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Newsflash: April 10th, Cobbles, Comebacks and a Rising Star – Roubaix Drama Meets Basque Breakthrough

ROUBAIX, FRANCE - APRIL 12: Race winner Pauline Ferrand Prevot of France and Team Visma | Lease A Bike (R) celebrates the victory with her teammate Marianne Vos of Netherlands (L) after the 5th Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2025 a 148.5km one day race from Denain to Roubaix / #UCIWWT / #UCIWT / on April 12, 2025 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Cycling’s biggest week delivers emotion, history, and breakout brilliance—from Roubaix’s brutal cobbles to a teenage sensation dominating the Basque mountains.


Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will defend her Paris–Roubaix Femmes title, joined by Marianne Vos, who returns to racing after a personal loss. Vos, a 15-time world champion, chases her first Roubaix win at 38, adding emotional weight to an already iconic race.

Paris–Roubaix returns on April 12 as the third Monument of 2026, with Mathieu van der Poel targeting a fourth straight victory and Tadej Pogačar aiming to make history. A punishing route—30 cobbled sectors and new tweaks—promises another savage edition.

In the Basque Country, teenage prodigy Paul Seixas has taken control with multiple stage wins and dominant attacks. Leading the GC by over two minutes, he heads into the queen stage as the rider to beat in a stunning breakout performance.


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