Paris-Roubaix, the Hell of the North, the Queen of the Classics, is back this weekend for the women’s race on Saturday 8th April and the men’s race on Sunday 9th April.
The women will set off from Denain on Saturday and take in 145.4km with 17 secteurs of cobbles totalling 29.2km. The men’s race meanwhile will begin in Compiègne just outside Paris on Sunday and make its way through eastern France taking in 256.6km, including 29 cobbled secteurs amassing a hefty 54.5km of pavé.
Defending champions Elisa Longo Borghini and Dylan van Baarle will be there to fend off the peloton, although both are recovering from illnesses, so this year’s races are wide open.
Unless you’re going to the race – which we can also help you with – you’ll want to be firmly planted in front of your TV, computer, laptop, tablet, phone or whatever device you watch cycling on, for the whole weekend. With that in mind, here’s how to watch it all.
How to watch men’s and women’s Paris-Roubaix 2023
Alex Duffil, Alice Alphrey / Cyclist
The Hell of the North takes place over the weekend of 8th-9th April, with the women’s race on Saturday and men’s on Sunday so block off your calendar, cancel your Easter plans because, as usual, it should be legendary.
In the UK, Europe and select international territories, the races will be broadcast and live-streamed on Eurosport, GCN+ and Discovery+, with the full race available to watch back afterwards on GCN+ and highlights on YouTube via GCN Racing and Eurosport. It will also be available to stream on GCN+ and Discovery+ in Australia, GCN provides a full list of which races are available in each country across the world.
UK pricing for a GCN+ subscription is £6.99 a month or £39.99 per year. The online platform is accessible on desktop and phone, offering uninterrupted live coverage and longer broadcasts than the television. GCN+ is ad-free, gives commentary choices and provides cycling-based documentaries to watch.
The Entertainment & Sports pass Discovery+ subscription costs £6.99 a month or £59.99 a year, and you’ll get the same coverage plus access to the platform’s other content including such highlights as Wheeler Dealers and Spooked Scotland.
In the USA and Canada, Flobikes will be showing both men’s and women’s Paris-Roubaix. Coverage in New Zealand will be on Sky for both men’s and women’s races.
Paris-Roubaix 2023: What time does coverage start?
Lizzie Deignan lifts the first ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes cobble trophy with bloody hands from her no-gloved effortChris Auld
All times BST and subject to change by the broadcasters
Paris-Roubaix Femmes
GCN+ and Discovery+: Saturday 8th April, 14:00-17:00Eurosport 1: Saturday 8th April, 14:00-17:15
Men’s Paris-Roubaix
GCN+ and Discovery+: Sunday 9th April, 09:30-17:00Eurosport 1: Sunday 9th April, 9:30-17:15
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