PeloPics: Our resident ‘Paparazzi’ John Thomson has rattled his vast photo collection for another very varied gallery. A mix of his own cyclo-cross and couture shots, plus his favorite cycling magazine cover photos.
# You can see John’s last ‘Roubaix Cobbles and Paris Couture Mega Photo Gallery’ HERE. #
Arrival at Redemption in sunny Paris
John says: “This is a gallery of shots from Paris Fashion Week, Belgium cyclocross and some of my favorite old cycling magazines. The PFW shots were mostly done in September 2019 and just like all the cyclocross images, I used a zone focused Ricoh GRII with a Canon flash.”
Grandson Mathieu at Essen 2016
Grandfather Raymond at Paris-Nice 1966. Photo by Marcel Besson
Gorgeous fashion at Paco Rabanne
One of my all time favorite cover shots. Photo by Yann Guichaoua/Agence Vandystadt
Posing up a storm at Palais de Tokyo
Wout winning at Essen 2016
Beauty at Paco Rabanne
It was a “different” era of cycling in 1964 but nobody can dispute the great drama of the photographs
Miss Fame at Miu Miu
Jared Scott for the USA at Namur juniors 2019 on the muddy cobbles
“The Killing of a Sacred Deer” actress Raffey Cassidy arrives at Miu Miu
Jacques Anquetil broke the hour record in 1967 but refused the doping test, so the record was disallowed. Photo by Raymond Riotte with the biggest and most awesome photo credit I have ever seen
Blood splatter coat at Palais de Tokyo
Joe Kiely for Great Britain at Namur juniors 2019
At Place Colette for Isabel Marant
Raymond Poulidor after his crash at the 1973 Tour
After the Loewe show
Marianne Vos 7 times World Cyclo-cross Champion at Namur 2019
Georgia Fowler at Tommy Hilfiger
Merckx at Il Lombardia in 1973. Photo by Marcel Guerard
Two fashion forward youngsters
Ruby West for Canada at Namur 2019
Devon Windsor at Redemption
Fausto Coppi in the Dolomites of the 1952 Giro
Posing at Palais de Tokyo
Laughing at Palais de Tokyo
Eli Iserbyt has his own flag at Overijse 2019
An authentic Parisian
Walter Godefroot winning Paris Roubaix 1969
A model after the Chloe show
Tom Meeusen at Overijse 2019 is one of my favorite riders to shoot
Rockin’ sweaters at A.P.C.
Merckx with Agostinho and Martinez at the 1974 Tour
Pure gold at Chanel
Annemarie Worst at Hotondcross 2019 is also one of my favorite riders to shoot
Crossing the crosswalk for Redemption
The brilliant and tragic Luis Ocaña would win the 1973 Tour
Posing at Maison Margiela
MVDP on a fast downhill corner at Overijse 2019
Model posing after the Isabel Marant show with some tourists in the background having a good laugh
Merckx and Guimard at the 1972 Tour
One of these lovely ladies is wearing Valentino
MVDP wins the Grand Prix De Ster Sint-Niklaas 2019
Eye makeup at Valentino
Merckx would win the 1971 Milan-San Remo
Evie Harris at Loewe
MVDP with mud flying at Hotondcross 2019
Two legends of street style fashion photography. Scott Schuman of The Sartorialist and Phil Oh of Vogue.com
Merckx would win a drama filled 1971 Tour that would include the famous crash of Ocana on a wet descent
Two smiling arrivals at Isabel Marant
Quinten Hermans at Overijse 2019 had a great Giro
Top model Jon Kortajarena at Balmain
Eddy Merckx on the cover of a 1970 tv guide
No makeup needed after Paco Rabanne
A bit of blood and a bit of mud on Tom Meeusen at Overijse 2016
No shirt needed at Maison Margiela
Ocaña bloodied and chasing with Van Impe in the rain after crashing during the 1972 Tour
Editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful has a passion for fashion
Wout at Scheldecross Antwerpen 2018
Not sure if they are laughing with the photographers or at the photographers. Probably a bit of both
No special time trial bike for Raymond Poulidor in 1971
A semi-transparent top is a magnet for photogs for some reason
Toon Aerts at Overijse 2019
Trendy couple in Paris
Hugo Koblet won the Tour and the Giro and had a colourful life and a tragic end
Just awesome
Luis Ocaña would win his only TDF in 1973
A guy has to be very cool to rock this outfit
The phenom that is Tom Pidcock at Overijse 2019
The new Oakley cycling glasses? Maybe not
Luis Ocaña won the Grand Prix des Nations time trial in 1971
Smiling arrival at Isabel Marant
Mathieu and Lars at Namur 2019
Top model Kris Grikaite at Chloe
Toon Aerts on the last lap riding with fractured ribs after his crash at Namur. I could hear him struggling to breathe as he passed by
How to wear shades
Felice Gimondi winning Paris Roubaix 1966
Posing after Saint Laurent as security tries to keep the road clear
Sir Paul after the Stella McCartney show
I have given photo credits when I could find them but in case I missed some, these are the credits for Miroir magazine. The photogs for L’Equipe magazine are Robert Legros, Marcel Guerard and Christian Rochard.
# Big thanks to John for a look at his vast photo collection. #
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