Special photo gallery: Photographer John Thomson has an enormous file of top pics from 2025, so here is part three of his ‘Season Review Photo Gallery’. As always, an eclectic choice from John for your enjoyment.
*** ‘Part 1’ HERE, ‘Part 2’ HERE and you can see more of John Thomson’s photo galleries HERE. ***
John Thomson: “This is Part 3 of my 2025 End Of Year Photo Gallery. More chrono, cobbles, crossers, couture, retirements and riders in the news. Plus Fausto, Eddy, Roger, Walter, the resurrection of Toon and Svein in the Hall of Fame.”
Belgian Dylan Teuns for Team Cofidis and the only team in the 2025 TDF to ride Campagnolo components. Here in Montmartre on the final stage
Tadej Pogačar calls Paris-Roubaix “pure racing.” Here on his Colnago at the 2025 edition
Eddy Merckx winning the 1970 Paris-Roubaix on a Colnago with Campagnolo components. And an epic magazine cover of the Cannibal. Photo: L’Équipe/Cyclisme
Loreto Peralta at Mugler
A stellar 2025 with 14 wins and the points jersey in 2 Grand Tours. Mads Pedersen here at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
A dominant season for the European champion on road, track and gravel. Lorena Wiebes at the 2025 Tour of Flanders
Aleysa for Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood
Merckx and Poulidor at the 1969 Tour. Photo: Miroir du Cyclisme
Pogi went full yellow on the final stage in Montmartre
Sofi Damzina for Zimmermann
Adrien Petit retiring after 15 pro seasons. Here at the 2025 Tour of Flanders
Always great at Paris-Roubaix. Adrien Petit at the 2017 edition
Gigi Goode at Mugler
Julian Alaphilippe in Montmartre at the 2025 Tour
Julian Alaphilippe at the 2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and the winner in 2025
Félice Nova Noordhoff for Coperni
Mischa Bredewold had a big win at the 2025 Amstel Gold Race. Here for the Netherlands getting a podium finish at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Clara Denison for Mugler
Fem van Empel plans to focus on her cyclocross career. Here as World Champion at Gavere in 2023
Federica Venturelli won gold at the 2025 U23 UEC European TT Championships
Stella Hanan for Courrèges
Baptiste Planckaert is calling time on a great pro career. Here at the 2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
Baptiste Planckaert at the 2024 Paris-Roubaix
Viky Rader at Victoria Beckham
Adam Rafferty got 3rd at the 2025 U23 UEC European TT Championships
Borislav Palashev for Bulgaria at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Line 9 Paris Metro rider most likely going to the Rick Owens show at PFW
Top rides on gravel and in triathlons for Greg Van Avermaet since retiring from the pro peloton. And an ambassador for the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montréal. Here at the 2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
Paris street style
Svein Tuft has been inducted into the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame. Here riding his “hometown” race in Orica Greenedge colours at the 2012 Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix in Vancouver
Kevin and Mark Cunningham have been inducted into the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame as builders for their leadership of the Symmetrics Cycling pro team. Svein Tuft, pictured here in Vancouver at the Yaletown GP, rode for Symmetrics from 2005 to 2008
Top Canadian pro Andrew Pinfold rode for Symmetrics Cycling pro team from 2005 to 2008
2010 Canadian Road Champion Will Routley rode for Symmetrics Cycling pro team in 2008
Great big Paris hair
Rémi Cavagna, the “TGV de Clermont-Ferrand”, at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships and with Groupama-FDJ until the end of 2027
The Queen in green. Anna Wintour at Rabanne
Jonathan Milan winning green at the 2025 Tour de France and setting his sights on the Classics in 2026
Romain Bardet is retiring after a stellar pro career. Here riding the TT recon on Col d’Èze for the final stage of the 2024 Tour de France
Romain Bardet riding to 2nd place at the 2018 Strade Bianche
Ida Heiner for Louis Vuitton
The three shades of Dylan van Baarle. Here in yellow for Visma-Lease a Bike at the 2025 Tour of Flanders
Here in orange for the Netherlands at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Here in green for Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team on Mariaborrestraat at the 2017 Tour of Flanders. And on to Soudal Quick-Step for the classics in 2026
Caroline Daur at Schiaparelli
Lotte Claes for Belgium on her Bianchi at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Il Campionissimo rode a Bianchi and so will Team Bahrain Victorious in 2026
Benz in Paris
Anthony Turgis in Montmartre on the final stage of the 2025 TDF
Cara Schädel for Loewe
“Tadej Pogačar isn’t fit to lace Eddy Merckx’s shoes”, said Roger De Vlaeminck. Eddy pictured here for Adidas shoes
You can always rely on Roger De Vlaeminck to have “interesting” opinions. Although I agree with the recent comments by former pro Riccardo Magrini when he cautioned against comparing athletes from different eras. Monsieur Paris-Roubaix winning in 1972. Photo: Henri Besson/Miroir du Cyclisme
Green glamour shades at Hermès
An overall win at the 2025 Tour of Norway and a bright future ahead for British super talent Matthew Brennan. Here at the 2025 Paris-Roubaix
A top season for French super talent Paul Magnier. Here at the 2025 Tour of Flanders
Maya Vozhdaeva for Carven
Aussie Simon Clarke was looking forward to his retirement in 2025 after a stellar 17-year pro career. Here at the 2018 Strade Bianche
2021 Australian road champion Sarah Roy is calling time on a great pro career. Here at the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Floor Vrins for Hodakova
Czech champion Mathias Vacek has extended with Lidl-Trek through the end of 2029. Here at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Cycling legend Walter Godefroot (1943-2025) here winning the 1969 Bordeaux-Paris. Photo: Pierre Degros/L’Équipe/Cyclisme
Jessica Aldi at Coperni
A tough battle with iliac artery blockages for Eli Iserbyt that has kept him out of action for many months. Here is the cross legend as U23 World champion at Essen in 2016
Two Toons. The resurrection of Toon Aerts at the 2025 European Cyclocross Championships. Here in 2019 at Namur and Overijse
MvdP had an epic battle with Toon at Namur in 2019
Lynchian icon Naomi Watts from Mulholland Drive (2001) at Courrèges at Paris Fashion Week
The Master
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