PeloPics from Hell: Paris-Roubaix might be the one-day race everybody seems ahead to, besides perhaps a number of the riders. This Sunday sees the return of cobbled Basic, the ‘Hell of the North’ and so we have now put collectively a set of a number of the finest pictures from Cor Vos (plus some from John Thomson and Matt McNamara) protecting the race from the late 70s by to 2023. Iconic photos that perhaps don’t want descriptions, however we attempt to inform the story.
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Two of the highest males within the Hell of the North – Eddy Merckx and Roger de Vlaeminck, seven Paris-Roubaix wins
Raymond Poulidor was extra of a Grand Tour rider, however he nonetheless rode the cobbled Classics – Instances have modified
Joop Zoetemelk was a Tour winner – he additionally rode the Classics
It’s not simply the riders who crash on the highway to Roubaix
Wallers/Arenberg just isn’t a superb place to puncture
Roger de Vlaeminck – The King of Roubaix
De Vlaeminck was 2nd in Roubaix’79, however he did win Milan-Sanremo and Het Volk that yr – Right here adopted by 1976 Roubaix winner, the late Marc Demeyer. Additional again, Britain’s Phil Edwards is behind Gregor Braun, subsequent to Didi Thurau. Jean Luc Vandenbroucke is on the far proper
Triple Roubaix winner Francesco Moser had the flattest again within the peloton
World champion Bernard Hinault gained in 1981 forward of De Vlaeminck and Moser – The Frenchman mentioned: “Paris-Roubaix is bullshit!”
It was muddy in 1983 and there have been loads of crashes
Hennie Kuiper dropping the hammer on the cobbles in the course of the 1983 Paris-Roubaix. Kuiper crashed twice, in some way sustaining his place throughout the lead grop, earlier than having one other setback with 6 kilometers to go. At 6km, Kuiper punctured, however his workforce supervisor was capable of shortly deliver him a brand new bike. Kuiper would enter the velodrome in Roubaix alone
Kuiper and Moser with Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle behind them
Hennie Kuiper ready for his new bike with 6K to go
Adrie van der Poel (father of Mathieu) and Ferdi Van den Haute on the cobbles of Wallers
Alain Bondue and Gregor Braun – Teammates off the entrance
Sean Kelly would win the 1984 Paris-Roubaix. The decisive transfer that may permit Kelly to win got here with 45 kilometers to go. Kelly chased down Gregor Braun and Alain Bondue, who had each damaged away earlier. Rudy Rogiers joined Kelly they usually ultimately shed Bondue and Braun. As soon as the duo entered the Roubaix velodrome, Kelly simply out-sprinted Rogiers
Sean Kelly – Two time Paris-Roubaix winner
Generally there are shock winner in Roubaix – Jeanmarie Wampers in 1989. Completely satisfied birthday Jeanmarie for the seventh of April
Steven Bauer and Eddy Planckaert in 1990 – The Belgian went on to win, Bauer second
A tough race for the photographers too
No peace for the winner – Andei Tchmile 1994 winner (extra pics HERE)
Three Mapei on the rostrum in 1998 – Tafi, Ballerini and Peeters
George Hincapie all the time needed to win Paris-Roubaix – sixth in 2000
Mud in 2000
Andrei Tchmile and Andrea Tafi – Two Roubaix wins between them
Johan Museeuw and his repaired knee win the 2000 Paris-Roubaix
After the dry 2000, moist and muddy situations for 2001
Who’s the rider? Leon van Bon
Two arduous males – Ludo Dierckxsens and Steffen Wesemann
Johan Museeuw, Romans Vainsteins and George Hincapie
Servais Knaven 2001 moist winner
Tom Boonen burst on the scene in 2002 and completed third
Johan Musseeuw took his third Roubaix win in 2002
No mud in 2003
Not a superb day on the cobbles for Van Heeswijk and Ivanov
Mud and wind in 2003
2003 was most likely Peter Van Petegem’s finest season – Roubaix and Flanders within the spring after which third within the World championships in autumn
You could possibly say Magnus Bäckstedt was a shock winner in 2004, however he was a giant sturdy rider made for the Hell of the North
Roger Hammond led-out the dash within the Roubaix velodrome
Bäckstedt obtained the higher of Roger Hammond, Tristan Hoffman and Fabian Cancellara
Not a lot enjoyable for Australian Allan Davis in 2005
Tom Boonen’s first win in Roubaix forward of Hincapie and Flecha
2005 was fairly a yr for Boonen, World champion by the tip of the yr
Plowing their technique to Roubaix
Fabian Cancellara’s first win of three
It wasn’t plain crusing for 2007 winner, Stuart O’Grady
One other Roubaix win for CSC
Treacherous as all the time – Trouee d’Arenberg
Not a straightforward race for the workforce automobiles both
On the best way to his second Roubaix win in 2008 – Tom Boonen
Boonen gained solo in 2009
The race was quickly all the way down to the previous few riders
Two in a row and Roubaix No. 3 for ‘Tommeke’
Fabian Cancellara took the second of his three wins in 2010
Roger Hammond out-sprinted Tom Boonen for fourth place
World champion Thor Hushovd ought to have gained a Paris-Roubaix – The race suited his model
Johan Vansummeren – Shock winner in 2011? Properly deserved
A pleasant day for the one hundred and tenth Paris-Roubaix
Tom Boonen final win in Roubaix in 2012
2013 was one other dry day
Fabian Cancellara obtained the higher of Sep Vanmarcke
Not an amazing day for Alexander Kristoff
The chase was on, however Terpstra had the win within the bag
Niki Terpstra added to his palmarès
No repeat for Terpstra in 2015
Degenkolb in 2016
Matt Hayman spoiled the day for Tom Boonen
2016 may have been historical past within the making
Goodbye Tom
It was dry in 2017
Greg Van Avermaet had his day
The massive win for the Olympic champion
Dillier was the ‘Star of the Day’
Not an amazing Roubaix for Kristoff
Naesen – An out of doors guess
Arenberg in 2018
Gilbert and Sagan
Peter Sagan and Silvan Dillier
A really pleased World champion
2029: On the lookout for win No. 2 in Roubaix
Bike change for Wout Van Aert
And a wheel change for Stybar
The Gilbert followers had been out
‘Man of the day’ Nils Politt
The successful tandem – Gilbert/Politt
2019 Roubaix got here all the way down to a dash
Possibly a straightforward guess for the win
2019 podium – Lampaert, Gilbert and Politt
# Sadly, Paris-Roubaix wasn’t run in 2020 attributable to covid. #
Roubaix’21 was moist and muddy
Crash-fest
Van der Poel was up there, however Colbrelli needed his greatest win
Colbrelli deserved his win, particularly contemplating what occurred to Colbrelli
The most important win of his profession
It’s arduous to raise that cobble after arduous day
Dry and dusty in 2022
It was a superb day for a BBQ
And an amazing day for the followers
Not Van Aert’s day once more
The BIG Two
Van Baarle went solo by the mud
Van Baarle was a little bit of a shock – That’s why we love Roubaix
Solo in Roubaix – One of the simplest ways to win
The dash for the rostrum
One other dry Paris-Roubaix
The ‘Break of the Day’
Vermeerch by Pont Gibus
I feel we have now seen this shot earlier than?
Van Aert by Gibus
Alpecin-Deceuninck had the numbers
It was solely a matter of time earlier than Van der Poel went solo
The job was practically accomplished for the day
The (first?) win in Roubaix for Mathieu van der Poel
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