Retro: Flèche Wallonne 1995 Photo Gallery

PeloPics: World famous sports photographer, Cor Vos, has been digitizing a lot of his old archive during the winter and one of his latest releases is the Flèche Wallonne Belgian Classic from 1995.

The race was won by Laurent Jalabert after the ONCE team kept the speed high and controlled any attacks. 1995 was a strange time for cycling as it was in the full grip of EPO, a dark time in retrospect. The French Le Groupment team signed some big riders, Robert Millar and World champion Luc Leblanc, but it didn’t last. The team folded before the Tour de France.

A hard man, Andrei Tchmil chats with Charly Mottet

Andy Hampsten rode for Banesto for only one year

Two French heroes – Laurent Jalabert and Richard Virenque

Jean-Francois Bernard’s career was on the way down by 1995

A colorful peloton – Not much black in those days

The Wallonne countryside

Davide Rebellin – Still racing now

Robert Millar in Le Groupment colors – Now known as Philippa York

Alex Zulle led Evgueni Berzin and Jalabert before the Frenchman made his attack

Johan Bruyneel learnt a lot at ONCE which he used as a team manager

World champion Luc Leblanc – Another Le Groupment casualty

Robert Millar went on to win the British National championships in 1995

Lance Armstrong finished 22nd

Bjarne Riis also well known as a team manager

Steven Rooks finished 10th

Always a hard worker, Neil Stevens – Now with Mitchelton-Scott

Race winner Laurent Jalabert

You can see a short race video here on www.rtbf.be.

Flèche Wallonne 1995 Result:
1. Laurent Jalabert (ONCE) in 4:51:00
2. Maurizio Fondriest (Lampre) at 0:02
3. Eugeni Berzin (Gewiss-Ballan) 0:26
4. Francesco Casagrande (Mercatone Uno) at 0:50
5. Mauro Gianetti (Polti)
6. Davide Rebellin (MG-Technogym) at 0:54
7. Beat Zberg (Carrera)
8. Francesco Frattini (Gewiss-Ballan) at 0:57
9. Heinz Imboden (Refin-Cantina Tollo)
10. Steven Rooks (TVM-Gazelle) at 1:03.