| 2025 UCI World Tour, race 16 of 36 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 13 April 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Distance | 259.2 km (161.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
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The2025 Paris–Roubaix was aroad cycling one-day race that took place on 13 April 2025 in France. It was the 122nd edition ofParis–Roubaix and the 16th event of the2025 UCI World Tour.
The race was won by Dutch riderMathieu van der Poel ofAlpecin–Deceuninck for the third year in succession, after a battle with world championTadej Pogačar ofUAE Team Emirates XRG. Van der Poel became the eighth rider to win the race three times, and the third rider to win three times in succession afterOctave Lapize in the early 1900s andFrancesco Moser in the late 1970s.
The race was marked by decisive attacks by van der Poel, Pogačar and Pedersen. Pogačar crashed with around 40 km (25 mi) remaining, falling back after having to change his bicycle. Leading the race solo, van der Poel was hit in the face by a water bottle thrown by a member of the crowd, before puncturing on the Carrefour de l'Arbre sector of cobblestones. Ultimately neither slowed van der Poel enough to enable a tiring Pogačar to catch him before the finish.
Starting inCompiègne, the race finished on the velodrome inRoubaix after covering 259.2 kilometres (161.1 mi), with 55.3 kilometres (34.4 mi) of cobblestones spread out over 30 sectors.[1] A "small detour" before the entrance of theTrouée d'Arenberg sector (with the objective of slowing the speed of riders and improving safety) replaced the chicane used in the2024 edition.[1]
All eighteenUCI WorldTeams and sevenUCI ProTeams took part in the race.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
In March 2025, world championTadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) announced he would take part in Paris–Roubaix for the first time.[3] Pogačar had previously raced the junior editions of Paris–Roubaix in 2015 and 2016.[4] The last time a reigningTour de France winner took part in Paris–Roubaix was in 1991 (Greg LeMond), and the last time Paris–Roubaix was won by the reigning Tour de France winner was in 1973 (Eddy Merckx).[5]
Prior to the race, media considered that 2023 and 2024 winnerMathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Deceuninck) was favourite for the win,[6][7] withCycling News noting that he had "a new challenge in the form of Tadej Pogačar".[6] Other contenders includedMads Pedersen (Lidl–Trek),Wout van Aert (Visma–Lease a Bike),Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) andJasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck).[7]
A total of 175 riders started at Compiègne, of which 58 did not complete the course toRoubaix Velodrome, with 5 finishing outside the time limit. The race was marked by decisive attacks by van der Poel, Pogačar and Pedersen. Of note, Pogačar crashed in sector 9 of pavé with 38 km (24 mi) left, eventually had to change his bicycle and lost contact with van der Poel. Despite puncturing late in the race, van der Poel won for a third consecutive time, with Pogačar 2nd and Pedersen 3rd.[8][9][10] Van der Poel became the eighth rider to win the race three times, and the third rider to win three times in succession afterOctave Lapize in the early 1900s andFrancesco Moser in the late 1970s.[8][10]
Following the race, Pogačar stated that the race "was one of the most difficult races of my career".[11] During the race, a spectator threw a water bottle at van der Poel, striking him in the face. Van der Poel expressed anger following the race, calling the incident "attempted manslaughter" and stating that it is "something we have to take legal action against".[12] The spectator's behaviour was condemned by theUnion Cycliste Internationale (UCI), as well as by the riders union and other groups.[13] The UCI and van der Poel's team Alpecin–Deceuninck both stated they wished the spectator would be punished for their actions.[13] A man handed himself in toWest Flanders police on the following Monday.[14]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 5h 31' 27" |
| 2 |  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 1' 18" |
| 3 |  Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 2' 11" |
| 4 |  Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 2' 11" |
| 5 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 2' 11" |
| 6 |  Jonas Rutsch (GER) | Intermarché–Wanty | + 3' 46" |
| 7 |  Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 3' 46" |
| 8 |  Markus Hoelgaard (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | + 3' 46" |
| 9 |  Fred Wright (GBR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 4' 35" |
| 10 | Laurenz Rex (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty | + 4' 36" |
