Particular photograph gallery: As promised, after John Thomson’s first 2025 photograph gallery round-up, right here is an element two of his choice of pics from his huge file of recollections. As all the time, it is a very different plethora of John’s views from the biking and the style world.
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John Thomson: “That is Half Two of my 2025 Finish Of Yr Photograph Gallery. Extra chrono, cobbles, cross, couture and the Cannibal. And in celebration of his eightieth yr, some scans from my journal assortment of epic covers of Eddy Merckx on the Tour de France.”
A tricky crash on the Giro however nice finish of season wins on the Chrono des Nations and Observe World Championships for Josh Tarling. Right here for Nice Britain on the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Superior Luis Ocaña profitable the 1971 Grand Prix des Nations. Photograph: L’Equipe Cyclisme
Tadej Pogačar profitable the 2024 Good TT on the Tour de France
In 1955 Jacques Anquetil was certainly the most effective time trialist. Photograph: Jean Jaffre/Miroir-Dash
Julie De Wilde right here on the 2025 UEC European TT Championships and winner of the 2025 GP Oetingen in Belgium
Pogi has a win in Paris-Roubaix on his to-do record
Rosalieke Fuchs for Lanvin
As of this writing we’re eagerly awaiting his cross schedule. Wout on the Carrefour de l’Arbre on the 2025 Paris-Roubaix
Dylan Groenewegen will journey for Unibet Tietema Rockets in 2026. Right here in Good on the 2024 Tour de France
Valery Kaufman at Giambattista Valli
Rebecca Koerner for Denmark on the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Lotte Kopecky had an epic win at Flanders after which battled with an damage later within the yr. Right here as World Champion on the Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2025
Meredith Duxbury at Mugler
The 2025 European Time Trial Championships in Guilherand-Granges
Lovely Guilherand-Granges within the Ardèche division in southern France
Lady carrying her do-it-yourself cat masks in Guilherand-Granges
A number of Canadian champion Alison Jackson will journey for the French group St Michel-Choice Dwelling-Auber93 in 2026. Right here on the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Satan’s coach horse beetle in a Paris gutter
French time trial champion Cédrine Kerbaol on the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Rylea Beth at Elie Saab
A number of group pursuit World Champion on the monitor for Denmark and third right here within the TT on the 2025 UEC European Championships. Niklas Larsen will journey for Unibet Tietema Rockets in 2026
Bruno Armirail obtained a prime ten for France within the TT on the 2025 UEC European Championships and can journey for Visma-Lease a Bike in 2026
The protest at Palais de Tokyo throughout PFW was truly fairly civilized. The protesters have been singing songs and the riot police stored them shifting alongside. Apart from this one man who ran round and made the police chase him. And I wish to thank him for this motion shot
Mathieu driving with a puncture simply earlier than his bike change on the Carrefour de l’Arbre on the 2025 Paris-Roubaix
Raymond Poulidor obtained 2nd to Herman van Springel on the 1969 Grand Prix des Nations time trial. Photograph: Miroir du Cyclisme
As of this writing we’re eagerly awaiting the cross calendar of MvdP. However as of this writing, the TV crosses have been very thrilling to look at
Sofi Damzina for Elie Saab
Matthias Schwarzbacher for UAE Staff Emirates Gen Z driving to a sixth place end on the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Espoirs
Matthias Schwarzbacher for Slovakia simply missed the highest ten on the 2025 U23 UEC European TT Championships
Alena Mills at Mugler
Olympic medals, World Championships and a Tour de France victory. A legend calls time on an awesome profession. Geraint Thomas on the GP Quebec in 2016
Geraint Thomas on the Strade Bianche in 2019
Alesya for Weinsanto
Geraint Thomas with Marc Soler and the Welsh followers on Col d’Èze on the 2024 Tour de France TT in Good
His last Tour de France within the lovely Montmartre rain
Xiaorui Li for Akris
Arnaud Demare is looking time on an awesome professional profession. Right here as French champion on the 2018 Paris-Roubaix
And within the Montmartre rain for his last Tour de France in 2025 and the unlucky finish to the Arkéa-B&B Lodges group
Miu Miu glam on the Palais d’léna
Héctor Álvarez obtained a seventh place end for Spain on the 2025 U23 UEC European TT Championships and rides for the Lidl-Trek Future Racing group
Not a lot cross driving recently for Quinten Hermans, however prime rides on the street and gravel in 2025. And on to Q36.5 Professional Biking Staff in 2026. Right here on the Wasslandcross in 2019
Karyna Maziar for Rabanne
In honor of his eightieth yr, listed below are some scanned covers of the Cannibal at La Grande Boucle. Pictured right here on the 1969 Tour on the duvet of a 1970 TV information
He received the 1970 Tour. Photograph: L’Equipe Cyclisme
One other shot from 1970. Photograph: Miroir du Cyclisme
He battled Ocaña for the win in 1971. Photograph: L’Equipe Cyclisme
Ocaña needed to abandon within the 1972 Tour with Merckx getting the win. Photograph: L’Equipe Cyclisme
His last Tour de France victory got here in 1974
A sure Slovenian could also be becoming a member of the 5-time Tour de France winners membership in 2026
Luca Vierstraete for Belgium obtained third on the 2025 U23 UEC European TT Championships
Ukrainian mannequin Vira Boshkova for Burç Akyol at PFW
Seth Dunwoody for Eire on the 2025 U23 UEC European TT Championships
2020 Olympic champion within the street race, Anna Kiesenhofer on the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Emma Watson at Miu Miu
Prime crosser Lars van der Haar has introduced he’ll retire on the finish of this season. Right here as Dutch champion in Herentals 2023
Oier Lazkano has been provisionally suspended by the UCI as a consequence of “unexplained anomalies” in his organic passport. Right here on the 2024 Tour of Flanders
Cat on a Scorching Tin Roof (1958) in flight
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