Paris–Roubaix Juniors (or Le Pavé de Roubaix) is a single-day

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held annually in April in northern

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for junior cyclists (aged 17 and 18) ahead of the senior

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...

classic race. It is organised by the Vélo-Club de Roubaix Lille Métropole, who organize the under-23s version,

Paris–Roubaix Espoirs 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. Held since 1967, it is the under-23 version of the Monument classic Paris–Roubaix ...

. In 2019, the race faced "imminent cancellation" due to difficulty finding sponsors. German cyclist

John Degenkolb John Degenkolb (born 7 January 1989) is a German professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . His biggest wins to date are the 2015 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Paris–Roubaix, two of cycling's five Cycling monument, monuments ...

, 2015 winner of the elite Paris–Roubaix race, started a

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campaign to help fund the race. The fundraiser passed its goal of €10,000 within 24 hours, including €2,500 from Degenkolb himself. In 2020, the organizers of Paris–Roubaix named a 4-star sector of cobblestones after Degenkolb, in recognition of his efforts to help the junior race continue. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the

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, with the 2021 edition moved from April to 3 October.

Winners

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