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Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France

Result1.UWT12 April 2026Compiègne → Roubaix · 258.3km

1Wout VAN AERT5:16:52

2Tadej POGAČAR+00

3Jasper STUYVEN+13

4Mathieu VAN DER POEL+15

5Christophe LAPORTE+15

6Tim VAN DIJKE+15

7Mads PEDERSEN+15

8Stefan BISSEGGER+20

9Nils POLITT+2:36

10Mike TEUNISSEN+2:36

Wout van Aert won Paris‑Roubaix after outsprinting Tadej Pogačar in the Roubaix velodrome following a tense duel. Both riders endured punctures and bike changes during the race. The decisive move came when Van Aert and Pogačar went clear on the Auchy‑lez‑Orchies to Bersée sector with about 53km remaining. Mathieu van der Poel suffered multiple mechanicals in the Trouée d'Arenberg and finished behind Jasper Stuyven, who placed third.

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