{"id":649225,"date":"2026-05-05T11:41:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649225\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:41:46","slug":"holy-week-2026-photo-gallery-more-from-flanders-roubaix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649225\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLY WEEK 2026 Photo Gallery: More From Flanders & Roubaix"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Thomson\u2019s Second Classic Photo Gallery: Following on from John\u2019s first \u2018Photo Gallery\u2019<\/a> from the 2026 Classics, our top photographer has sent through his second part of his Belgian\/French adventure taking in his look at culture, fashion and\u2026 cycling.<\/p>\n

*** You can see the full archive of John Thomson\u2019s photo galleries HERE<\/a>. ***<\/p>\n

John Thomson: \u201cThis is part two of my \u20182026 Holy Week Photo Gallery.\u2019 More Flanders, Roubaix and Scheldeprijs. Plus Captain Morgan, Jesus, Tom, Eddy, great teeth and a couple of French cinema icons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"John
Carrefour de L\u2019Arbre artsy shot<\/p>\n

\"John
Tadej Poga\u010dar and Wout van Aert on the Carrefour de L\u2019Arbre at Paris-Roubaix<\/p>\n

\"John
Despite a bit of lingering sickness Matthew Brennan had an epic lead-out for Wout at the Trou\u00e9e d\u2019Arenberg<\/p>\n

\"John
Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France<\/p>\n

\"John
Tibor Del Grosso had a very calm and cool wheel change for Mathieu in the Trou\u00e9e d\u2019Arenberg at Paris-Roubaix<\/p>\n

\"John
2023 British Champion Fred Wright on the Carrefour de l\u2019Arbre<\/p>\n

\"John
Captain Morgan and watching Pogi chase back on after the Shimano bike change<\/p>\n

\"John
Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot keeps an eye out for teammate Marianne Vos at the Paris-Roubaix Femmes<\/p>\n

\"John
A close 2nd place for Marianne Vos at the Paris-Roubaix Femmes<\/p>\n

\"John
Father Magnus won Paris-Roubaix in 2004. Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt getting 12th at the Paris-Roubaix Femmes<\/p>\n

\"John
Kasteel Donker is a Belgian Quadrupel beer at 11% ABV in moderation<\/p>\n

\"John
A nice top ten at the Paris-Roubaix Femmes for Arlenis Sierra<\/p>\n

\"John
A top 20 for Shirin Van Anrooij at the Paris-Roubaix Femmes<\/p>\n

\"John
Pfeiffer Georgi had a podium finish in 2024 at the Paris-Roubaix Femmes. Here getting a 14th place in 2026 <\/p>\n

\"John
Holy Week. \u201cCrucifixion\u201d (1557) by Pieter Pourbus at the Groeningemuseum Bruges<\/p>\n

\"John
A crash and some bad luck in Paris-Roubaix for 2026 Dwars door Vlaanderen winner Filippo Ganna<\/p>\n

\"John
2021 World Junior Champion Per Strand Hagenes at Paris-Roubaix<\/p>\n

\"John
Luke Lamperti at Paris-Roubaix<\/p>\n

\"John
Pink Paris glam<\/p>\n

\"John
2023 Canadian Road Race Champion Nickolas Zukowsky at Paris-Roubaix<\/p>\n

\"John
2022 winner Dylan van Baarle at Paris-Roubaix<\/p>\n

\"John
Pogi on his way to winning De Ronde<\/p>\n

\"John
Surprisingly I didn\u2019t gain any weight on my trip. Lots of walking and not to mention chasing down the thief who grabbed my backpack off the train in Belgium<\/p>\n

\"John
Eddy Merckx winning the 1969 Tour of Flanders. A scan from a November 2000 edition of French V\u00e9lo magazine. Photo: V\u00e9lo Sprint 2000\/L\u2019\u00c9quipe<\/p>\n

\"John
Remco will definitely maybe ride Paris-Roubaix in 2027. Here getting a great podium at his Ronde debut<\/p>\n

\"John
Paris gold glam<\/p>\n

\"John
Biniam Girmay on the Oude Kwaremont<\/p>\n

\"John
Alexis Renard on the Oude Kwaremont<\/p>\n

\"John
Pogi on the first time up the Oude Kwaremont<\/p>\n

\"John
Wout and Pogi on the Oude Kwaremont<\/p>\n

\"John
Paris glam<\/p>\n

\"John
Mike Teunissen and his cross skills got a nice top ten at Paris-Roubaix. Here on the Oude Kwaremont at the Tour of Flanders<\/p>\n

\"John
Samuel Leroux at the Tour of Flanders is known as a time trial specialist<\/p>\n

\"John
The best looking National Champs bike and kit. Sam Watson at the Tour of Flanders<\/p>\n

\"John
La Chouffe is an iconic Belgian Strong Golden Ale in moderation<\/p>\n

\"John
Sander Willems and Marwan Barhoumi at the Paris-Roubaix Juniors<\/p>\n

\"John
Four-legged Scheldeprijs fan<\/p>\n

\"John
Brit Henry Hobbs at the Paris-Roubaix Espoirs<\/p>\n

\"John
Not just winning the Paris-Roubaix Juniors but setting World records in junior speed skating. Thijs Wiersma on the Carrefour de L\u2019Arbre at the Paris-Roubaix Juniors<\/p>\n

\"John
Robin Brugier on the spare bike of Lucas Boniface (not in the race) at the Paris-Roubaix Juniors<\/p>\n

\"John
No Scheldeprijs for Arnaud De Lie but a debut at the Giro d\u2019Italia in May<\/p>\n

\"John
Tim Merlier wins the 114th Scheldeprijs from Pavel Bittner and Emilien Jeanni\u00e8re<\/p>\n

\"John
A third consecutive win for Tim Merlier at the Scheldeprijs and the 100th time the race has finished in the municipality of Schoten<\/p>\n

\"John
Belgium and European arm bands for Tim Merlier and a sprinter\u2019s World Championship in Abu Dhabi in 2028!<\/p>\n

\"John
Merlier in the papers. Photos: Gazet van Antwerpen\/Het Laatste Nieuws<\/p>\n

\"John
Tim Merlier said he relied a bit on his cross skills to avoid the crash that brought down Dylan Groenewegen in the Scheldeprijs<\/p>\n

\"John
Daniel Willems won the 1979 Grand Prix Scheldt in Schoten. A scan from a September 1979 edition of International Cycle Sport<\/p>\n

\"John
September 1979 International Cycle Sport Magazine with Francesco Moser winning a stage of the Giro d\u2019Italia<\/p>\n

\"John
Tommeke won the Scheldeprijs in 2004 and 2006. Here in 2016<\/p>\n

\"John
Scheldeprijs Women in Schoten<\/p>\n

\"John
A tough crash in the Scheldeprijs Women for Australian Champion Mackenzie Coupland. Here at the sign on in Schoten<\/p>\n

\"John
H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Hesters posing with a young fan at the Scheldeprijs sign on<\/p>\n

\"John
Charlotte kindly pausing for a photo at the Scheldeprijs sign on<\/p>\n

\"John
Charlotte Kool winning the Scheldeprijs Women from Nienke Veenhoven and Elisa Balsamo<\/p>\n

\"John
Midweek glam at the Scheldeprijs<\/p>\n

\"John
Elisa Balsamo at the Scheldeprijs showing her family\/friends her great teeth. She required extensive treatment and surgery after her crash on the opening stage of the RideLondon Classique in 2024<\/p>\n

\"John
A podium finish for last year\u2019s winner Elisa Balsamo<\/p>\n

\"John
A tough crash for Marga L\u00f3pez at the Scheldeprijs Women<\/p>\n

\"John
Lots of fans and lots of sun in Schoten for the 114th Scheldeprijs<\/p>\n

\"John
A top classics season for Demi Vollering here on the Oude Kwaremont<\/p>\n

\"John
\u201cLittle Jeanne\u201d (1908) by painter Jules Pascin, who was also known as the \u201cPrince of Montparnasse,\u201d at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp<\/p>\n

\"John
Jean Stablinski won the 1962 World Road Championships and the 1958 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a. A scan (with Google translate) from an October 1965 edition of Miroir du Cyclisme<\/p>\n

\"John
French cycling legend Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot getting her 2nd consecutive 2nd place at the Tour of Flanders Femmes<\/p>\n

\"John
Jean Gabin in the classic French crime drama \u201cTouchez pas au Grisbi\u201d (1954). A DVD in a shop in Lille<\/p>\n

\"John
I will never not watch Luis Bu\u00f1uel\u2019s \u201cBelle de Jour\u201d (1967) if it is playing on a 7 hour flight<\/p>\n

\"John
Catherine \u00e0 Paris. At Celine at Paris Fashion Week in 2019<\/p>\n

*** Stay PEZ for John Thomson\u2019s next BIG Pelopics \u2018Photo Gallery\u2019. ***<\/p>\n


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