Special photo gallery: Photographer, John Thomson had a very full 2025, both roadside at bike races and up-close to the fashion cat-walk, this can be seen in the six galleries he has put together over the last months. A big thank you to John for showing us his wonderful view of two very different Worlds.
*** ‘Part 1’ HERE, ‘Part 2’ HERE, ‘Part 3’ HERE, ‘Part 4’ HERE and ‘Part 5’ HERE. You can see more of John Thomson’s photo galleries HERE. ***
John Thomson: “Finally the last humongous end of year photo gallery. Lots of rider news, more riders contre-la-montre, cobblers, crossers and Lars with the best cycling quote of the year. Also more fashionistas and post-show models at PFW.”
Davide Donati rides for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies. Here for Italy at the 2025 U23 UEC European TT Championships
2025 U23 UEC European Cyclocross Champion Leonie Bentveld. Here at Gavere in 2023
All five Monuments in 2026? Not impossible
6-time Spanish TT champion Jonathan Castroviejo is calling time on a brilliant 16 year pro career
Bárbara Inês stunning in Mugler at PFW
18-year-old Canadian talent Rafaëlle Carrier got a brilliant podium at the Superprestige Gullegem. Here at Diegem in 2023
MvdP won and Wout crashed hard at a snowy Exact Cross Mol. Mathieu won here in 2023 without the snow
Only 13 riders finished in the wintery conditions at Mol. Including Orts, Aerts, Boroš, Wyseure, Meeusen and Vandeputte. (file photos)
Pia Wurtzbach at Miu Miu and dude with huge portable softbox in background
Pauline Ferrand Prévot won the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Tim Declercq will take on coaching duties with Soudal Quick-Step in 2026
Wout Poels (TDF24) will ride for the Unibet Rose Rockets in 2026
Caro Daur at Louis Vuitton
Line Burquier (Namur22) had some nice top ten finishes and Zoe Bäckstedt (Diegem23) is back racing at the top after her wrist fracture
Ashlin Barry will ride for Visma-Lease a Bike in 2026. Here as US champion riding to a second place finish at the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Juniors
Model selfie at Victoria Beckham
Tibor Del Grosso (antwerp23) won in Diegem from Joran Wyseure and Thibau Nys (Diegem23) after an epic battle under the lights. Not to mention TDG beating his idol Wout at Heusden-Zolder!
Lauren Sweeck (Essen18) and Wout van Aert (Gavere23) both had unfortunate crashes to end their cross seasons early
Coming back from brutal crash injuries in 2022, Michael Valgren is looking forward to riding the Classics for EF Education-EasyPost in 2026. Here in Canada in 2016
Sandra Murray for Gaultier
Ryan Mullen (Flanders18) will ride with Biniam Girmay at NSN Cycling Team in 2026
Sam Bennett (GP Québec15) will ride for Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team in 2026
Amelia Gray for Schiaparelli at PFW
A tough way to end a career due to concussion symptoms. Marc Sarreau (Paris-Roubaix24) was forced to retire at the end of 2024
Puck Pieterse and Marie Schreiber finished one-two after a battle under the lights at Diegem. Both pictured here at Diegem in 2023
British TT Champion Ethan Hayter at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Post-show glam at Elie Saab
Classic cover of Louison Bobet with a huge bouquet winning the 1955 TDF. Photo: Miroir-Sprint
Dan Hoole won his first Grand Tour stage in the Pisa TT at the 2025 Giro d’Italia. Here at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Solid top-tens in Paris-Roubaix Femmes and Milano-Sanremo Donne in 2025 for Chloé Dygert
Cool dudes posing outside the Pompidou
Jeanne Korevaar riding in a dusty 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Lucien Aimar won the 1966 Tour de France with Raymond Poulidor finishing third. Photo: Le Miroir des Sports
Cannibal Mathieu won the 2025 World Cup Gavere from a strong Thibau Nys with a lot less mud than his win here in 2023
Young Visma-Lease a Bike talent Matisse Van Kerckhove got second in the 2025 U23 UEC European TT Championships
Maya for Carven at PFW
The Legend Marianne Vos (Namur22) has signed a career-long “forever” contract with Visma-Lease a Bike
Miguel Heidemann for Germany at the 2025 UEC European TT Championships
Montparnasse Cemetery Paris
16 or more wins each in 2025 for Isaac del Toro, Tim Merlier and Paul Magnier
Charlotte Boggia for Rabanne
Former World Champion Rui Costa is calling time on a 17-year pro career. Here in the Nice TT at the 2024 Tour de France
Rui Costa at the 2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
Georgia May Jagger at Victoria Beckham
A teacup injury, but hopefully back racing at the end of January for former Italian champion Davide Formolo (Strade ’25)
Tour and Vuelta in 2026 for Luke Plapp. Here in Montmartre at the 2025 TDF
Eva Longoria at Victoria Beckham
Derek Gee-West will ride for Lidl-Trek in 2026. Here at the 2024 Tour de France
A big story, especially at the 2025 Vuelta. A wall in Montmartre on the morning of the final stage of the 2025 Tour de France
Pascal Ackermann will ride for Team Jayco-AlUla in 2026
Helen Mirren wearing grey cigarette trousers at Stella McCartney
4th at the Tour de France in 2025 and he will ride for Ineos Grenadiers in 2026. Oscar Onley riding the Nice TT at the 2024 TDF
James Shaw (Strade ’25) renews his contract with EF Education-EasyPost for 2026
Mugler glam at PFW
Demi Vollering took a big win at the Strade Bianche Donne in 2025
Gianni Moscon had no time to grab a beer from the Belgian fans in Paris. And he looks to be on the Remco Tour team for 2026
Jamilla Strand arriving at Mugler
Oliver Naesen (TDF25) will start his 10th season with the Decathlon CMA CGM Team
Stylish dude arriving at Loewe
Aaron Dockx is moving up from the development team for Team Alpecin-Premier Tech in 2026. Here at the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Espoirs
Salvatore Puccio ends a 14-year career with Ineos-Grenadiers (previously Team Sky.) Here after the finish of the 2016 Paris-Roubaix
Rosalieke Fuchs for Schiaparelli
Brit Seb Grindley here for the Lidl-Trek Future Racing Team at the 2025 U23 Paris-Roubaix
Two-time Irish road champion Rory Townsend (Flanders25) will ride for Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team in 2026
Sara Floraison after the Etam show
Wishing Fem van Empel all the best
Of course I am a little obsessed with vintage cycling magazine covers. Especially of this guy. Photo: Miroir du Cyclisme
Graceful auto entry after the Courrèges show
Simon Yates won a dramatic 2025 Giro d’Italia with Visma-Lease a Bike. Here with Team Jayco-AlUla at the 2024 TDF. And retiring from pro cycling effective immediately after a brilliant career
Star of David Cronenberg’s body-horror film The Shrouds (2024), Vincent Cassel here with Narah Baptista at Schiaparelli at PFW
Laura Verdonschot (Mol23) is riding her last cyclocross season
Neilson Powless has an interest in riding Paris-Roubaix for the first time. Here in Montmartre at the 2025 TDF
Never too late to acknowledge the retirement on Dec 31, 2024 after 11 years in the pro peloton of Niccolò Bonifazio. Here at Paris-Roubaix 2017
When you think of cleaning fish there is only one Tour legend that comes to mind
After his career is over Jonas could devote more time to his interest in carpentry
Not just the photographers, but sometimes the fashionistas have had more than enough by the end of Paris Fashion Week
As of this writing, maybe a Giro-Tour double in 2026. Jonas Vingegaard greets his fans in Nice at the roll out of stage 20 of the 2024 TDF
When asked about the return of MvdP to the field, Lars van der Haar was quoted as saying: “I just go on with my life…. But I don’t have the feeling that God is coming to ride with us.”
Mathieu plans on leaving his cross career on a high. Here at Zonhoven in 2018 and the winner in the snow in 2026
As of this writing “his spring is probably not in jeopardy”
Rich and Al know I like my early morning rides
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