Gallery: Grit and glory on a Roubaix Day to remember

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The Ardennes Classics are about to kick off in the Netherlands and Belgium in what will be the final stanza of this year's Spring Classics. It's not here yet though, and it wouldn't feel right to leave the Cobbled Classics behind without a photo gallery commemorating the most evocative race of the year: Paris-Roubaix.

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the in-depth coverage we've already published from the 2026 Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes. When you're ready, swipe or scroll down the page for a bumper gallery from the two races, courtesy of the ever-amazing Jered & Ashley Gruber.

Men's race

Paris-Roubaix. 258.3 km from Compiègne to Roubaix via the beautifully brutal cobbled farm roads of northern France.A full 30 sectors of pavé awaited the men's peloton on its five-plus-hour journey to the Roubaix Velodrome.The crowds were as big as we've ever seen at the Hell of the North ...... which made stunning photos like this possible for the Grubers. Incredible motion blur.Tadej Pogačar came in as a big talking point of the race. Could he complete the set of all five Monuments? He certainly gave it everything he had.Crashes, mechanicals, punctures – it's all part of the Roubaix experience.Just ask three-time winner Mathieu van der Poel, who had his fair share of mishaps on the day.Pogačar too. The world champ had a puncture with 120 km to go on Sunday and spent 5 km on a neutral service bike. He later described it as a "wheelbarrow".

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