Tour Stage 4: Getting the Jump

I wasn't paying close attention to the race when I saw Tony Martin (OPQS) out in front of the peloton with about six kilometers to go I was confused.  It looked to me like he had decided to pull the same move that Fabian Cancellara had pulled on the very first stage of the Tour.  Martin is the current World Time Trial Champion for the third year in a row, and does have the strength to ride the entire peloton off of his wheel.  What confused me was that the rest of his team was on the front, perhaps running interference on his behalf?  Once I had restarted the video, it became apparent that when it was Martin's turn on the front of the Omega Pharma Quickstep lead out train, he just went way too hard.  He simply gapped the rest of the team.  He then sat up and waited for everyone to catch back up, before continuing to lead out Mark Renshaw (OPQS) the team's sprinter since Mark Cavendish crashed out in the opening stage of the Tour. This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that is available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  It will be included in my soon to be self published tome, "Book de Tour".  To learn more about the book project, to pre-order your copy, or to get involved in bringing the 2014 Tour de France to print please visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335072134/book-de-tour.  If you would like to purchase this particular painting, just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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