A look at Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2023 history, teams, schedule, date and entry list
The first Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift race was shifted from the Women’s WorldTour programme for October 2020 to the spring of the following year due to the COVID-19 global epidemic.
On October 2, 2021, the women’s peloton finished in the famed Roubaix Velodrome after capturing the pavè of northern France for the third consecutive time.
Given that Paris-Roubaix has been an annual event since 1896 and is one of the most recognisable Spring Classics in the world, the UCI and ASO’s choice to add the race to the schedule was a significant one for women’s cycling.
Paris Roubaix Femmes 2023 schedule, date, route map, distance, entry list and live stream
Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo), the first winner of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift, created history. To win and hoist the cobble trophy in the velodrome, she staged an attack from the peloton 82.5 kilometres from the finish line. She rode by herself across all 17 sectors of the muddy, dangerous cobblestones.
A teammate of Deignan’s, Elisa Longo Borghini, came in third, while Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma), who had been pursuing, came in second.
In 2022, Longo Borghini of Trek-Segafredo won the Paris-Roubaix Femmes while sporting the jersey of the Italian national champion. On the second time, the race began with 139 women, who finished the first four loops of Denain in bright sunshine.
Longo Borghini launched a lone attack on Templeuve’s ninth cobblestone sector with 34 miles left to go and prevailed. Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo) took third place, followed by Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx) in second.
The third Paris-Roubaix Femmes with Zwift will cover 145.4 kilometres starting in Denain. Two separate loops towards the beginning of the course on windswept roads added another 20 or so kilometres or so to the total distance.
When the women get at the cobbled sector in Hornaing following the lengthy roll-out from Denain, they will merge onto the men’s course.
The final 85 km followed the same route as the men’s route and had 17 cobblestone sectors totaling 29.2 km in length, including Mons-en-Pévèle and the Carrefour de l’Arbre, the two sectors with the highest level of difficulty.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes overview
| Date | April 8, 2023 |
| Start location | Denain |
| Finish location | Roubaix velodrome |
| Distance | 145.5km |
| Category | Women’s WorldTour |
Paris-Roubaix Femmes teams
- Canyon-SRAM Racing (GER)
- EF Education – Tibco-SVB (USA)
- FDJ-Suez (FRA)
- Fenix – Deceuninck (BEL)
- Human Powered Health (USA)
- Israel Premier Tech Roland (SUI)
- Liv Racing TeqFind (NED)
- Movistar Team Women (ESP)
- Team DSM (NEd)
- Team Jayco Alula (AUS)
- Team Jumbo – Visma (NED)
- Team SD Worx (NED)
- Trek – Segafredo (USA)
- UAE Team ADQ (UAE)
- Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (NOR)
- Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling Team (GER)
- Lifeplus Wahoo (GBR)
- AG Insurance – Soudal Quick-Step Team (BEL)
- Arkéa Pro Cycling Team (FRA)
- Cofidis Women Team (FRA)
- Parkhotel Valkenburg (NED)
- St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 (FRA)
- Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime (FRA)
- ZAAF Cycling Team (ESP)
The entry entry list can be found here.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes live streaming details: Where to watch?
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