World Photo Gallery: Our regular intrepid photographer, John Thomson, has been on the road to the World Cyclocross Championships in Hoogerheide and to Paris for the Fashion Week. As always he’s put together a rich and varied ‘Photo Gallery’ for our enjoyment. Take it away John…!
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John Thomson: “This gallery includes shots from the 2023 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, street style shots from the Paris Fashion Week SS23 shows, some scans from my French cycling magazine collection and a few other goodies. With almost 40K fans and double barriers around most of the course, Hoogerheide wasn’t the most photo friendly race for me. But still a great experience and even watching the race on replay was exciting. And great talking to all of the other cross fanatics who stood by the barrier for 6 hours on Saturday and Sunday to watch the races.”
Mathieu van der Poel on his way to a fifth world cyclo-cross title in Hoogerheide 2023
Valeriya Lakomaya striking a pose at Paris Fashion Week
The Hoogerheide course designer and father of the winner. Adri van der Poel at the 1991 Grand Prix des Amériques in Montreal with Erik Breukink and Raúl Alcalá
At Isabel Marant
Maghalie Rochette for Canada got a nice top 10 at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
At Balmain
Fem van Empel becomes world champion at Hoogerheide 2023
Beautiful fashionista with leg scar at Leonard Paris show
Louison Bobet won the Tour de France from 1953 to 1955. Photo: Le Miroir des sports
Isabella Holmgren won the junior women’s cyclo-cross world title in Hoogerheide 2023 and Canada’s first ever cyclo-cross world championship medals along with sister Ava
Giro pink at Giambattista Valli
US champion Curtis White gets some air on the first lap of the Mixed Relay at the Hoogerheide 2023 World Championships
Stunning black at Botter
Puck Pieterse had a crash but did a great wheelie at the finish and got silver at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the elite women’s category
At Thom Browne
Canadian champion Ava Holmgren got silver at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the junior women’s race
At Balmain
Wout got big cheers even on a warm up lap
Stellar silver suit
Line Burquier got 6th at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the U23 women’s race
Issey Miyake model transport
Wout and Mathieu, a rivalry for the ages
Posing at Chanel
Cat Ferguson for Great Britain got 6th in the junior women’s race at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Naomi Campbell at Valentino
Defending champion Joran Wyseure just missed out on a podium place at the 2023 U23 Hoogerheide World Championships
Big orange coat at Victoria Beckham
Annemarie Worst and Denise Betsema were in the top ten at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the elite women
Just follow them to the race
Angry little French dogs
More of the angry little French dogs
Blanka Kata Vas got 11th at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the elite women
Gauchere models head backstage
Célia Gery got bronze at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the junior women’s race
Gauchere show
World Cup overall winner Lauren Molengraaf had a crash and a puncture and finished 7th in the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships junior women’s race
Roger Rivière had a terrible crash in the 1960 TDF. Photo: Le Miroir des sports
Roger Rivière avec sa jeune femme. Photo: Le Miroir des sports
Rick Meylender (Lux) and Samuel Fedor (Svk) get some air in the junior men’s race at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Stella Maxwell after walking the runway at Vivienne Westwood
The two tenors in Essen 2016
Chloé model after the show
US champion Clara Honsinger got 16th at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the elite women’s race
Rudy Altig in yellow at the 1966 Tour. Photo: Le Miroir des sports
Gorgeous gold at Giambattista Valli
5-time French national cyclo-cross champion Clément Venturini got a top 10 at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Amelie Zilber at Dior
Wout van Aert “I hate it but I love it” at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Stunning model and Eiffel Tower
Evan Russel for Canada takes some air in the U23 race at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Stylish stripes at Vivienne Westwood
Thibau Nys won the U23 race at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Tourists getting “papped” at Palais de Tokyo
Oliver Akers takes some air in the junior race at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Maisie Williams and Reuben Selby at Thom Browne
Mathieu was looking good on the first lap in Hoogerheide
Irene Kim at Louis Vuitton
Front page of Nieuwsblad
Dior models in the rain
Great champions on the front page of De Standaard
Ester Manas show
Manon Bakker had a crash and made the top 20 at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the elite women’s race
Mariama Diallo and Broderick Hunter at Issye Miyake SS23
Sara Casasola for Italy just missed the top 10 in the elite women’s race at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Cross fans for Great Britain
Mathilde Henning for Chanel
Ocaña and Merckx in the rain on the 7th stage Col d’Aubisque in the 1972 Tour. Photo: Le Miroir des sports/L’Équipe Cyclisme
A puncture and then a crash for Ocaña on stage 7 and he would leave the race after stage 14 at the 1972 Tour. Photo: Le Miroir des sports/L’Équipe Cyclisme
Leonie Hanne at Schiaparelli
U23 European champion Emiel Verstrynge got 6th at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
A good time was had by all in Hoogerheide
Silvia Persico for Italy got 4th at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships in the elite women’s race
Milli at Miu Miu
The low angle flash indicates my position along the barriers where I stayed for 6 hours
The World Championship urinals were a beautiful sight after standing for 6 hours
An airport beer was the only one I had on my whole trip
Beautiful colours at L’Oréal
Age looking at youth. Edvald Munch at the Musée d’Orsay
Shirin Van Anrooij won the U23 women’s race at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
Doja Cat in gold paint at the A.W.A.K.E mode show
Léo Bisiaux won the junior men’s race at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
At Dior
Wout van Aert missed out on a 4th elite world title at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
At Balmain
Mathieu van der Poel got a 5th elite world title at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
At Dior
My view down the barriers at Hoogerheide and plenty of time between races to chat with the Belgian and Dutch fans beside me
Beautiful Ester Manas models
British champion Cameron Mason got a nice top 10 at the 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships
At Victoria/Tomas
Up to 1.5 million TV viewers for one of Mathieu’s top 3 victories. (composite photo)
Wout, Mathieu and Eli
According to Nieuwsblad, Mathieu celebrated with one of his beloved gin and tonics and a decent meal
Sheer beauty at Junya Watanabe
Tom Meeusen, here at Essen 2016, called time on a great cross career
He battled on and off the bike like most of us. Lieuwe Westra (1982-2023)
If he was a cyclist he might be a puncheur who could do well at a Belgian classic or a Paris Roubaix. A little guy I shot on a piece of tin foil during a covid lock down
# A BIG thank you to John, stay PEZ for his next photo gallery coming soon. #