Client: Team Jumbo-Visma
Location: Compiegne and Roubaix, France

Paris-Roubaix needs no introduction, and neither does Belgian star Wout van Aert. I documented Jumbo-Visma’s days leading up to the race, and the actual race itself. While shooting, I focused on what happened behind the scenes. This included the team’s course recon, gear prep, team presentation, what happened at the team’s hotel, around the bus, and before and after the race. Wout had an absolute horror of a day which included a crash and two material breakdowns, before having to deal with an overwhelming amount of media 3 seconds after finishing.

On a side note, the team’s video crew made a very strong documentary about Wout’s spring classics in 2019, culminating in his day in hell during Paris-Roubaix. The video is an absolute must-see.

Jumbo-Visma classics rider Wout van Aert doing recon of Paris-Roubaix cobbles section
Paris-Roubaix cobbles section sign
Jumbo-Visma classics riders including Wout van Aert doing recon of Paris-Roubaix
Bianchi Infinito bike
Bike being washed before Paris-Roubaix in Compiegne
Jumbo-Visma classics rider Wout van Aert preparing his shoes
Putting a head unit on a Bianchi bike
Wout van Aert in the team hotel, making a phone call
Wout van Aert putting on his cycling shoes
Bianchi bike
Wout van Aert stretching
Team Jumbo-Visma member of staff planning logistics for Paris-Roubaix
Wout van Aert inside the Jumbo-Visma team bus
Wout van Aert outside the Jumbo-Visma team bus before Paris-Roubaix
Mike Teunissen and Wout van Aert during Paris-Roubaix team presentations
Paris-Roubaix start numbers
Wout van Aert just before the depart of Paris-Roubaix 2019
Wout van Aert talking with fellow riders before Paris-Roubaix
Hands of Wout van Aert, resting on his handlebars
Paris-Roubaix Peloton on the cobbles
Riders on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix
Jumbo-Visma cyclist Wout van Aert after finishing in Paris-Roubaix
Exhausted Jumbo-Visma cyclist Wout van Aert on the grass in the Roubaix Velodrome
Team Jumbo-Visma rider Wout van Aert surrounded by media after Paris-Roubaix in 2019
Top Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert being comforted by his wife and soigneur after Paris-Roubaix
Jumbo-Visma cyclist Wout van Aert with a group of journalists after Paris-Roubaix
Wout van Aert's leg with torn clothing after Paris-Roubaix
Team Jumbo-Visma cyclist Wout van Aert leaving the Roubaix Velodrome