Defending Paris-Roubaix Femmes champion Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) was leading the chase in a select group when she crashed on the Pont-Thibault à Ennevelin sector with 39km to go, bringing down almost the entire group including pre-race favourite Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx).
Despite dry conditions on race day, the route had not dried out completely after several days of steady rain. A large breakaway escaped during the opening kilometres and gained over five minutes.
