Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May |
| Region | France |
| English name | Paris–Roubaix U23 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1967 |
| Editions | 56 (as of 2026) |
| First winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Georges Pintens (BEL) |
| Most wins |  Taylor Phinney (USA) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Davide Donati (ITA) |
Paris–Roubaix Espoirs is a one-day road cycling race held annually in France. In 2005 the race was integrated into the UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.2U race.[1]
Held since 1967, it is the under-23 version of the Monument classic Paris–Roubaix and finishes at the Roubaix Velodrome. Winners who went on to become famous professionals include Yaroslav Popovych, Thor Hushovd, Stephen Roche, Frédéric Moncassin and Tom Pidcock.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Belgium
|
Georges Pintens | ||
| 1968 |  France
|
Alain Vasseur | ||
| 1969 | France
|
Roger Desmaret | ||
| 1970 | France
|
Enzo Mattioda | ||
| 1971 | Belgium
|
Louis Verreydt | ||
| 1972 | Belgium
|
Yvan Benaets | ||
| 1973 | France
|
Patrick Béon | ||
| 1974 | Belgium
|
Marc Steels | ||
| 1975 | Belgium
|
Pol Verschuere | ||
| 1976 | France
|
Gérard Simonnot | ||
| 1977 | France
|
Michel Lloret | ||
| 1978 | Belgium
|
Alfons De Wolf | ||
| 1979 | France
|
Marc Madiot | ||
| 1980 |  Ireland
|
Stephen Roche | ||
| 1981 | Belgium
|
Kenny De Maerteleire | ||
| 1982 | Belgium
|
Rudy Rogiers | ||
| 1983 | Belgium
|
Frank Verleyen | ||
| 1984 | France
|
Thierry Marie | ||
| 1985 | France
|
Christian Chaubet | ||
| 1986 | France
|
Vincent Thorey | ||
| 1987 | France
|
Franck Boucanville | ||
| 1988 | France
|
Laurent Bezault | ||
| 1989 | France
|
Frédéric Moncassin | ||
| 1990 | France
|
Thierry Gouvenou | ||
| 1991 | France
|
Eric Larue | ||
| 1992 | France
|
Pascal Chanteur | ||
| 1993 |  Poland
|
Marek Leśniewski | ||
| 1994 | Belgium
|
Kurt Dhont | ||
| 1995 | France
|
Damien Nazon | ||
| 1996 | Belgium
|
Dany Baeyens | ||
| 1997 | Belgium
|
Marc Chanoine | ||
| 1998 |  Norway
|
Thor Hushovd | ||
| 1999 | France
|
Sébastien Joly | ||
| 2000 |  Germany
|
Eric Baumann | Germany (national team) | |
| 2001 |  Ukraine
|
Yaroslav Popovych | Zoccorinese-Vellutex | |
| 2002 |  Russia
|
Mikhail Timochine | Zoccorinese-Vellutex | |
| 2003 |  Uzbekistan
|
Sergey Lagutin | Uzbekistan (national team) | |
| 2004 |  Netherlands
|
Koen de Kort | Rabobank GS3 | |
| 2005 | Russia
|
Dmitry Kozonchuk | Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 2006 | Netherlands
|
Tom Veelers | Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 2007 | France
|
Damien Gaudin | Vendée U | |
| 2008 | Netherlands
|
Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 2009 | United States
|
Taylor Phinney | Trek–Livestrong | |
| 2010 | United States
|
Taylor Phinney | Trek–Livestrong | |
| 2011 | Netherlands
|
Ramon Sinkeldam | Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 2012 |  Luxembourg
|
Bob Jungels | Leopard–Trek Continental Team | |
| 2013 | No race | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands
|
Mike Teunissen | Rabobank Development Team | |
| 2015 | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland
|
Lukas Spengler | BMC Development Team | |
| 2016 | Italy
|
Filippo Ganna | Team Colpack | |
| 2017 | Netherlands
|
Nils Eekhoff | Development Team Sunweb | |
| 2018 | Belgium
|
Stan Dewulf | Lotto–Soudal U23 | |
| 2019 |  Great Britain
|
Tom Pidcock | Team Wiggins Le Col | |
| 2020– 2021 |
No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France[2][3] | |||
| 2022 | No race due to organisational reasons[4] | |||
| 2023 | Belgium
|
Tijl De Decker | Lotto–Dstny Development Team | |
| 2024 | Germany
|
Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl–Trek Future Racing | |
| 2025 |  Denmark
|
Albert Philipsen | Lidl–Trek Future Racing | |
| 2026 | Italy
|
Davide Donati | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe Rookies | |
References
- ^ "Paris-Roubaix Espoirs". Veloclubroubaix.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "ANNULATION PARIS-ROUBAIX ESPOIRS ET MINI PARIS-ROUBAIX". Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Mabyle, Nicolas (19 March 2021). "Paris-Roubaix Espoirs annulé" [Paris-Roubaix Espoirs cancelled]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ Gachet, Nicolas (6 May 2022). "Paris-Roubaix Espoirs n'aura pas lieu" [Paris-Roubaix Espoirs will not take place]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 May 2022.