Cycling's greatest monument returns for 2024, with the peloton to battle the fearsome cobblestones between Paris and Roubaix.
The race will be held on Sunday, April 7, with it getting underway at 7:10pm (AEST).
Mathieu van der Poel of team Alpecin Deceuninck enters as the heavy favourite to defend the crown he took last year, but it won't come without stress.
Flat tyres and crashes are a regularity in Paris-Roubaix, and no one has won the race back-to-back since the great Tom Boonen in 2008 and 2009.
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates), Stefan Kung (Groupama-FDJ) and Christophe Laporte (Visma-Lease a Bike) are the most likely challengers, although, it's not always that straight forward on the roads to Roubaix, with the most famous recent example being Australian Mathew Hayman's incredible win in 2016, outsprinting Boonen on the Roubaix velodrome.
As always, the Roubaix velodrome is where the race will finish after 260 kilometres of riding, which includes 55.7 kilometres on cobblestones over 29 sections.
That makes this year's edition of the event the most cobblestone heavy in almost 30 years. A chicane that has been added prior to the Forest of Arenberg (for safety) will make things tricky, while the other five-star sections are the Mons-en-Pavele at 211.1 kilometres, and the Carrefour de L'Abre at 242.5 kilometres. Another six sections of the race are four stars.
How to watch the 2024 Paris-Roubaix in Australia on TV
As is the case with all major cycling events in Australia, SBS have the exclusive rights to broadcast the 2024 edition of Paris-Roubaix.
In a win for cycling fans, they will broadcast the race from start to finish, with coverage on SBS Viceland (Channel 32). It will commence five minutes before the neutral zone starts at 7:05pm (AEST).
Their coverage is expected to run until around 2am (AEST) but will continue until the end of the race regardless.
How to live stream the 2024 Paris-Roubaix in Australia online
If you'd prefer to live stream the 2024 Paris-Roubaix, then you'll need to use SBS' streaming platform, as they also hold the exclusive digital rights for Australian audiences.
Their online coverage, to be streamed through SBS on Demand, which is available on all devices, will also commence at 7:05pm (AEDT).
To live stream the action for free, all you will need to do is provide a valid email address and verify your account.
Cobblestone sections
Sector 29, Troisvilles to Inchy, 163.7km to go, 3 stars
Sector 28, Viesly to Quiรฉvy, 157.2km to go, 3 stars
Sector 27, Quiรฉvy to Saint-Python, 154.6km to go, 4 stars
Sector 26, Viesly to Briastre, 148.4km to go, 3 stars
Sector 25, Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-รcaillon, 137.1km to go, 3 stars
Sector 24, Capelle to Ruesnes, 130.4km to go, 3 stars
Sector 23, Artres to Quรฉrรฉnaing, 121.4km to go, 2 stars
Sector 22, Quรฉrรฉnaing to Maing, 119.6km to go, 3 stars
Sector 21, Maing to Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon, 116.5km to go, 3 stars
Sector 20, Haveluy to Wallers, 103.5km to go, 4 stars
Sector 19, Trouรฉe d'Arenberg, 95.3km to go, 5 stars
Sector 18, Wallers to Hรฉlesmes, 89.2km to go, 3 stars
Sector 17, Hornaing to Wandignies, 82.5km to go, 4 stars
Sector 16, Warlaing to Brillon, 75km to go, 3 stars
Sector 15, Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosiรจres, 71.5km to go, 4 stars
Sector 14, Beuvry-la-Forรชt to Orchies, 65.2km to go, 3 stars
Sector 13, Orchies, 60.1km to go, 3 stars
Sector 12, Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersรฉe, 54km to go, 4 stars
Sector 11, Mons-en-Pรฉvรจle, 48.6km to go, 5 stars
Sector 10, Mรฉrignies to Avelin, 42.6km to go, 2 stars
Sector 9, Pont-Thibault to Ennevelin, 39.2km to go, 3 stars
Sector 8.1, Templeuve - L'Epinette, 33.8km to go, 1 star
Sector 8.2, Templeuve - Moulin-de-Vertain, 33.3km to go, 2 stars
Sector 7, Cysoing to Bourghelles, 26.8km to go, 3 stars
Sector 6, Bourghelles to Wannehain, 24.3km to go, 3 stars
Sector 5, Camphin-en-Pรฉvรจle, 19.9km to go, 4 stars
Sector 4, Carrefour de l'Arbre, 17.1km to go, 5 stars
Sector 3, Gruson, 14.8km to go, 2 stars
Sector 2, Willems to Hem, 8.2km to go, 2 stars
Sector 1, Roubaix - Espace Charles Crupelandt, 1.4km to go, 1 star
