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104th Paris-Roubaix - PT
France, April 9, 2006
Photography
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Images by AFP Photo/Franck Fife
- Tom Boonen with Ballan and Flecha after being delayed by a train crossing with 10km to go. Hoste, Van Petegem and Gussev went through and were disqualified.
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) takes the biggest win of his career
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) wins the 104th Paris-Roubaix
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) celebrates his win
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) savours victory
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) after winning Paris-Roubaix
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) surrounded by CSC staff
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) is congratulated by team director Scott Sunderland in the velodrome
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) is congratulated by team director Scott Sunderland in the velodrome
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- The start in Compiegne
- The peloton in action on a section of cobbles
- The bunch passes over one section of cobbles
- The colours of the peloton through the green fields
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) in action
- Powering away through the spectators
- Anyone got a bike?
- George Hincapie (Discovery) looking good
- Klier with Cooke and Franzoi
- Schreck leads Portal, Posthuma and Konyshev
- On a downhill sector of cobbles
- A long line across the cobbles
- Quick.Step on the front
- Dust and cobbles
- Here comes the pack
- The crowd is ready at the La Forêt d'Arenberg
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) in the Forest
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) leads the way as the break splits from the bunch
- An amazing scene in the La Forêt d'Arenberg
- George Hincapie (Discovery) powers through Arenberg
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) through Arenberg
- Leif Hoste (Discovery) exits Arenberg
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) and Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) all smiles
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) leads the peloton
- A very scenic view of the bunch
- Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) attacks the cobbles with Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Fabian Cancellara (CSC) on his wheel
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Fabian Cancellara (CSC) in the break
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon Lotto) leads Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank)
- George Hincapie (Discovery) doesn't have much luck at all today
- A distraught George Hincapie (Discovery) also looks to be in pain
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) rides the gutter along this section of cobbles
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) leads Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Fabian Cancellara (CSC) around a corner on the cobbles
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon Lotto) leads a chase group of three in the final part of the race
- George Hincapie (Discovery) before a broken fork put him out of the race
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) concentrates hard as he leads the group on the cobbles
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) looked comfortable on the cobbles
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) bridges to Vladimir Gusev (Discovery)
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) makes his solo move
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) worked hard all day
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) drives for home on the velodrome
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) gets one lap to go
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) looked so smooth till the end
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) rides his final lap to victory
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) was able to celebrate his win for some time
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) sends a kiss to everyone
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) looks exhaustedly happy
- Gusev, Van Petegem and Hoste circle the track
- Gusev leads out with Van Petegem following
- Flecha, Boonen and Ballan get ready for their sprint
- A sprint for second place that turned out to be for nothing
- Boonen gets ready to pounce
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) sprints for 5th, which ends up being second
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto) after finishing third
- The bunch on the track
- Not far to go for these riders
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) surrounded
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) surrounded by the media
- A very emotional Fabian Cancellara (CSC)
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) after a tough race
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) can't keep the grin off his face
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) smiles to the crowd
- Tom Boonen with Freddy Maertens
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) atop the podium
- Just don't drop it
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) lifts the stone
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) thinks this will go well on the mantlepiece
Images by Régis Garnier/www.velofotopro.com
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon Lotto)
- Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) at the start hopes to make a good race.
- It's the first participation for Benoit Sinner (Agritubel)
- Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone)
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) controls his bike
- The big fans of Marcus Burghardt are on the start in Compiègne.
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
- Servais Knaven (Quick Step-Innergetic) ex-winner of Paris-Roubaix
- Frédéric Guesdon (Française des Jeux) was one of the french hopes for this race.
- Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile Team)
- The AG2R team on the start
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) is the big star of the day
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) answers the press
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) for a second win???
Images by Brecht Decaluwé/Cyclingnews.com
- Cancellara arriving in the Vélodrome
- Cancellara enjoys the applause
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) had time to enjoy his last lap
- Van Petegem, Gusev and Hoste get ready for their sprint
- Flecha, Boonen and Ballan riding their last lap
- Gusev had a great race but got disqualified
- Hoste was very disappointed about the disqualification
- Lars Michaelsen did a great job in support for Fabian Cancellara
- Aart Vierhouten finished 16th, his best result ever
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) on stage and on screen
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) is very happy
- The showers in Roubaix
- Bernhard Eisel (FDJ) wipes away the dust
- Bernhard Eisel (FDJ) enjoys the shower
- Christophe Agnolutto (Agritubel) had seen dust
- Jimmy Casper (Cofidis) needs a shower
- Paul Martens (Skil-Shimano) could use some washing up
- Lars Michaelsen (CSC) getting ready for a shower, Aart Vierhouten is ready
- The UCI officials don't listen to Davitamon's complaints (Coucke and Sergeant)
Images by Hedwig Kröner/Cyclingnews.com
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon Lotto) after learning of his DQ
- Bernhard Eisel (FDJ) towels down
- Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile Team) comes around the bend
- Lars Michaelsen (CSC) played an important role
- JP Nazon (AG2R) recovering
- Allan Johansen (CSC) shows the grime of Roubaix
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) interviewed post-race
Images by Junko & Miwako Sasaki
- Dutch Skil Shimano at the presentation of Paris-Roubaix in Compiegne, with the first Japanese rider Masahiro Shinagawa.
- Daniel Mangeas introduces Masahiro Shinagawa (Skil Shimano) at the sign on
- Masahiro Shinagawa (Skil Shimano) is interviewed by an AFP journalist before the start.
- Jacky Durand: 'Is he the first Japanese rider in Paris-Roubaix?'
- Masahiro Shinagawa (Skil Shimano) smiles with his Dutch teammate Piet Rooijakkers before the start in Compiegne.
- Team CSC's Scott Sunderland is interviewed by TV before the start.
- Two ex-riders meet in Compiegne: Johan Museeuw and Marty Jemison.
- World Champion Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) just after the finish in Roubaix.
- Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) is treated by a soigneur in Roubaix.
- French hero Nicolas Portal (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) in Roubaix.
- Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis) finished 10th in Roubaix.
- Christophe Mengin (Francaise des Jeux) has special treatment for Pavé.
- Bitter ending for Leif Hoste (Discovery Channel).
- How does Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel) feel in Roubaix?
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto) realises the ending of the hell.
- Australian Gene Bates (Team L.P.R.) injures his left hand at the crash.
Race day - pre-start
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- Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) looking happy as larry and relaxed as a cumcumber.
- A few minutes to go before kick off... damn there's some nerves in the air.
- "Hi Mum!" Mark Renshaw told Cyclingnews his parents were going to stay up all night to 'watch' their son race Roubaix by following the our live coverage of the event.
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) rarely fails to refuse an interview, even less than five minutes before the start.
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto) knows his racing days ain't over yet, and showed it today.
- Au revoir, peloton - the riders trickle out of Compiegne before a meeting in "Hell".
Images by Brecht Decaluwé/Cyclingnews.com
- Masahiro Shinagawa (Skil-Shimano)
- Maarten Tjallingii (Skil-Shimano)
- Nico Mattan (Davitamon-Lotto) smiles at the start
- Oh dear. Problems for Saunier Duval
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre)
- Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank)
- Marc Wauters (Rabobank)
- Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Caisse d'Epargne)
- Kevin Hulsmans (Quick.Step) running late
- There they go
Images by Hedwig Kröner/Cyclingnews.com
- Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner)
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto)
- Wim Vansevenant (Davitamon-Lotto)
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre)
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) where are you?
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC)
- Baden Cooke (Unibet.com)
- Wilfried Cretskens (Quick.Step) comes into view
- Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Caisse d'Epargne)
- Matt White shakes hands with Garcia Acosta
- Leif Hoste (Discovery)
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
- David Kopp (Gerolsteiner)
- David Kopp and Frank Hoj (Gerolsteiner)
- Some folklore at the start
- The start of the 104th Paris-Roubaix
- The start of the 104th Paris-Roubaix
Images by Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com
- Riders gather round before the start in Compiègne.
Pre-race vox-pops
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Images by Jean-Francois Quenet
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) faces the media again
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) answers another question
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) signs an autograph
- Gent-Wevelgem winner Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
- Cyclo-cross champ Enrico Franzoi targets a top 15 in Roubaix
- Nicolas Portal (Caisse d'Epargne) was top 20 two years ago, and is one of France's hopes
Images by Saën Sunderland
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) is looking forward to Paris-Roubaix like never before
Tom Boonen press conference and Quick.Step training
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- The five faces of Tom Boonen at the pre-Paris-Roubaix press conference, held the Friday before the race inside the cosy Bar Tabac L'Allumette in Dehau-Bouvines.
- Wilfried Peeters, a former classics super-domestique-turned Quick.Step-Innergetic directeur-sportif, sits alongside defending Paris-Roubaix champion Tom Boonen.
- Boonen shares a joke with the journalists on hand when asked who his biggest rival was, at first joking it was his teammate and friend Kevin Hulsmans. "And maybe Peter Van Petegem, too," he smiled.
- Listening intently to a barrage of questions.
- The new Belgian cycling god is supremely confident right now, and things don't look like changing anytime soon.
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Waiting for Boonen
- Here comes Tom Boonen
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) rolls along
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) practices
- Look out here comes Tom Boonen
- There he goes: Tom Boonen
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) in the Foret d'Arenberg
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) on the Arenberg section
- Pozzato looks good
- Servais Knaven leads the rest of the Quick.Step boys
- The entrance to the cobbles of the Arenberg Forest
- This is the easy way
- The long sector through the Arenberg Forest
- Missed a bit there
- It is very hard to ride over these comfortably on a racing bike
- Cobblestones are the hallmark of Paris-Roubaix
- Cleaning the cobbles prior to the big day
- Up close and personal to the cobbles of the Arenberg Forest
- Jagged stones
- A fish eye view of the track in Roubaix
- On the bend of Roubaix velodrome
- The finish line view in Roubaix
- The hallowed Roubaix velodrome
