Paris–Roubaix Espoirs

Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
Race details
DateMay
RegionFrance
English nameParis–Roubaix U23
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne-day race
Web sitewww.veloclubroubaix.fr Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1967 (1967)
Editions54 (as of 2024)
First winner Georges Pintens (BEL)
Most wins Taylor Phinney (USA) (2 wins)
Most recent Tim Torn Teutenberg (GER)

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

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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   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

References

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  1. ^ "Paris-Roubaix Espoirs". Veloclubroubaix.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  2. ^ "ANNULATION PARIS-ROUBAIX ESPOIRS ET MINI PARIS-ROUBAIX". Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ Mabyle, Nicolas (19 March 2021). "Paris-Roubaix Espoirs annulé" [Paris-Roubaix Espoirs cancelled]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ^ 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.