Giro d'Italia Stage 17: Their Big Break

Sorry, I couldn't resist the pun.  The break away formed around 50 kilometers into the stage today with 26 riders representing all but three of the teams in the race.  Even  Movistar, the team that holds the Maglia Rosa, placed one of their men into the group.  Marco Frapporti (Androni-Giacattoli), the last to get across from the peloton, led this group with Daniel Oss (BMC) on his wheel.   Behind you can make out the Finnish flag on the chest of the Finnish National Champion, Jussi Veikkenan (FDJ).  He has finished doing his pull on the front of the group and now rolls to the back to get shelter from the wind, until it is his turn to stick his nose in the wind again.  By now the break had built up a lead of 13 minutes and the peloton just didn't seemed to want to chase, after all, the highest place rider was over a half hour down on the Maglia Rosa.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard that is available for purchase through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  For this particular painting, you can just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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