Holy Week PeloPics: Ace photographer, John Thomson, had a busy Easter chasing and shooting the Classics: Flanders, Roubaix and the Scheldeprijs. As always, John shows us a different view with his unique angle of pro cycling’s Holy Week.
*** You can see more of John Thomson’s photo galleries HERE. ***
John Thomson: “This is my “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Holy Week Photo Gallery”. It includes shots from the Oude Kwaremont at the Tour of Flanders, the Scheldeprijs and the Carrefour de l’Arbre at Paris Roubaix. The good performances, the bad rider injuries and a bit of ugly fan behaviour. Plus some other shots from the amazing Holy Week.”
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good. Mathieu was very good
The Bad. No Wout at Holy Week was bad news for all cycling fans
And the Ugly. Mathieu was spat at and had beer tossed at him and this Italian fan had an almost full can of beer thrown at his face. The vast majority of fans were friendly and in a good mood and showed support for all the riders. But there were also a few boorish fans and drunken idiots
Another strong podium place for Jasper Philipsen at Paris-Roubaix
World champion Lotte Kopecky walked the Koppenberg but had an epic battle back for fifth place at the Tour of Flanders Women
World junior champion Albert Withen Philipsen just missed the podium at the Paris-Roubaix Juniors
Maybe due to some interesting track riding by the eventual top 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 in the top 20 in their debuts at Paris-Roubaix
The great Alexander Kristoff at Paris-Roubaix
Place table candle behind beer. Take picture of beer. Drink said beer
An epic 3rd place for Mads Pedersen at Paris-Roubaix
Mathieu on his Canyon at Paris-Roubaix
Mathieu on the cover. Photo: Bernard Papon/L’Équipe
Lorena Wiebes won the Scheldeprijs Women and pictured here getting a top 10 at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Tim Merlier winning the Scheldeprijs from Philipsen and Groenewegen
Tim Merlier starting to celebrate at the Scheldeprijs
Historic Lille
Elisa Longo Borghini won the 21st edition of the Tour of Flanders Women
Super talent Puck Pieterse got 6th at the Tour of Flanders Women
Cycling fans coming off the Oude Kwaremont
Shirin van Anrooij rode strongly for her winning team mate at the Tour of Flanders Women and finished on the podium herself
European champion Mischa Bredewold in the rain at the Tour of Flanders Women
Smoky flair on the Oude Kwaremont
Julian Alaphilippe at the Tour of Flanders riding with a small fracture in his fibula from a crash at Strade Bianche
Gianni Vermeersch rode very strongly for his team at Paris-Roubaix
Spanish champion Oier Lazkano at the Tour of Flanders
18-year-old American AJ August at his Paris-Roubaix debut as the youngest rider in the race
Motobecane in Baisieux
20-year-old Portuguese talent António Morgado at his Tour of Flanders debut got an amazing 5th place
European time trial champion Josh Tarling got a fine top 20 at the Tour of Flanders
Magnus Sheffield got an excellent 6th place at the Tour of Flanders
This fan gives a bloody thumbs up for De Ronde
Mathieu van der Poel won his 3rd Tour of Flanders
MvdP riding solo on the Oude Kwaremont after dodging flying beer and a cycling cap
Top pro Baptiste Planckaert at Paris-Roubaix
Another top pro Yves Lampaert at the Tour of Flanders
A bit of culture with Édouard Manet at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille
World champion Lotte Kopecky won the Paris-Roubaix Femmes in an epic sprint finish
US champion Chloe Dygert and Lucinda Brand at the Tour of Flanders Women
Tiesj Benoot got a top 20 finish after a late mechanical at Flanders
Newspapers the day after De Ronde
Cyclocross didn’t hurt the Spring campaign of this rider
Wout was really missed at the Holy Week
A fine day on the Oude Kwaremont
Mads Pedersen battling at the Tour of Flanders
Revelation Laurence Pithie at Paris-Roubaix
And an excellent 7th place at Flanders for Laurence Pithie
Beautiful old Lille
Lewis Askey at Paris-Roubaix and won the 2018 Paris-Roubaix Juniors race
British champion Pfeiffer Georgi here at Tour of Flanders Women and an excellent podium at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Ashlin Barry got 7th in the Paris-Roubaix Juniors and is the son of Michael and Dede Barry
The great Jered Gruber and his Nikon’s at the Tour of Flanders and wishing him all the best in his recovery from his injury incurred in the line of duty
Multi talented Canadian cross champion Ava Holmgren at the start of the Scheldeprijs Women
Ava Holmgren in her WorldTour debut season had a later crash at the Scheldeprijs Women but luckily escaped serious injury
Cedric Beullens slide out on a corner at Paris-Roubaix
2021 world junior champion Per Strand Hagenes here at the Tour of Flanders
Harry Sweeny at Paris-Roubaix and has great YouTube videos
My lame homage to the Untitled “Glass on a Plane” (1965-74) photograph by the legendary William Eggleston
Mathieu the Great at Paris-Roubaix
Bonnie and Clyde on Air Canada
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