How to Watch Paris-Roubaix 2026

The Trouée d’Arenberg. The Mons-En-Pévèle. The Carrefour de l’Arbre.

These brutal cobblestone tracks are why you can not miss Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes on Sunday, April 12.

The men’s and women’s “Hell of the North” are unlike any other races on the pro calendar.

They play out over cratered and crumbling cobblestones that buckle wheels, bruise butts, and crush dreams. These monuments are such throwbacks that they even finish in an ancient velodrome.

Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Lotte Kopecky, Lorena Weibes, and Wout van Aert are braced for races so heinous the UCI would block them if the concept were proposed today.

Sunday marks the first time Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France and Paris-Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France (to use their new formal names) will both be raced on the same day.

You can expect a non-stop thrill ride.

Pogačar and Van der Poel are both on the brink of history, and SD Worx-Protime is under pressure to reassert its old stranglehold.

After dominating the Tour of Flanders, Pogačar could become the fourth man to complete the monument sweep if he wins in the Roubaix velodrome. And it looks like only Van der Poel can stop him. The Dutchman would be the first rider to win four times in a row if he slays King Pog.

Meanwhile, Wiebes and Kopecky are in prime position to put SD Worx back onto the cobblestone map after they missed out in Flanders.

Reigning Roubaix champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is expected to sit out her title defense, and new Queen of De Ronde, Demi Vollering, doesn’t fancy a trip through “Hell.”

If there’s ever a day to cancel all your other commitments, it’s this one.

How to watch Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Race schedule, Sunday April 12

Paris-Roubaix:

• Compiègne-Roubaix
• 258km (55km cobbles across 30 sectors)
• 11:00 CET to 16:30 CET approx.

Paris-Roubaix Femmes:

• Denain-Roubaix
• 143km (34km cobbles across 20 sectors)
• 14:45 CET to 18:00 CET approx.

Both Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes will be broadcast live worldwide, and post-event highlights packages will also be available.

Many broadcasters have rights to the entire men’s race for those of you who fancy six hours of cobblestone sadism.

And however you plan to follow the racing this weekend, be sure to check all the racing news and wider analysis here on Velo.

How to watch Paris-Roubaix men’s and women’s races:

USA: NBC Sports / Peacock
Canada: FloBikes
UK: TNT Sports / HBO Max
Australia: SBS
Worldwide: Local broadcasters include Eurosport, France TV, VRT, RTBF, TV2, RAI, NOS, RTVE, ESPN and SuperSport.