Spectators in the Arenberg Forest try to catch a glimpse of the oncoming riders. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Huge crowds in the Arenberg Forest await the Paris-Roubaix peloton. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Marcus Burghardt (BMC) (Image credit: Sirotti)
Johan Van Summeren powers his way through the Arenberg forest (Image credit: Sirotti)
Quick Step's run of bad luck continued with Tom Boonen down at Sars-et-Rosi (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) is helped back into his bike following a puncture in the Arenberg forrest (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Australians Baden Cooke and Mathew Hayman lead the charge through the Arenberg forrest (Image credit: Sirotti)
Mathew Hayman, Manuel Quinziato, Fabian Cancellara, Juan Antonio Flecha, and Thor Hushovd in the Arenberg forest (Image credit: Sirotti)
Bernhard Eisel (HTC-Highroad), Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo), Sebastian Langeveld (Rabobank) and Alessandro Ballan (BMC) make their way through Arenberg (Image credit: Sirotti)
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) looked like he was having tought day in the Arenberg forest. He didn't finish the race (Image credit: Sirotti)
Van Summeren as full speed (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Alessandro Ballan (BMC) enters the velodrome. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Gert Steegmans (Quick Step) (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Europcar's Damien Gaudin collapses on the infield after the finish of Paris-Roubaix. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Belgian neo-pro Guillaume Van Keirsbulck gets a taste of the cobbles (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
The Cancellara group enters the velodrome. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) put in a valiant effort at the end of Paris-Roubaix but wasn't quite able to reel Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) back into the fold. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Paris-Roubaix peloton takes a corner (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) gets a hug from his father after winning Paris-Roubaix. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Van Summeren struggled to lift the pave stone (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Thor Hushovd's rainbow jersey stands out in the peloton (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Vacansoleil tried hard to get into the race (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) gets swamped by the media after winning Paris-Roubaix. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Ballan was racing under a cloud despite the blue skies (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek), totally spent after the finish of Paris-Roubaix after a futile chase of eventual winner Johan Van Summeren. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Van Summeren leads the break (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
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Cancellera and Hushovd makred each other closely (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
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Conditions were unusually hot and dusty at Paris-Roubaix, as evidenced by Johan Van Summeren's (Garmin-Cervélo) face after crossing the line in victory. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The podium (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) proposed to his girlfriend after winning Paris-Roubaix. "Some people give a ring," he said. "I give a rock." (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) will savor this Paris-Roubaix victory for quite some time. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) hits the velodrome for the first half-lap with nothing but daylight ahead of him. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Belgian fans went crazy when Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) entered the velodrome by himself, virtually guaranteed of a victory. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) hits the back straight for the last time. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) enters the hallowed grounds of the Roubaix velodrome by himself with a comfortable margin back to his chasers. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Van Summeren was almost in tears after his victory (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo), floating on cloud nine after his win at Paris-Roubaix. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Van Summeren's girlfriend Jasmine was surprised by a marriage proposal (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Cervélo) enjoys a cold beverage after his win at Paris-Roubaix. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
