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French Revolution: The best photos from Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2025
Saturday saw the fifth running of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, and for the first time in the race’s history the event saw a French victory courtesy of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, who escaped with around 20km to go. This continues Ferrand-Prévot’s rampant return to road racing, which she hopes will culminate in Tour de France glory this summer.
Behind her, Letizia Borghesi of EF Education-Oatly launched a last-minute attack to claim the runners-up spot ahead of SD Worx’s Lorena Wiebes, who pipped Ferrand-Prévot’s teammate Marianne Vos for the final podium spot.
We sent photographer Xavier Pereyron to capture the action in sunny northern France, and here are some of our favourite shots from the race.

Marvel should look into Superwoman Kopecky. The cape probably needs to be cut for the cobbles though.


Where’s the pot of gold?

The all-star line-up from SD Worx came into this race with lofty ambitions.

Rocking the new plague doctor Oakley Kato glasses.

Zoe Bäckstedt has Paris-Roubaix in her blood.

Our Fiona.

Are the pooches cheering on Paw-line Ferrand-Prévot?

A brief moment of calm in proceedings.

Aurela Nerlo and Quinty Ton spent the day in the break, perhaps hoping for a repeat of Omloop Het Nieuwsbald ealrier this year.

Movistar’s Cat Ferguson was taken out by a fan later in the race, but she later confirmed the damage wasn’t as bad as it first looked.

Blink and you’ll miss it.

Florence Normand of Winspace went glove-free.

Lotte Kopecky was used as a domestique during the final phase of the race in favour of her European champion teammate Lorena Wiebes.

Pfeiffer Georgi’s Paris-Roubaix wasn’t quite as fruitful as last year’s, having to fight back on after a puncture before sliding out late on.

EF were lighting things up.

It’s tough for the stragglers.

Lizzie Deignan, the winner of the inaugural edition of this race, leads the pack over the cobbles.

The cobbled sector at Wandignies is the longest on the Paris-Roubaix course.

VolkerWessels are in the running for WorldTour promotion, but failed to make the top ten.

Serbian champion Jelena Erić was mightily strong on the pavé.

A smirking Ferrand-Prévot follows Kopecky past the Moulin-de-Vertain.

Letizia Borghesi leads the pack through one of the precarious cobbled bends.

Lorena Wiebes proved that she can challenge for Paris-Roubaix in the future. This year, however, she didn’t quite have it, missing the jumps off the front and relying on Kopecky to do the impossible.

Alison Jackson always delivers at Roubaix, this time riding to a strong fifth from the group of favourites.

Bask in the glory of the first French Paris-Roubaix winner since the 1990s.

We can spot a couple of interesting tech tidbits in Ferrand-Prévot’s winner’s shot, but more on that in our full tech gallery coming later today.

Borghesi surprised everyone with a second-place finish.

Wiebes beats Vos in the lunge for third.

Yes Lotte, we’re wondering the same.

Britain’s Zoe Bäckstedt finished in 15th place at just 20 years old after doing a lot of the pulling in the group to help her team get two in the top ten.

‘I felt like I barely had control over my bike.’

Opening Coke cans can be a little dangerous, you know.

A much-needed debrief.

Amelie Dideriksen inspects her wounds after a tough day in the saddle.

The obligatory post-Roubaix thousand-yard stare.

In the lion’s den.

Marianne Vos may have missed out on the podium, but she looks more than content to be a part of the winning squad here.

Here comes the pyro.

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