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61st Omloop Het Volk - 1.HC
Belgium, February 25, 2006
Photography
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Images by Luc Claessen/www.ctm-images.com
- Marichal leads the break on the Muur
- Geert Omloop (Unibet.com) looking good in the break
- Kevin van Impe (Quick.Step) was part of the early break
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) looking extremely comfy on the Muur
- Stijn Devolder (Discovery) on the Muur
- Simone Cadamuro and Baden Cooke not liking the Muur
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) rides behind Servais Knaven (Quick.Step)
- Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) and Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) taking the easy way across the cobbles
- Servais Knaven (Quick.Step) in suffer mode
- Max van Heeswijk (Discovery) in a dropped group
- Nico Eeckhout (Chocolade Jacques) feeling the heat
- The Boonen group on the Leberg
- Leon van Bon (Davitamon-Lotto) takes Boonen with him on the Molenberg
- An emotional Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) wins the 61st Omloop Het Volk
- Leon van Bon (Davitamon-Lotto) won the sprint for third
- The podium (L to R): Leon van Bon (2nd), Philippe Gilbert (1st) and Bert De Waele (3rd)
- Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) kisses his trophy
Images by Ulrik Møberg/Procycling.dk/CyclingPictures.dk
- Matt Hayman and Joost Posthuma (Rabobank)
- Riders battle to get to the finish
- Kurt-Asle Arvesen (CSC) rounds a corner
- Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) wins the Omloop Het Volk
Start photos
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Images by Brecht Decaluwé/Cyclingnews.com
- Defending champion Nick Nuyens (Quick.Step)
- New dad Robbie McEwen talks to Michel Wuyts on stage
- Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) happy to be here
- German champion Gerald Ciolek (Wiesenhof)
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) one of the key men today
Images by Jeff Jones/Cyclingnews.com
- Het Volk
- Discovery's spare Madones
- Agritubel is riding these MBK machines
- Hutchinson Fusion for Agritubel
- Jartazi is riding on these Gianni Mottas
- Record: simple, but it works
- CSC is using Zipp 404s on the rear again
- CSC's Kurt-Asle Arvesen's Cervelo, with Zipp 404/303 combination
- Kurt-Asle Arvesen's front end
- Andreas Klier's spare bike
- Conti singles for T-Mobile
- The Davitamon-Lotto Ridley machines lined up
- Spare Wilier, anyone?
- Steven Caethoven's Eddy Merckx rig
- Gert Steegmans (R) is Davitamon's alternate leader
- Benoit Joachim (Discovery) greets Michel Wuyts in his best Dutch
- Baden Cooke (Unibet.com) doesn't know what to expect after being sick last week
- Matt Hayman (Rabobank) is one of his team's leaders
- Could Van Petegem become the Omloop Het Volk record holder with four victories?
- Stijn Devolder (Discovery) is a threat today
- Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile) exits the podium
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) on stage
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) was in a smiling mood at the start
- Every good rider needs a Bodyguard
- World Champion 2005 if you can read that
- This is what Tom Boonen hopes will propel him to victory
- Cyclingnews interviews Marc Wauters (Rabobank)
- Moments before the start of Het Volk
