This Sunday sees top-of-the-line one-day Classics of the biking season – De Ronde van Vlaanderen. The Tour of Flanders has thrown up many iconic pictures over its 107 editions, so you possibly can think about how troublesome it’s to decide on the very best photographs from the Cor Vos archive of over fifty years.
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The climbs of the Koppenberg and the Muur van Geraardsbergen/Kappelmuur have often been decisive within the Flemish race, however they’ve all the time thrown up some pleasure, though much less now that they’re additional away from the end. Here’s a number of photographs from the ‘hellingen’ from the 70s, 80s and as much as final yr.
Fashionable wanting wheels on the roofrack of that Peugeot 404
This technique to hell!
An in depth have a look at the torture
Chaos on the Koppenberg
Eddy Merckx went solo early in 1977, however was caught and dropped by Roger De Vlaeminck and World champion Freddy Maertens
Herman van Springel was compelled to run up the Koppenberg in 1977 – The seven time winner of Bordeaux-Paris by no means received de Ronde
Two time Flanders winner, Jan Raas, was offended with a photographer on the Koppenberg in 1985 and so he punched him
Ferdi Van Den Haute wanted police assist when he crashed
Rider, workforce supervisor, journalist and TV commentator, the late Paul Sherwen hit the Koppenberg cobbles
Double World pursuit champion Alain Bondue was compelled to stroll with Hennie Kuiper on the Koppenberg
The rear view of the Koppenberg fallen in 1979
Kuiper once more in 1981 with German Nationwide champion Gregor Braun
Jasper Skibby crashed on the Koppenberg and was then run over by the race director
Generally it’s sooner working than driving
The cyclo-cross remount by BMC’s Karsten Kroon
A time out for the 2CV
Etienne De Wilde was a robust and profitable rider on the street and monitor in his 20 yr professional profession – A winner of Het Volk, however by no means the Tour of Flanders
Typical Belgian climate on the Geraardsbergen
Luc Colijn and Eric Vanderaerden bought a detailed have a look at the cobbles of the Muur
Sean Kelly main Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke – Neither of them received Flanders
Kelly with Eric Vanderaerden – The Belgian received in 1985, Kelly was 2nd thrice and as soon as 4th
Peter Van Petegem and Franco Ballerini – Two wins for Van Petegem, none for Ballerini, however the Italian did win in Roubaix twice
Eddy van Hooydonck made his transfer on the Bosberg – Twice 1989 and 1991
Can’t get misplaced
It doesn’t need to rain to make a tough day in Flanders.
The ability of Peter Sagan was an excessive amount of in 2016
Philippe Gilbert, the Belgian champ does it in 2017
One other yr, one other Ronde 2018
Terpstra solo to the end
All the celebs within the chase behind the Dutchman – Vanmarcke, Van Avermaet, and Gilbert
Terpstra’s final huge win with Deceuninck – Fast-Step
The Flemish love De Ronde
Van der Poel was eager, however…
Assault from Alberto Bettiol
Bettiol took the large win in 2019
Van der Poel, Van Aert and Alaphilippe away for the win in 2020
NO!
Simply when it seemed like we’d have the highest three riders of the second battle for the victory, Alaphilippe hit the again of a motorcycle
After which there have been two
Collectively to the dash
The Monument win for Van der Poel
Better of enemies on the street
Windmills will not be only for Holland
Assault from the World champion
The successful break
Asgreen and Van der Poel making the successful transfer
The large win for the Danish champion
Behind the rostrum: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroën) and Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck – Fast-Step)
The actual biking World chamionships – In Flanders
The sky was darkish, however the followers wouldn’t miss De Ronde for something
It could actually solely be Flanders
Benoot was on type in 2022, he appears good for 2024 too
The 2 primary males in 2022 – Pogačar and Van der Poel
Pogačar wasn’t pleased with last dash
Flanders No.2 for Van der Poel in 2022
The 2022 Flanders begin in Brugge was in style
UAE Staff Emirates have been out for the win
Canada’s Hugo Houle made it into the early break
The BIG three – Pogačar, Van der Poel and Van Aert
Wout van Aert was in hassle, however he received’t be there this Sunday
Pogačar beginning his bid for the win
Slovenian revenge for that dash in 2022
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