How to watch Paris Roubaix: Live stream the 2025 race free from anywhere
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The UCI World Tour takes a trip to France next, with the unique prospect of the Paris Roubaix. The 2025 men's edition takes place this Sunday, April 13 and you can watch Paris Roubaix live streams in a number of places around the world. We explain where you can see it in this guide, including ways to watch the 2025 Paris Roubaix for free.
It's not for nothing that this 129-year-old Monument is known to many as the "Hell of the North.'' While the traipse from the beautiful capital city up toward Belgium may be relatively flat, the race's 259.2km route traverses a grueling variety of tough terrain — those cobblestones may look attractive, but they take a toll on even the most hardened riders. Anyone making it to the end will certainly feel like they've earned their week off ahead of the next UCI event in the Netherlands.
Tadej Pogačar, the sport's current great, is making his appearance in the Paris Roubaix for the first time this year, and immediately, the Slovenian will be considered among the favorites. His victories at the Stade Bianche and Tour of Flanders signal a rider in foreboding form in a season where he's seeking a fourth Tour de France title — not bad for a 26-year-old! But he'll have to get past Mathieu van der Poel this weekend. The Flying Dutchman is shooting for a third straight Paris Roubaix victory, which is a feat not achieved since the legendary Francesco Moser in 1978-80. The Belgian duo of Jaspers (Philipsen and Stuyven) will also hope to be in contention when they reach sight of their homeland.
Can Pogistar be stopped? Will MVDP make it three in a row? You can find out on Sunday with the 2025 Paris Roubaix live stream. Below you'll find all the information you need on TV channels, streaming services, and start times.
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How to watch Paris Roubaix in the US
NBC's streaming platform Peacock will stream every minute of this year's Paris Roubaix race — it's also the exclusive broadcaster of the Tour de France later in the year — with the action starting there at 5:05 a.m. ET on Sunday morning. It's available to watch across a wide variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, smart TVs, and streaming devices such as Chromecast, Amazon Fire, and Apple TV. Peacock pricing starts from $8/month, or get 12 months for the price of 10 if you sign up for the $80 annual plan.
If you can't watch live, then Peacock will also hold a replay of the action to watch at your leisure on demand. Plus, CNBC will show a two-hour highlights show on Monday, April 14, at 10 a.m. ET.
How to watch Paris Roubaix in the UK
To watch the 2025 Paris Roubaix in the UK, you'll need access to TNT Sports. The most direct way of doing this is to sign up for a Premium Plan from Discovery Plus, which costs $31/month and can be canceled at any time. That also gives you access to Champions League and Premier League football, Premiership rugby, UFC, MotoGP, and lots more UCI cycling. You can also subscribe to TNT Sports through TV packages from Sky, Virgin Media, and EE.
How to watch Paris Roubaix in Australia
Aussies get to watch the Paris Roubaix absolutely FREE, thanks to SBS. The free-to-air provider has the rights to show the race Down Under, with SBS Viceland broadcasting the action on TV and SBS On Demand streaming it online. All you need to do to watch SBS On Demand is create a free account with your name, email address, birth year, and gender.
How to watch Paris Roubaix from anywhere
What if you're out of the country this weekend? Although there are many Paris Roubaix broadcasters around the world, we can understand that you wouldn't want to subscribe to a local streaming service just for one race. But if you try to tune into your domestic streamer while overseas, you'll soon discover you can't watch it. Thankfully, using a VPN (virtual private network) will help you get around this issue.
As well as providing an additional layer of cybersecurity, VPNs change your IP address so that it looks like you're somewhere else in the world entirely. So, if you're an Aussie trying to watch that free SBS On Demand stream, you can fool your laptop or other streaming device into thinking you're back Down Under. Our favorite VPN right now is ExpressVPN. You can find out all the reasons why in our in-depth ExpressVPN review, with connection speeds, ease-of-use, and range of features all among its benefits. Plus, we like that you can try it for 30 days risk-free before you commit.
How to watch Paris Roubaix with a VPN
- Sign up for a VPN if you don't already have one.
- Install it on the device you're using to watch the race.
- Turn it on and set it to an Australian location.
- Navigate to SBS On Demand and create an account.
- Enjoy the race.
Note: The use of VPNs is illegal in certain countries and using VPNs to access region-locked streaming content might constitute a breach of the terms of use for certain services. Business Insider does not endorse or condone the illegal use of VPNs.