One of the great things about the Belgian classics season is that the races are so accessible to fans from the UK and there was a mass exodus of cycling enthusiasts clamouring onto planes, trains and ferries to get to the Queen of the Classics, Paris-Roubaix. One of my favourite Twitter pals, Jon Baines, chased the race from Arenberg to Carrefour and captured the flavour of the weekend through his lens.
Saturday night
Arriving in Ypres
Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing
Menin Gate – last post
When in Belgium …
Sunday morning
The cobbles of Arenberg
It all looks so peaceful
Until the Argonauts come through
An OPQS break
Strung out and riding hard
What do you mean I’m not done yet?
Fans showing their colours
Ploughing a lonely furrow
A dusty Ian Stannard
A grimacing Tyler Farrar
Charging through Carrefour
Carrefour fans
Beyond the Velodrome
Close to the edit
Jon and his dad caught on camera for the Roubaix Facebook site
You can follow Jon on Twitter, see his portfolio on Behance and visit his cycling blog, Le tete de la course.