Team Jayco AlUla and Liv AlUla Jayco will roll into Paris-Roubaix on Sunday aiming to end the cobbled classic campaign on a high note.
After a tough Tour of Flanders, Team Jayco AlUla will be aiming to bounce back under the guidance of former Paris-Roubaix winner Mat Hayman. The bulk of the team that lined up in Antwerp will again take to the start line on the outskirts of Paris this weekend, with the seven riders hoping for more luck on the French cobbles.
The team packs plenty of experience with Australian Luke Durbridge set to start his 11th Hell of the North, Jasha Sütterlin taking on his 10th, while young-gun Bob Donaldson finished runner-up in the Espiors edition in 2024.
After crashing out of Scheldeprijs on Wednesday, Luka Mezgec will be replaced by first-year pro Hamish McKenzie.
Team Jayco AlUla:
Dries De Pooter (BEL)
Bob Donaldson (GBR)
Kell O’Brien (AUS)
Jasha Sutterlin (GER)
Luke Durbridge (AUS)
Dries De Bondt (BEL)
Hamish McKenzie (AUS)
Luke Durbridge:
“Paris-Roubaix is truly a special race, one-of-a-kind, there’s no other race I think on the calendar like this one. We do many Flanders classics that lead us up to the Tour of Flanders, but we don’t really do any races that really lead us into Roubaix.
After getting out on the stones this week, she’s just a brutal race. It’s a race that I’ve always loved and sometimes had some good races and sometimes had some bad. I’m just really looking forward to Sunday and getting out there with the boys and the team and giving it my everything to see what will be.
It’s obviously great to have Mat Hayman in the car, a previous winner, and also Tristan Hoffman, who has also been right up there many times, so we’ve got great experience here and we’re very lucky to have that as well.”
Mat Hayman (Sport Director – Team Jayco AlUla):
“We finished the recon yesterday and the guys are really motivated and super excited. This race brings the cobbled classics to a bit of an end and everyone knows they’ve got one last chance to roll the dice, and this is a big one to go after a result.
We’ve got a mixture of experience and some youth in the team and we’re looking forward to a great race on Sunday. It’s going to be a quick one and the guys are ready, it’s a special race for us, even for the old boys in the team car!”
Liv AlUla Jayco will take on Roubaix with a slightly altered squad as Noä Jansen and Georgia Baker come into the mix to complete the six-rider squad.
The experienced Jeanne Korevaar has started each of the last three editions and is the only rider in the team to have raced the inaugural edition back in 2021. Ruby Roseman-Gannon returns after last taking on the Queen of the Classic in 2022, while Jansen and Australian champion Mackenzie Coupland will get their first taste in 2026.
Liv AlUla Jayco:
Jeanne Korevaar (NED)
Noä Jansen (NED)
Quinty Ton (NED)
Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS)
Mackenzie Coupland (AUS)
Georgia Baker (AUS)
Jeanne Korevaar:
“Paris-Roubaix is of course a super iconic race for all the cobble sectors. This makes it a super hard race from start all the way to the finish, and a real fight for the body. The finish line in the velodrome is quite nostalgic and a true prospect.”
Wim Stroetinga (Sport Director – Liv AlUla Jayco):
“Paris-Roubaix is a great race, and it is one that can go in many different directions. As outsiders, you can suddenly find yourself racing for the win.
We are very strong in depth, which is a big advantage in this kind of race. If someone has bad luck, we usually still have another rider there. It’s difficult to predict, but it is definitely a race where we can perform very well.”
2026 Paris-Roubaix – Race Details:
Sun, 12th April, Compiègne – Roubaix, 258.3km
2026 Paris-Roubaix Femmes – Race Details:
Sun, 12th April, Denain – Roubaix, 143.1km
Photo: Sprint Cycling
