The 2025 edition of Paris–Roubaix may be 400 meters shorter on cobbles than last year, but don’t let that fool you—this will still be hell on wheels.

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The 122nd running of the iconic Monument, scheduled for Sunday, April 13, features 30 bone-rattling cobbled sectors that total 55.3 kilometers. It all kicks off in Compiègne, but the real fight begins in Troisvilles at kilometer 95, when riders dive into the first pavé—and don’t stop bouncing until they reach the Roubaix Velodrome over 160 kilometers later.

Race director Thierry Gouvenou confirmed a key change to the course: a new approach to the dreaded Trouée d’Arenberg. Gone is last year’s hairpin entrance. In its place, a more controlled—but no less nerve-wracking—series of four right-hand turns within 600 meters.

“The approach should be smoother than with the hairpin bend that we had last year,” Gouvenou said during final recon. “The Porte du Hainaut region brought the road up to code, repaving the part that had been holding us back in 2024.”

This smoother transition into Arenberg won’t make the five-star sector any less decisive. It’s still 2.3km of wheel-snapping carnage in the dark forest, and it still regularly destroys hopes before the halfway point.

Paris–Roubaix Femmes: Same Route, Same Brutality

As always, the women’s edition—Paris–Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift—will take place on Saturday, April 12. The route remains unchanged from last year: 148.5 kilometers, with the final 17 sectors of the men’s course totaling 29.2 km of cobbles. World champion Lotte Kopecky will be back to defend her title, but she’ll face stiff competition from an in-form Elisa Balsamo and Elisa Longo Borghini.

But all eyes, as usual, are on Sunday’s men’s battle—on the cobbles, the strongest don’t always win, but the luckiest never win without strength.

The 30 Cobbled Sectors Of Paris–Roubaix 2025

• Troisvilles to Inchy (km 95.8 — 2.2 km) ★★★
• Viesly to Quiévy (km 102.3 — 1.8 km) ★★★
• Quiévy to Saint-Python (km 104.9 — 3.7 km) ★★★★
• Saint-Python (km 109.6 — 1.5 km) ★★
• Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon (km 116.7 — 2.3 km) ★★★
• Verchain-Maugré to Quérénaing (km 128 — 1.6 km) ★★★
• Quérénaing to Artres (km 130.9 — 1.3 km) ★★
• Artres to Famars (km 133.8 — 1.2 km) ★★★
• Quérénaing to Maing (km 138.5 — 2.5 km) ★★★
• Maing to Monchaux-sur-Écaillon (km 141.6 — 1.6 km) ★★★
• Haveluy to Wallers (km 154.5 — 2.5 km) ★★★★
• Trouée d’Arenberg (km 163.9 — 2.3 km) ★★★★★
• Wallers to Hélesmes (km 170 — 1.6 km) ★★★
• Hornaing to Wandignies (km 176.8 — 3.7 km) ★★★★
• Warlaing to Brillon (km 184.2 — 2.4 km) ★★★
• Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières (km 187.7 — 2.4 km) ★★★★
• Beuvry to Orchies (km 194.1 — 1.4 km) ★★★
• Orchies (km 199.1 — 1.7 km) ★★★
• Auchy to Bersée (km 205.2 — 2.7 km) ★★★★
• Mons-en-Pévèle (km 210.6 — 3 km) ★★★★★
• Mérignies to Avelin (km 216.7 — 0.7 km) ★★
• Pont-Thibault to Ennevelin (km 220 — 1.4 km) ★★★
• Templeuve — L'Épinette (km 225.4 — 0.2 km) ★
• Templeuve — Moulin-de-Vertain (km 226 — 0.5 km) ★★
• Cysoing to Bourghelles (km 232.4 — 1.3 km) ★★★
• Bourghelles to Wannehain (km 234.9 — 1.1 km) ★★★
• Camphin-en-Pévèle (km 239.4 — 1.8 km) ★★★★
• Carrefour de l'Arbre (km 242.1 — 2.1 km) ★★★★★
• Gruson (km 244.4 — 1.1 km) ★★
• Willems to Hem (km 251.1 — 1.4 km) ★★★
• Roubaix (km 257.8 — 0.3 km) ★

The cobbles are calling. And Paris–Roubaix, as ever, will answer with pain, drama, and glory.