2024 Paris–Roubaix

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2024 Paris–Roubaix

| series = 2024 UCI World Tour

| race_no = 16

| season_no = 35

| image =2024 Paris–Roubaix poster.png

| image_caption =Event poster

| image_size =

| date = 7 April 2024

| stages = 1

| distance = 259.7

| unit = km

| time = 5h 25' 58"

| speed =

| first = Mathieu van der Poel

| first_nat = NED

| first_team = {{UCI team code|ADC|2024}}

| second = Jasper Philipsen

| second_nat = BEL

| second_team = {{UCI team code|ADC|2024}}

| third = Mads Pedersen

| third_nat = DEN

| third_team = {{UCI team code|LTK men|2024}}

| previous = 2023

| next = 2025

}}

The 2024 Paris–Roubaix was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 7 April in France. It was the 121st edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 16th event of the 2024 UCI World Tour.

The race was won by Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin–Deceuninck for the second year in succession, after a solo attack over 60 kilometres.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-2024/elite-men/results/|title=Paris-Roubaix: Mathieu van der Poel secures second consecutive victory with 60km solo attack|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|publisher=CyclingNews|date=7 April 2024|access-date=7 April 2024}} The margin of victory (3 minutes exactly) was the largest since the 2002 edition of the race. For the third year in succession, the race was the fastest on record with an average speed of {{Convert|47.85|km/h|mph}}, beating the record set during the 2023 edition.

Route

Starting in Compiègne, the race finished on the velodrome in Roubaix after covering {{convert|259.7|km}}, with {{convert|55.7|km}} of cobblestones (the longest in 30 years), spread out over 29 sectors.{{Cite web |last=Weislo |first=Laura |date=2024-03-01 |title=Paris-Roubaix 2024 route |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-2024/map/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} A chicane was added prior to the entrance of the Trouée d'Arenberg sector, to slow the speed of riders and improve safety.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=Paris-Roubaix : Mathieu van der Poel se moque de l’installation d’une chicane |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/paris-roubaix-mathieu-van-der-poel-se-moque-de-l-installation-d-une-chicane-2950148.html |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=France 3 Hauts-de-France |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |last=Weislo |first=Laura |date=2024-04-02 |title=Paris-Roubaix to include U-turn to slow sprint into Arenberg forest, Van der Poel asks 'is this a joke?' |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riders-ask-for-paris-roubaix-chicanes-to-slow-sprint-into-forest-of-arenberg/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} Some riders criticised the decision, with Mathieu van der Poel stating "Is this a joke?".

Teams

All eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams took part in the race.{{cite web|title=121st Paris - Roubaix - Startlist|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/paris-roubaix/2024/startlist|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=7 April 2024}}

UCI WorldTeams