Holy Week PeloPics: Ace photographer, John Thomson, had a busy Easter chasing and taking pictures the Classics: Flanders, Roubaix and the Scheldeprijs. As all the time, John reveals us a distinct view along with his distinctive angle of professional biking’s Holy Week.
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John Thomson: “That is my “The Good, the Unhealthy and the Ugly Holy Week Picture Gallery”. It consists of pictures from the Oude Kwaremont on the Tour of Flanders, the Scheldeprijs and the Carrefour de l’Arbre at Paris Roubaix. The nice performances, the dangerous rider accidents and a little bit of ugly fan behaviour. Plus another pictures from the wonderful Holy Week.”
The Good, the Unhealthy and the Ugly
The Good. Mathieu was excellent
The Unhealthy. No Wout at Holy Week was dangerous information for all biking followers
And the Ugly. Mathieu was spat at and had beer tossed at him and this Italian fan had an virtually full can of beer thrown at his face. The overwhelming majority of followers had been pleasant and in a very good temper and confirmed assist for all of the riders. However there have been additionally a couple of boorish followers and drunken idiots
One other robust podium place for Jasper Philipsen at Paris-Roubaix
World champion Lotte Kopecky walked the Koppenberg however had an epic battle again for fifth place on the Tour of Flanders Ladies
World junior champion Albert Withen Philipsen simply missed the rostrum on the Paris-Roubaix Juniors
Perhaps resulting from some attention-grabbing monitor driving by the eventual high three?
Carrefour de l’Arbre grilling
MvdP solo on the Carrefour de l’Arbre
MvdP solo on the Oude Kwaremont
Tim and Tom. Wellens and Pidcock rode strongly for finishes within the high 20 of their debuts at Paris-Roubaix
The good Alexander Kristoff at Paris-Roubaix
Place desk candle behind beer. Take image of beer. Drink stated beer
An epic third place for Mads Pedersen at Paris-Roubaix
Mathieu on his Canyon at Paris-Roubaix
Mathieu on the quilt. Picture: Bernard Papon/L’Équipe
Lorena Wiebes received the Scheldeprijs Ladies and pictured right here getting a high 10 at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Tim Merlier profitable the Scheldeprijs from Philipsen and Groenewegen
Tim Merlier beginning to rejoice on the Scheldeprijs
Historic Lille
Elisa Longo Borghini received the twenty first version of the Tour of Flanders Ladies
Tremendous expertise Puck Pieterse bought sixth on the Tour of Flanders Ladies
Biking followers coming off the Oude Kwaremont
Shirin van Anrooij rode strongly for her profitable staff mate on the Tour of Flanders Ladies and completed on the rostrum herself
European champion Mischa Bredewold within the rain on the Tour of Flanders Ladies
Smoky aptitude on the Oude Kwaremont
Julian Alaphilippe on the Tour of Flanders driving with a small fracture in his fibula from a crash at Strade Bianche
Gianni Vermeersch rode very strongly for his staff at Paris-Roubaix
Spanish champion Oier Lazkano on the Tour of Flanders
18-year-old American AJ August at his Paris-Roubaix debut because the youngest rider within the race
Motobecane in Baisieux
20-year-old Portuguese expertise António Morgado at his Tour of Flanders debut bought an incredible fifth place
European time trial champion Josh Tarling bought a wonderful high 20 on the Tour of Flanders
Magnus Sheffield bought a superb sixth place on the Tour of Flanders
This fan offers a bloody thumbs up for De Ronde
Mathieu van der Poel received his third Tour of Flanders
MvdP driving solo on the Oude Kwaremont after dodging flying beer and a biking cap
High professional Baptiste Planckaert at Paris-Roubaix
One other high professional Yves Lampaert on the Tour of Flanders
A little bit of tradition with Édouard Manet on the Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille
World champion Lotte Kopecky received the Paris-Roubaix Femmes in an epic dash end
US champion Chloe Dygert and Lucinda Model on the Tour of Flanders Ladies
Tiesj Benoot bought a high 20 end after a late mechanical at Flanders
Newspapers the day after De Ronde
Cyclocross didn’t harm the Spring marketing campaign of this rider
Wout was actually missed on the Holy Week
A wonderful day on the Oude Kwaremont
Mads Pedersen battling on the Tour of Flanders
Revelation Laurence Pithie at Paris-Roubaix
And a very good seventh place at Flanders for Laurence Pithie
Lovely outdated Lille
Lewis Askey at Paris-Roubaix and received the 2018 Paris-Roubaix Juniors race
British champion Pfeiffer Georgi right here at Tour of Flanders Ladies and a very good podium at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Ashlin Barry bought seventh within the Paris-Roubaix Juniors and is the son of Michael and Dede Barry
The good Jered Gruber and his Nikon’s on the Tour of Flanders and wishing him all one of the best in his restoration from his harm incurred within the line of responsibility
Multi proficient Canadian cross champion Ava Holmgren in the beginning of the Scheldeprijs Ladies
Ava Holmgren in her WorldTour debut season had a later crash on the Scheldeprijs Ladies however fortunately escaped severe harm
Cedric Beullens slide out on a nook at Paris-Roubaix
2021 world junior champion Per Strand Hagenes right here on the Tour of Flanders
Harry Sweeny at Paris-Roubaix and has nice YouTube movies
My lame homage to the Untitled “Glass on a Aircraft” (1965-74) {photograph} by the legendary William Eggleston
Mathieu the Nice at Paris-Roubaix
Bonnie and Clyde on Air Canada
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