Tour’26 Photo Gallery: Today we bring you photographer John Thomson’s final 2026 Tour de France photo gallery. As always John has made a great selection from Paris and the Thonon-les-Bains time trial with those pics we love.
*** You can see John Thomson’s TDF’26 Gallery Part 1 HERE and John’s TDF’26 Gallery Part 2 HERE. And John’s full archive of photo galleries HERE. ***
John SEz: “Here is Part Three and the final collection of my 2026 Tour de France photo galleries. More from the Thonon-les-Bains time trial and the final stage in Montmartre. Including Mads, Pogi, Mathieu, Paul, Toulouse-Lautrec, the Moulin Rouge and a farewell to Loulou.”
Mads Pedersen looking great in green at the Thonon time trial
It was nice of former pro Danilo Wyss to briefly stop and say hello to friends in Montmartre. Unfortunately as a guest driver he received a yellow card for a regulation breach regarding vehicle movements on Stage 21
Family boating on Lake Geneva
Mathieu on the final time up la butte Montmartre
Pogi about to join the club of five
Using a translation app, a very nice edition of L’Equipe includes an article about Pogi in his homeland of Slovenia. Photo: Mélissa Rosca/L’Équipe
“The Badger” is a five time winner
A great debut Tour de France for Paul Seixas
Seixas “Having composure and emotions.” Photo: L’Équipe/Cyclisme
Matej Mohorič at the Thonon time trial and will stay with Bahrain Victorious through the end of the 2027 season
Plage municipale along Lake Geneva in Thonon-les-Bains
A top 20 finish overall for Egan Bernal after a late call up to the Tour de France
Anders Skaarseth raced on a custom Ridley Noah Fast bike featuring Norwegian flag colors, celebrating his win as the Norwegian Road Race National Champion
In 1993 you could get a phone-book-sized VeloNews delivered to your door!
Juan Ayuso rides a chill recon of the Thonon time trial course
Lidl-Trek fans taking a break from a ride in Thonon-les-Bains
Toms Skujinš just signed a two-year contract extension with Lidl-Trek. Here riding on the Trek Madone SLR Gen 8 with “The First 50” 50th anniversary design
Flag waving in Montmartre
Warren Barguil battled through the Giro and the Tour in 2026
Remco is so aero that a head-on photo doesn’t show very much
Remco side angle is beaucoup mieux. Here at the 2025 Euros
Tim Merlier didn’t make it to Paris but had an epic Tour with 3 stage wins! (file photo)
A tough abandon for Arnaud De Lie on Stage 3 but looking forward to Canada in September. And joining the Tudor Pro Cycling Team starting in 2027. Pictured in Montmartre from last year
Maybe not the ideal time trial course for the Italian Champion. Filippo Ganna in the Thonon time trial
The former luxury Hôtel du Parc in Thonon-les-Bains was opened in 1905 and is now a private residential apartment building
The Great One rides the Thonon time trial
Pogi fan waiting for the race in Montmartre
Before Remco, this guy was the last winner of a Tour de France stage finishing in Thonon-les-Bains. Sean Kelly won Stage 15 in the 1981 Tour. (file photo)
A great Giro and a brutal Tour for Jonas, now looking towards 2027. Here in Montmartre in 2025
Mathieu rode a fantastic time trial on Stage 4 of the 2026 Tour de Suisse. Here in Thonon he rode in conservation mode looking ahead….
…to Paris
Baptiste Veistroffer and the fans on la butte Montmartre
Davide Piganzoli was a late call-up, when Wout couldn’t start, and he finished a very nice 14th overall in Paris at his Tour de France debut. Here at the Thonon time trial
Top commentator Hannah Walker greets some friends on la butte Montmartre
Ion Izagirre completing his twelfth and final Tour de France before his planned retirement at the end of the season
The US champion won the Best Teammate Award at the 2026 Tour de France. Quinn Simmons celebrating in Paris
Poster in Paris
Citroën Traction Avant in Thonon-les-Bains
A brutal crash out of the Tour just one day before the finish in Paris. Ilan Van Wilder here riding the Thonon time trial
Tough to lose Jonas but Victor Campenaerts battled to Paris
Mikel Xabier Azparren celebrates in Paris
Jai Hindley does the recon of the Thonon time trial and commits long term to Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe
La Danse au Moulin Rouge (1895) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris
Night shot of 21 Rue Caulaincourt, the first Montmartre home and studio of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Le Bon Père William is a traditional Swiss pear brandy. Here at the Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen flea market
Javier Romo Oliver rides the Thonon time trial
Kasper Asgreen will join the NSN Cycling Team on a two-year contract starting in 2027. Here with Mike Teunissen in Montmartre
Beatles t-shirt
All cycling fans (including Pogi) wanted him to win the opening Vuelta time trial, but still a stellar podium finish for Josh Tarling honoring his brother Finn. Here finishing his debut Tour de France in Paris
Quinten Hermans rides the Thonon-les-Bains time trial
I had to include cross Quinten at Overijse in 2019
Sergio Higuita rides up la butte Montmartre
Pogi and Mathieu with Mads in the background riding up la butte Montmartre
Fausto Coppi in the 1950 Tour de France
Loulou saying goodbye in Paris after a legendary cycling career
2019 was maybe his greatest year! Julian Alaphilippe on his way to winning the Strade Bianche
A rising superstar at the 2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
A Classic stage, a sprint stage and a celebratory stage all in one. It looks like Montmartre might be here to stay!
Montmartre threw a party and even more people came!
*** Another great selection of shots from John Thomson, where will he turn up next? ***
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