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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