Tour’26 Photo Gallery: Our photographer John Thomson has been in France for the “La Grande Boucle” and has sent us his first batch of three from Paris and Thonon-les-Bains. Here is his gallery from “La Belle France”.
*** You can see the full archive of John Thomson’s photo galleries HERE. ***
John Thomson: “This is part one of my three-part 2026 Tour de France photo gallery. Including shots from the stage 16 individual time trial in Thonon-les-Bains and the stage 21 finale on La Butte Montmartre in Paris. Scans from my vintage cycling magazines, a bit of culture with Degas, van Gogh and Toulouse Lautrec and other eclectic and miscellaneous shots from my trip.”
Mathieu and Pogi on the final time up La Butte Montmartre and heading for one of the greatest finishes on the Champs-Élysées
A great champion on and off the bike. And treating teammates, competitors and fans with pure class
La Butte Montmartre
Remco doing his recon of the Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains time trial course
Richard Carapaz had the polka-dot jersey in Nice at the 2024 TDF
Two mountain stage wins, the polka-dot jersey and the Super Combativity award for Richard Carapaz at the 2026 Tour de France
Louison Bobet won Tours and Monuments during his legendary career
Pogi does the recon of the Thonon time trial course
Beautiful Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Geneva
In the beautiful Mexican Champs jersey, Isaac del Toro does the time trial recon in Thonon-les-Bains. And as of this writing, maybe leaving the team of Pogi?
Julian Alaphilippe rides the Thonon time trial
Remco on his way to winning the Thonon-les-Bains time trial and a brilliant 2nd overall
“The Absinthe Drinker” by Edgar Degas at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris
Josh Tarling does the time trial recon in Thonon-les-Bains
La Résidence is an historic 19th-century bourgeois building located in Thonon-les-Bains overlooking Lake Geneva
Five time Tour de France winner Jacques Anquetil
Toms Skujinš riding his eighth Tour de France and signing for two more years at Lidl-Trek. Here at the Thonon time trial
A great win on Stage 17 from Chambéry to Voiron for Jasper Philipsen and looking out for Mathieu in Paris
La tour Eiffel
Baptiste Veistroffer rode an attacking Tour and celebrated in Montmartre
I still find it hard to identify the rider in this kit
Much better!
Classic Poupou
Brent Van Moer driving hard on La Butte Montmartre
4th in the Thonon time trial and 4th overall for the French sensation Paul Seixas
Château de Montjoux in Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Geneva
Jasper Stuyven worked for Tim Merlier then rode hard in Montmartre
A brilliant podium place for the best young rider Isaac del Toro and fifth here in the Thonon time trial
Portrait of Bernabé de Ochoa de Chinchetru y Fernández de Zúñiga is part of the collection of the Hispanic Society of America in New York. Here on display at the Musée Jacquemart André which has the finest private collection of art works in Paris
3rd overall in the final King of the Mountains classification. Valentin Paret-Peintre in Montmartre
Kévin Vauquelin made his Tour debut for his new team Netcompany-Ineos, here in Montmartre
Top ten in the Tour in 2025 and 2026. Jordan Jegat is moving on to Lidl-Trek in 2027. Here riding the Thonon time trial
Le Consulat café in Montmartre was frequented by historical artists like Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet
Some adversity earlier in the year but a very nice top ten for Juan Ayuso at the 2026 Tour de France
A fantastic 3rd place in the Thonon time trial for Mattias Skjelmose and 6th overall in Paris
Classic Luis Ocaña
After a missed start time Thymen Arensman had an excellent 7th place finish in the Thonon time trial
A long day out in the sun at the Thonon time trial for this fan
Søren Wærenskjold won the fastest road stage ever recorded on Stage 11. Here with some battle scars in Montmartre
A bit of a tough Tour for the French champion Romain Grégoire. Here battling in Montmartre
I might have used this picture before but it’s one of my favorites. Classic Merckx, Poulidor, Agostinho, Aja and Panizza at the 1974 Tour
A stage winner in 2018 and 2022, Magnus Cort riding his last Tour de France before retirement. Here at the Thonon time trial
Emile Daems (1938-2024) winning the 61st edition of Paris-Roubaix in 1963
Bruno Armirail bounced back from an early crash in the Tour to finish strong in Paris
An incredible comeback from his training crash for Michael Matthews. Here at the Thonon time trial
Raymond Poulidor winning the1969 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
A top supporting ride for Pogi from Felix Grobschartner. Here in Montmartre and the whole team on beautiful yellow Colnagos. (Except Isaac on a white bike then a black bike after a bike change)
The fans love Loulou on La Butte Montmartre
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
A winner of all three Grand Tours. Classic shot of Felice Gimondi
As of this writing, not sure if Pogi will soon join the three Grand Tour winners club
Marlene Dietrich in Orson Welles’ 1958 film noir masterpiece, “Touch of Evil” in flight
*** Stay PEZ for John Thomson’s 2026 Tour de France Photo Gallery Part 2 coming soon. ***
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