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100th Paris-Roubaix - CDM
France, April 14, 2002
Images of the 99th Paris-Roubaix, April 15, 2001
The Hell of the North
The following photos are courtesy of Fotoreporter Sirotti:
- George Hincapie, Johan Museeuw and Servais Knaven - look like creatures from another planet
- Servais Knaven (Domo) - rides in the muck.
- Ludo Dierckxsens, Romans Vainsteins and Nico Mattan -churn away
- Johan Museeuw (Domo) - grits his teeth as he chases back on
- Wilfried Peeters (Domo) - during his impressive solo break
- Dario Pieri (Saeco) - struggled, but finished well
- Max Sciandri (Lampre) - leading Dario Pieri on a dry section
- Servais Knaven (Domo) - crosses the finish line in the Roubaix velodrome
- Servais Knaven (Domo) - raises the cobblestone trophy
- The podium - Johan Musueew, Servais Knaven and Romans Vainsteins
- Franco Ballerini (Mapei) - leads Jans Koerts (Mercury) in the mud bath.
- "Merci Roubaix" - Franco Ballerini finishes his career
- Franco Ballerini - Mud spattered but proud
AFP and cyclingnews photos.
- Franco Ballerini (Mapei-Quick Step) - with his son, talks to Daniel Mangeas
- Ludo Diercxksens (Lampre) - grins before the start
- George Hincapie (USPS) - gets ready for another Paris-Roubaix
- Peter van Petegem (Mercury) - wearing his peril-sensitive sunglasses
- Frank Hoj's - Team Coast Colnago
- Andrei Tchmil's - Lotto GT bike
- An Ag2R mechanic - adjusts one of the team bikes
- Team Domo's Eddy Merckx battalion ready to go
- Johan Museeuw's Eddy Merckx - all clean and shiny
- Johan's secret weapon - a Grifo tubular 'cross tire
- Credit Agricole's - LOOK bikes with front shocks.
- The Gendarmes BMW lineup - before the start
- The start - in Compiegne was wet
- Cobbles and mud - this is the Hell of the North.
- Sylvain Chavanel (Bonjour) - leads the break at Saulzoir
- Chris Peers and Philippe Gaumont (Cofidis) - lead the charge at Saulzoir
- Andrei Tchmil (Lotto) - was in the fourth group at Saulzoir
- Telekom's Erik Zabel - rides behind a teammate at Saulzoir
- A motorbike marshal - on one of the cobbled sections
- Belgian fans - were in evidence at Haspres (km 144)
- Belgian great Johan Museeuw - negotiates a section of slippery cobbles
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) - leads Ludo Dierckxsens (Lampre) at Haspres
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) and Ludo Dierxckxsens - in Haspres
- Andrea Tafi (Mapei) and Frank Hoj (Coast) - at Haspres
- Andrea Tafi, Frank Hoj and Franco Ballerini - chase through Haspres
- A St Quentin rider - suffering at Haspres
- Rolf Sorensen (CSC-Worldonline) - leads Johan Museeuw at the exit of the Arenberg Forest
- Chris Peers (Cofidis) and Ludo Diercxksens (Lampre) - in Arenberg Forest
- Ludo Diercxksens (Lampre) - stops to change a wheel after Arenberg
- Steffen Wesemann (Telekom) - exits the Arenberg Forest
- Andrei Tchmil (Lotto) - emerged from the Arenberg Forest unscathed
- George Hincapie - battles through the Arenberg Forest
- Philippe Gaumont (Cofidis) - on the pavé at Haussy
- Servais Knaven (Domo) - leads Wilfried Peeters between the puddles and the mud
- Four riders - pass through the slick, slippery pavé of Orchie
- Malte Urban (Coast) - attempts to fix his bike
- Romans Vainsteins (Domo) - doing a very good impression of a man who doesn't like pavé
- Johan Museeuw - is under there somewhere
- Johan Museeuw - leads Servais Knaven through a section of pavé
- Servais Knaven - is cheered on by the fans as he passes
- Servais Knaven - on his way to the finish, determined and filthy.
- Servais Knaven (Domo) - entering the Roubaix velodrome
- Servais Knaven - almost unable to believe that he's won
- Servais Knaven - grins through the muck as realisation dawns
- Servais Knaven - raises his arms as he crosses the line
- Servais Knaven - is helped from his bike by Domo soigneur, Dirk Nachtergaele.
- Domo's podium trio - Johan Museeuw, Servais Knaven and Romans Vainsteins.
- The podium - Johan Musueew, Servais Knaven and Romans Vainsteins
- Servais Knaven - justifiably ecstatic on the podium
- Servais Knaven - kissing cycling's most prestigious one-day trophy
- Servais Knaven - wipes away a tear
- Romans Vainsteins - acknowledges the crowd after pulling on the jersey of World Cup leader
- LeMond - Le Mud!
- Colnago - Stronger than dirt!
- Team Telekom's Pinarellos - looking far too clean post-race
- Domo Soigneur Dirk Nachtergaele - with DS Mark Sergeant
- More mud! - Council workers spread out the slippery substances
- Cofidis prepare - French riders familiarise themselves
- Rabobank get dirty - A trio of Rabobank riders negotiate a slippery section
- Gaumont enjoying himself - Philippe Gaumont of Cofidis
- Credit Agricole - The parcours is unmistakeable
- A nice
bend - A solo Rabobank rider slides through
- Franco Ballerini (Mapei-Quick Step) - speaks about his cobbled swansong
- Fabio Baldato (Fassa Bortolo) - is a dark horse for P-R
- Gianluca Bortolami (Tacconi Sport) - was nervous about the race
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (USPS) - knows this race like the back of his hand
- George Hincapie (USPS) - looking cool and collected under pressure
- Ludo Dierckxsens (Lampre-Daikin) - was his usual smiling self
- Chris Peers (Cofidis) - is in excellent form so far this season
- Wilfried Peeters (Domo-Farm Frites) - it's a big race for him
- Andre Tafi (Mapei-Quick Step) - knows he can win
- Andrei Tchmil (Lotto-Adecco) - was quiet and measured as always
- Leon van Bon (Mercury-Viatel) - looking for another good result
- Three legends get together - Sean Kelly, Adrie van der Poel and Greg Lemond
- The petit Paris-Roubaix press centre - seriously
- Cyclingnews.com
press car - It should get us over the cobbles tomorrow...
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