Photo Gallery: PEZ Paparazzo, John Thomson, has put together another of his mega collections. From the cat walk’s of Paris to the mud of cyclocross and road racing, John has chosen more of his favorite pics, and added a few others not from his own lens.
# You can see John’s ‘Roubaix Cobbles and Paris Couture Mega Photo Gallery’ HERE and his ‘Paris Couture Meets ‘Cross & Covers: John’s Big ‘Alternative’ Photo Gallery’ HERE. #
Kirsti Lay at New West GP
John says: “Another very miscellaneous gallery that includes Paris Fashion Week, muddy cross, riders in the news and of course the two tenors Mathieu and Wout. All shots were taken with a Ricoh GRII and Canon flash except for Strade Bianche and Louis Vervaeke (Nikon D3). Sven Tuft was shot with a circa 2002 Canon D60, a great camera I used for many years.”
Mary Leest at Stella McCartney
The fine young Cannibal is class on and off the bike. Tadej Pogačar at Strade Bianche 2019
Tina Kunakey arrives at TommyXZendaya and the security guy has everything under control
Awesome Wout (at Essen16) had the trifecta of stage wins at the Tour
MVDP (at GP De Ster Sint-Niklaas) had a dramatic end to his Tokyo dream
Doutzen Kroes at Isabel Marant
Tom Dumoulin (at Strade18) got a great comeback silver in the Tokyo TT
Après Louis Vuitton outside the Louvre
Wout (at Zonhoven18) rode like a champion for silver in the Olympic road race and called Carapaz a beautiful winner
Elena Perminova at Isabel Marant
Bernard Hinault riding cross in yellow. Maybe in the future for Wout? Photo credit Jean Jaffre Mirroir du Cyclisme
Tour yellow at Chanel
Roger De Vlaeminck as world champion reminds me of a current Belgian star. Photo credit L’Équipe
Models at A.P.C.
Mathieu (at Essen16) had us on our feet at the finish and in tears post race at the TDF stage 2
Après Balmain
Just another reason we love watching MVDP
Saint Laurent show at the Trocadero Fountain
Après Saint Laurent
Matej Mohorič (at Strade18) had a great TDF with 2 stage wins and even a touch of controversy
Suave guy at Isabel Marant
Bert De Backer at Quebec GP and calling time on a great pro career
Gorgeous red at Givenchy
Emma White (at Essen16) from cross and road to a podium at the Tokyo Olympics on the track
Giancarlo Giammetti co-founder of Valentino
Curtis White at U23 Essen 2016 and multiple Pan-American champion
Arrival at Balmain
Merckx at the Giro. Photo credit Bicisport
Posing in Giro pink as the runway photogs in the background head to the next show
Ben Tulett 2-times world junior champion at Scheldecross Antwerpen
Vuelta red and wearing a nonsmoking T-shirt
Belgisch Kampioen Philippe Gilbert at Flanders 2017 and maybe rode his last TDF this year
Celine models exit at Les Invalides
Eddy Merckx on the cover of a 1972 Tele Poche
Cool guy in shades with bling and tats
Cool Pippo at Flanders 2017
Navy glam at Paco Rabanne
Lucinda Brand (at Overijse18) won the mountain classification at the Giro d’Italia Donne 2021
Jumping outside the TommyXZendaya show
Evie Richards (at Namur) got a fine 7th at the Tokyo Olympics in MTB. Paris 2024?
Rita Ora at Miu Miu
A special edition of Bicisport. Photo credit Bicisport
Top model Winni Harlow running late for the TommyXZendaya show at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees
Two of the greatest at the Giro. Photo credit Olympia
Sveva Alviti at TommyXZendaya
It’s hard to take your eyes off the new Olympic MTB champion Tom Pidcock (here at Namur)
Queen t-shirt at Chloé
The phenom Tom Pidcock (at GP De Ster Sint-Niklaas) born to ride not just MTB and now riding the Vuelta
Beauty at Paco Rabanne
Sophie de Boer at Essen 2016
Hana Cross at Miu Miu
15-times US champion, and 2-times previous winner, the legend Katie Compton at Namur 2019
Models at Balmain
Newly crowned US champion Clara Honsinger at Namur 2019, and got 2nd in 2020
Hip couple at Valentino
Chocolate mousse in Ronse
Yentl Bekaert at U23 Namur 2019
Going straight to the bike wash
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” actress Margaret Qualley at Celine
Jens Adams at Overijse 2018
Courreges models
Arne Baers for Belgium at U19 Namur 2019
Courreges show over the Canal Saint-Martin
Three times world cyclocross champion Zdenek Stybar at GP De Ster Sint-Niklaas 2019
Natasha Poly at Isabel Marant
Quinten Hermans 2nd at GP De Ster Sint-Niklaas 2019
Lisa Manoban at Céline
Three times Canadian and Pan American cyclocross champion Maghalie Rochette at Namur 2019
Gorgeous sunflower yellow
Laura Verdonschot at Essen 2016
Top model Kris Grikaite
Louis Vervaeke at GP Montreal 2015 had a top 20 at the Giro and will ride for Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl next year
Parisian pooch with lipstick stained cigarette butt on the ground
Beautiful fashionista with cigarette butt on the ground
Not the only VDP that fans look up to. David riding to a podium at Essen 2018
Carla Ginola at Balmain
Stephen Hyde at Overijse 2016 and multiple Pan American cyclocross champion
Stylish dudes
The famous Windsor poster of Eddy Merckx riding a Colnago
Lady in shades with transparent purse bag at Valentino
Worlds in Montreal in 2026? Sagan at GP Montreal and moving on to TotalEnergies
Sarah Ellen at Miu Miu
Tommeke at Montreal where another Belgian won in 1974
Arrival at Thom Browne
Eddy on the cover of another tv guide
At Paco Rabanne
Elisa Longo Borghini was 3rd here at Strade Bianche 2018 and also at both the Rio and Tokyo Olympic road races
Photographicus Animalis in his natural habitat. The great photog James Startt on the cobbles at the Tour of Flanders
Top model Jourdan Dunn at Balmain
The Gorilla off the front at Flanders and calling time on a great career
Arrival at Alexander McQueen
Podcaster to the stars Mitch Docker here at Flanders will call time on a great pro career after Paris Roubaix
Nicky Hilton Rothschild at Valentino
Svein Tuft at Yaletown GP Vancouver and now doing awesome gravel tours
Retro glam at TommyXZendaya
Flying up the Koppenberg in the sky. Jolien Verschueren (1990 – 2021)
# Big thanks to John for a look at part of his vast photo collection. #