Paris-Roubaix, the Queen of the Classics, returns this weekend with both races on Sunday 12th April. Known for its pavé and brutal conditions, 20 cobbled sectors await the women and 30 the men, including the iconic Carrefour de l’Arbre, Mons-en-Pévèle and Trouée d’Arenberg.
Alpecin-Premier Tech’s Mathieu van der Poel is the defending three-time men’s champion and returns to the start line. He’ll be up against Tadej Pogačar, who hasn’t gone a race day without victory since last September. The 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot had intended to skip Paris-Roubaix, but she will also return to the race after securing a last-minute entry to Sunday’s race.
Unless you’re going to the race – which we can also help you with – you’ll want to be firmly planted in front of your TV, computer, laptop, tablet, phone or whatever device you watch cycling on, for the whole affair. With that in mind, here’s how to watch it all.
Where to watch Paris-Roubaix 2026
Make sure to block off your calendar and cancel your Sunday plans because, as usual, it should be legendary. Both Paris-Roubaix races are being shown on TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland, while elsewhere it’s RTBF and VRT in Belgium, NBC Sports in the USA, FloBikes in the USA or Canada and SBS in Australia. Throughout Europe, the racing will be broadcast on Eurosport and HBO Max.
If it’s not being shown in your country, you may be able to watch coverage using a VPN – Virtual Private Network – which allows users to mask their IP address and watch geo-blocked content, provided they don’t need to pay for a subscription. This is also helpful for watching paid-for coverage while travelling abroad in countries without access.
If the race isn’t being broadcast in your country or you are travelling abroad, a VPN will allow you to hide your device’s location to access content that is normally geo-blocked.
Full list of broadcasters
- Australia: SBS
- Basque Country: EITB
- Belgium: RTBF, VRT
- Canada: FloBikes
- China: Zhibo TV
- Colombia: Caracol, RCN
- Denmark: DKTV2
- Europe (minus the UK and Ireland): Eurosport
- France: Eurosport, France TV
- Italy: Rai Sport
- Japan: J Sports
- Latin America: DirecTV
- Latin America and Caribbean: ESPN
- Luxembourg: RTL
- Middle East & North Africa: Abu Dhabi Sports
- Netherlands: NOS
- Norway: TV2
- Slovakia: RTVS
- South East Asia: Eurosport Asia
- Spain: Teledeporte
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Supersport
- Switzerland: SRG-SSR
- United States: NBC Sports
When to watch Paris-Roubaix 2026: TV times
UK times are BST. All subject to change by the broadcasters.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes, Sunday 12th April
UK TV time
HBO Max, TNT Sports 1: 16:00-18:00
North America TV time
FloBikes: 08:45-12:00 EST
Australia TV time
SBS Viceland, SBS on Demand: 10:40pm-1:25am AEDT
Men’s Paris-Roubaix, Sunday 12th April
UK TV time
HBO Max, TNT Sports 1: 9:30-16:00
North America TV time
FloBikes: 4:50-10:50 EST
Australia TV time
SBS Viceland, SBS on Demand: 7:05pm-1:50am (AEDT)