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101st Paris-Roubaix - CDM
France, April 13, 2003
Photography
Training on the parcours, April 10-11
Pre race presentations, April 12
Race Day, April 13
Race Day, April 13
Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews
- Max Sciandri (Lampre) rolls up to the start
- Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) has recovered from his run-in with the photographers at Gent-Wevelgem
- Daniele Bennati sits with his Specialized Roubaix
- Wilfried Cretskens and Johan Museeuw arrive at the sign-in in Compiegne
- Servais Knaven (l) and Tristan Hoffman compare tire pressure
- And they're off... the peloton rolls out of Compiegne
- Pavel Padrnos (US Postal) exits secteur pave 23 at Saint-Python
- Vicente Garcia Acosta (iBanesto.com) was the first to exit the Arenberg Forest
- Vicente Garcia Acosta (iBanesto.com) finds the smooth pavement after the forest
- Tom Steels (Landbouwkrediet) has seen better days at Paris-Roubaix
- Dario Pieri (Saeco) leads Johan Museeuw out of the Arenberg Forest
- Andrea Tafi (CSC) leads Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) into Orchies
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) had a fantastic Sunday in hell
- The turn into the pave at Orchies was to be taken with some caution
- Blue skies and plenty of dust
- The lead trio of Van Petegem, Ekimov, and Pieri enter the Roubaix velodrome
- Pieri leads with a lap to go as Van Petegem keeps an eye on Ekimov
- Andrea Tafi (CSC) inside the velodrome
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) feels the effects of 261km
- Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) explains how things didn't go quite right
- Marc Wauters (Rabobank) sits down to discuss the race
- Young Nicolas Portal seeks comfort on the infield grass
- Johan Museeuw looked for a quick exit
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) ponders what might have been
Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling
- World Cup leader Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) at the start in Compiegne
- Johan Museeuw (Quick.Step-Davitamon) shakes hands with race director Jean-Marie Leblanc
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon) will be a valuable ally for Museeuw today
- Servais Knaven (Quick.Step-Davitamon) looking happy, with good form at the moment
- A well oiled Frank Vandenbroucke (Quick.Step) gets ready to go
- Davide Bramati (Quick.Step-Davitamon) leads Tony Cruz (USPS-Berry Floor) at the end of the Arenberg Forest
- Johan Museeuw (Quick.Step-Davitamon) leads Peter Van Petegem and Romans Vainsteins at the exit of the Arenberg Forest
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) crosses the line to win the 101st Paris-Roubaix
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) lifts the Paris-Roubaix cobblestone trophy as high as it will go
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) congratulates third placed Viatcheslav Ekimov on the podium
And more of the bikes...
- This Alessio De Rosa will be used by Angelo Furlan today
- Filip Meirhaeghe's Specialized Roubaix sits ready and waiting at the start
- The Domina Vacanze Specialized helmets are well camoflauged against the riders' jerseys
- A very compact Scott for Samuel Dumoulin (Jean Delatour)
- The Scott machine belonging to Frédéric Finot (Jean Delatour)
- The Phonak BMC bike belonging to Roger Beuchat
- Look It's Stephane Auge's Credit Agricole bike
- Lampre's Zbigniew Spruch's Wilier Triestina ready for action
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) leads Dario Pieri (Saeco) on a section of cobbles
- Dario Pieri (Saeco) drops Rolf Aldag on the cobbles
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) crosses the line to win the 101st Paris-Roubaix in front of Dario Pieri and Viatcheslav Ekimov
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) raises his arms as he wins
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) celebrates victory
- The podium (L to R): Viatcheslav Ekimov (USPS, 3rd), Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo, 1st) and Dario Pieri (Saeco, 2nd)
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) is strong enough to hold the cobblestone trophy in one hand
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) with the Paris-Roubaix cobblestone trophy
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) stands tall in his World Cup jersey
Additional images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Johan Museeuw (Quick.Step-Davitamon) had his share of bad luck, but the Lion of Flanders also didn't have super legs today.
- The treacherous nature of the pavé requires some deft bike handling.
- Andrea Tafi (CSC) leads Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal-Berry Floor) through a narrow section of dirt road.
- Johan Museeuw (Quick.Step-Davitamon) leads a 20-strong chase group to the seven leaders.
- World Cup leader Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) asserted his authority on the cobbles of Roubaix, dominating the "Hell of the North".
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) leads Daniele Nardello (Team Telekom) in one of the final sections of pavé.
- Andrea Tafi (CSC) and Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal-Berry Floor) in full flight.
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal-Berry Floor) takes a flyer, but not for long - the cunning Russian is soon caught by Peter van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) and Dario Pieri (Saeco).
- At 8km to go, Daniele Nardello (Team Telekom) punctures his front wheel, and has to chase hard to get back up to the group containing Marc Wauters (Rabobank) and Romans Vainsteins (Sidermec).
- Serguei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) was with the group containing Van Petegem, but had to let go due to the relentless pace.
- The fierce pace set by Andrea Tafi (CSC) in the race's closing stages may well have cost the Tuscan a podium finish in Roubaix.
- Fabio Baldato (Alessio) leads a smaller group containing Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole), both riders finishing around two minutes behind winner Peter Van Petegem.
- In the Roubaix velodrome, Van Petegem lay second wheel, with Pieri in front at the top of the banking.
Images by Luc Claessen/www.actiefotos.be
- Kai Hundertmark (Telekom) was one of just 63 finishers - 2/3 of the field DNFed
- Tom Steels (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) was one of many DNFs on this dusty day
- Despite chasing hard Johan Museeuw never made it back from his puncture
- Tom Boonen was disappointed with his result, but he probably has 15 more chances...
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) rode a solid race to a top 20 finish
- Peter Van Petegem safely nestled in a small group
- Peter Van Petegem rode with head and heart to take the win
- Johan Museeuw just not having the best day
- Servais Knaven was the top finisher of the usually dominant Quick.Step team
- Danielle Nardello on his way to a creditable 8th and 9th with team-mate Rudi Aldag
- Danielle Nardello was up with Van Petegem in the later stages, but almost nobody could hold the Flying Belgian
- Andrea Tafi was second of three Italians in the top 10 - the weather must have suited!
- Stuart O'Grady finished top 20 in another confident classics ride for the Australian champion
- Dario Pieri was no match for Van Petegem's velodrom experience in the finale
Pre race presentations, April 12
Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews.com
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) will be one of the riders to watch tomorrow
- Andrea Tafi's bike for tomorrow is a steel SuperProdigy Cervelo
- Bjarne Riis (CSC team manager) decides golf is the best preparation for Paris-Roubaix
- The Cofidis team will be using Vittoria Special pavé tubulars tomorrow
- A Cofidis mechanic check's Janek Tombak's Decathlon
- Johan Museeuw's Time machine which he hopes will carry him at warp speed to Roubaix
- Johan Museeuw's Time before it is subject to extreme punishment
- Now what would happen... if we switched the numbers?
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon)'s Time bike, with longer top tube and more fork rake
Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) is Lotto-Domo's clear team leader tomorrow
- Andrea Tafi (CSC) is clear about what he wants to do: attack!
- Bjarne Riis (CSC team manager) explains the team strategy at the CSC press conference
- Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2r) salutes the crowd at the team presentation in Compiegne
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) salutes the crowd at the team presentation in Compiegne
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) is an outside chance at the podium chance after his ride in the Ronde last week
- The Cofidis Paris-Roubaix bikes will be equipped with centre-pull brakes, among other special P-R modifications
A comparison between the two types of Time bikes that will be used in Paris-Roubaix: One is a standard model, and the other is a modified version with more clearance.
- Frank Vandenbroucke's Time VX Pro bike sits ready and waiting
- The standard Time VX Pro has normal tight wishbone seatstays
- The Time VX Pro Roubaix has wider seat stays for more mud clearance
- The standard Time VX Pro has normal clearance between the front tyre and fork
- The Time VX Pro Roubaix has an extra 1 cm of clearance between the front tyre and fork
- The standard Time VX Pro has a tight wheelbase
- The Time VX Pro Roubaix has an extra 2 cm wheelbase
Training on the parcours, April 10-11
Images by AFP Photo
- Johan Museeuw (Quick.Step-Davitamon) trains on the cobbles near Orchies on Friday, April 11
- The Quick.Step-Davitamon team trains through the Arenberg Forest on Friday, April 11 in preparation for Paris-Roubaix
- Philippe Gaumont (Cofidis) trains on the Wallers section of cobbles on the Thursday prior to Paris-Roubaix
- Cofidis riders train on the Wallers section of cobbles on the Thursday prior to Paris-Roubaix
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