Cat Ferguson.

Cobblestone favourites: Ferrand-Prévot starts at Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2026

- Paris-Roubaix consists of 30 pavé sectors, which are divided into five difficulty levels with one to five stars.
- Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l'Arbre are the three race-deciding 5-star sectors with a high risk of defects and crashes.
- 4 to 1-star sectors ensure selection through density, vibrations and riding errors until shortly before the velodrome with a fast 1-star final sector.

Paris-Roubaix: The legendary pavés in detail

Paris-Roubaix 2026 schedule: Exact time for all key stages

- Fans steal cobblestones from the Paris-Roubaix course at night and leave dangerous, sometimes life-threatening holes in the cobblestones.
- Course director Thierry Gouvenou warns of the risk of accidents in sectors such as the Wallers forest and Carrefour de l'Arbre during the men's and women's races.
- The association "Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix" maintains the pavés on a voluntary basis, replaces stones by hand and finances material costs through donations and grants.

Cobblestone thieves strike: Paris-Roubaix even more dangerous

- Paris-Roubaix has been a monument of cycling since 1896, characterised by around 30 cobblestone sectors and the finish in the Vélodrome André Petrieux.  
- German highlights: victories by Josef Fischer (1896) and John Degenkolb (2015), several other podium finishes and a pavé sector named after Degenkolb.  
- "Hell of the North" refers to the devastation of the war in 1919; since 2021, there has been Paris-Roubaix Femmes with a similar parcours and finish in Roubaix.

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Paris-Roubaix (France)

Interview with Roubaix winner Franziska Koch
"You have to believe in your dreams!"

Paris-Roubaix
What you need to know about winner Wout van Aert

Paris-Roubaix 2026
Spectacular images from the cobblestone race

Franziska Koch
Everything cycling fans need to know about the first German Roubaix winner

Paris-Roubaix Espoirs
Davide Donati wins in a photo finish

Dark history
That's why Paris-Roubaix is also known as the Hell of the North

Pain patches
What you need to know about the history and legend of the Paris-Roubaix pavé

Cobblestone favourites
Ferrand-Prévot starts at Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2026

Paris-Roubaix
The legendary pavés in detail

Paris-Roubaix 2026 schedule
Exact time for all key stages

Cobblestone thieves strike
Paris-Roubaix even more dangerous

Cycling lexicon
10 things you need to know about Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix (France)

Interview with Roubaix winner Franziska Koch"You have to believe in your dreams!"

Paris-RoubaixWhat you need to know about winner Wout van Aert

Paris-Roubaix 2026Spectacular images from the cobblestone race

Franziska KochEverything cycling fans need to know about the first German Roubaix winner

Paris-Roubaix EspoirsDavide Donati wins in a photo finish

Dark historyThat's why Paris-Roubaix is also known as the Hell of the North

Pain patchesWhat you need to know about the history and legend of the Paris-Roubaix pavé

Cobblestone favouritesFerrand-Prévot starts at Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2026

Paris-RoubaixThe legendary pavés in detail

Paris-Roubaix 2026 scheduleExact time for all key stages

Cobblestone thieves strikeParis-Roubaix even more dangerous

Cycling lexicon10 things you need to know about Paris-Roubaix

Interview with Roubaix winner Franziska Koch
"You have to believe in your dreams!"

Paris-Roubaix
What you need to know about winner Wout van Aert

Paris-Roubaix 2026
Spectacular images from the cobblestone race

Franziska Koch
Everything cycling fans need to know about the first German Roubaix winner

Paris-Roubaix Espoirs
Davide Donati wins in a photo finish

Dark history
That's why Paris-Roubaix is also known as the Hell of the North

Pain patches
What you need to know about the history and legend of the Paris-Roubaix pavé

Cobblestone favourites
Ferrand-Prévot starts at Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2026

Paris-Roubaix
The legendary pavés in detail

Paris-Roubaix 2026 schedule
Exact time for all key stages

Cobblestone thieves strike
Paris-Roubaix even more dangerous

Cycling lexicon
10 things you need to know about Paris-Roubaix