The 100th edition of the Tour de France was highly populated with young exciting, strong riders from around the world. This young Colombian, Nairo Quintana, at the age of 23 shows that the future of cycling is in great hands. He has been fighting on every mountain stage of the Tour, sometimes going too soon and sometimes not using the best strategies, but today, it all came right. His team had ridden hard on the front of the peloton for hours, then his teammate Valverde attacked the group dispatching everyone but Porte, Froome, Contrador and Rodriquez. After an attack by the Katusha rider, some counters by Froome, Quintana attacked as soon as he caught back up to Froome. He counted on Froome not being able to respond having just tried a hard push into his red zone. Having got a gap on the others, he was off to his first stage victory in his first Tour de France. He will ride into Paris having one a stage, the White Jersey and the Polka Dot Jersey all in his first visit to the Tour and at the young, young age of 23! This is an original watercolor and ink postcard that is available for sale at my artist website. Just follow the direct link to get your piece of the 100th Tour de France.
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