Tour of Flanders: Fan💙side photos from an epic day of Classic ൩racing
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A young Fabian Cancellara fans peers out ꧂from within the crowd (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Fans listen to the action before it comes passed (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Tyler Farrar wins the bunch sprint (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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An Eddy Merckx lookalike arrives at the finish as the team🔯 mechanics clean the bikes (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Matt Wilson (Garmin-Cerv💙elo) heads to the sign on (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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World Champion Thor Hushovd was one of the ܫ🌠most popular riders at the start (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Roger Hammond lꦇeaveꦓs the team bus but is jumped on by fans (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Tw🦂o Germans, Klier and Degenkolb on t🌞he attack early in the day (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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The long road: 𝓡Chavanel p💦owers on, three fans watch on (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Geraint Thomas (Sky) uses his radio as fans l�❀�ook on (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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The start zone is the perfect plac🍨e for fans and indeed photoraphers and journaliไsts to catch up with the teams and riders (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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The Belgian crowd were biting their nails when Nuyens escaped with Chavane𝕴l and Cancellara (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Pockets of fans lined the entire route (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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A lone member of🎀 the BM🎃C staff waits for the bunch to pass through at the feed (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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You're pouring that all wrong (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Fans wait for hours for just a second's glance at their fav𝄹ourite riders (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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A young boy waves the Flandrian flag (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Generation gameౠ: Fans of all ag𒊎es come out for Flanders (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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The busiest places are on the top of the climbs, the noise feve𒆙r pit💮ch (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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The Belgian crowds enjoy a swift beer or two (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Lars Boom (Rabob𒊎ank) sꦆhone for Holland on Belgian turf (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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Stuart O'Grady (Leopard Trek) (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
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The Euskatel team car arrives at the start (Image credit: Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com)
The 2011 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of Flanders was one of the most exciting one-day races in recent years. It had everything - favourites cracking, multiple attacks, solo breaks, crashes and gripping🤡 scenes that kept you guessing until the finish line.
While the action on the road made up the majority of the coverage, one aspect of the race that struck photographer Mark Johnson was the passio🌺n show by t💯he fans on the route. From the start line in Bruges to the finish in Meerbeke, crowds flocked to the event, packing the road sides, bars, cafes, and climbs.
Mark, who has previously shot for us at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of California, spent the day on the road capturing the essence and flavour of the crowds and fans that🍷 help make Flanders one of the incredible rᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚaces on the world.
Click here to see his photos.
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