Lotte Kopecky is chasing something no woman has ever done. Win the Tour of Flanders. Then win Paris-Roubaix. In the same week.

She could become the first to win Paris-Roubaix Femmes twice. The first to do the double. The first to turn spring into her personal showcase. 

But Roubaix doesn’t play along. This race breaks bikes. It breaks hearts. It chews up favorites and spits out surprises.

The fifth edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift takes place this Saturday. The same brutal course. 17 cobbled sectors. 148.5 kilometers. One winner. And it’s live on FloBikes for viewers in Canada.

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Kopecky enters as the world champion. The queen of Flanders. She’s got the legs. She’s got the jersey. She’s got Lorena Wiebes, the fastest finisher in the women’s peloton, by her side. SD Worx–Protime has the power. But do they have enough?

Stacked Paris-Roubaix Rivals

Team Lidl–Trek is ready for war. Elisa Balsamo was second last year. Lizzie Deignan won the first edition. Add in Lucinda Brand, Emma Norsgaard, and Ellen van Dijk—and you’ve got firepower across the board. If the race turns messy, Trek has the numbers to clean up.

Marianne Vos lines up for Visma–Lease a Bike. She’s done it all. Her teammate Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is ready too. She’s won world titles on road, dirt, and cross. She’s fresh off a Flanders podium. She knows how to handle chaos.

There are wild cards too.

Puck Pieterse, mountain bike world champ, rides Roubaix for the first time. If she finds the flow, she could shock us all. So could Victoire Berteau or Marie Le Net, both flying under the radar—just like Canadian Alison Jackson did when she stole the show in 2023.

One Day, One Fight: 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Roubaix doesn’t care what’s on paper. Plans fall apart. Tires go flat. Lines get missed.

One rider wins. But everyone fights. On Saturday, the cobbles choose.