Paris-Roubaix 2026 route

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel (L), Alpecin-Deceuninck's Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen and UAE Team Emirate's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar (R) cycle in a breakaway on a cobblestone road during the 122nd edition of the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic cycling race, 259,2 km between Compiegne and Roubaix, northern France on April 13, 2025. (Photo by Francois LO PRESTI / AFP).

The men's Paris-Roubaix peloton will face 258.3km of racing with 30 sectors of pavé along with some "changes [that] could accelerate the racing".

Once again, the race begins in the traditional start town of Compiègne and ends on the famous velodrome in Roubaix. Full information about the cobbled sectors is yet to be released.

While much of the route has a familiar feel, there are tweaks among the early sectors with some notable changes from the 2025 route.

"By veering slightly east towards the village of Briastre, we arrive at a situation where the first four sectors follow one another in quick succession, with almost no asphalt in between, creating an unmatched density of cobbles," race director Thierry Gouvenou said of the first five cobbled sectors, which flow in quick succession between the towns of Troisvilles and Solesmes.

"Two years ago, Alpecin-Deceuninck had already begun to scatter the peloton at this stage. And at the end of this sequence, we are adding sector 26, even more rarely used and featuring an 800-metre climb."

The route announcement from ASO then adds: "All the ingredients will therefore be in place for an early pre-selection likely to trap outsiders, and above all to harden the race ahead of the decisive moments to come."

Following those early changes, the final 20 sectors – from the four-star Haveluy à Wallers and the five-star Trouée d'Arenberg onwards – remain unchanged.

Those sectors include other five-star stretches, including sector 11 at Mons-en-Pévèle and sector 4 at Carrefour de l'Arbre.

The run-in to the Arenberg also remains the same after it was tweaked for the 2025 race. The peloton will race across two chicanes before hitting the famous forested sector.

ASO will release the full star ratings for the 54.8km of 2026 Paris-Roubaix cobbled sectors following inspections closer to race day.

The 123rd edition of Paris-Roubaix will take place on Sunday, April 12.

The Arenberg chicanes remain the same as the 2025 layout (Image credit: ASO)

2026 Paris-Roubaix cobble sectors

Sector #	Sector name	Distance to go	Length	Difficulty
30	Troisvilles to Inchy	tba	2.2 km	***
29	Viesly to Quiévy	tba	1.8 km	***
28	Quiévy to Saint-Python	tba	3.7 km	****
27	Viesly to Briastre	tba	tba	tba
26	Briastre	tba	tba	tba
25	Solesmes to Haussy	tba	tba	tba
24	Saulzoir to Verchain-Maugré	tba	tba	tba
23	Verchain-Maugré to Quérénaing	tba	1.6 km	***
22	Quérénaing to Maing	120.7	2.5 km	***
21	Maing to Moncheaux-sur-Ecaillon	117.6	1.6 km	***
20	Haveluy to Wallers	104.7	2.5 km	****
19	Trouée d'Arenberg	95.3	2.3 km	*****
18	Wallers to Hélesmes	89.2	1.6 km	***
17	Hornaing to Wandignies	82.4	3.7 km	****
16	Warlaing to Brillon	75	2.4 km	***
15	Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières	71.5	2.4 km	****
14	Beuvry to Orchies	65.1	1.4 km	***
13	Orchies	60.1	1.7 km	***
12	Auchy to Bersée	54	2.7 km	****
11	Mons-en-Pévèle	48.6	3 km	*****
10	Mérignies to Avelin	42.5	0.7 km	**
9	Pont-Thibault to Ennevelin	39.2	1.4 km	***
8	Templeuve - L'Epinette	33.8	0.2 km	*
8	Templeuve - Moulin-de-Vertain	33.2	0.5 km	**
7	Cysoing to Bourghelles	26.8	1.3 km	***
6	Bourghelles to Wannehain	24.3	1.1 km	***
5	Camphin-en-Pévèle	19.8	1.8 km	****
4	Carrefour de l'Arbre	17.1	2.1 km	*****
3	Gruson	14.8	1.1 km	**
2	Willems to Hem	8.1	1.4 km	**
1	Roubaix	1.4	0.3 km	*