This Saturday will be the fourth edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes with the 148.5km from Denain to Roubaix providing an opportunity for another Women’s WorldTour rider to add their name to short list of those who have earnt the honour of heaving the cobbled trophy up into the air.
Lidl-Trek won the first two editions via LIzzie Deignan and Elisa Longo Borghini, and then EF Education-Tibco-SVB’s Alison Jackson claimed the third. The iconic race is also one of the few that the world's top team, SD Worx-Protime, has never won, though of course they will be looking to change that in 2024.
World champion Lotte Kopecky is a key favourite, as even though the Monument has eluded her and her team so far it feels like just a matter of time that the Belgian will also add the race to her palmarès. Still, Lidl-Trek has proven adept at using its well-oiled teamwork to get the upper hand this season, with a Tour of Flanders first and third just the latest example. Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) is also clearly back on form following her iliac artery surgery and the multi-discipline behemoth will again be lining up as one of the favourites at a race that seems made for her.
