Nothing is given in the professional peloton, no prizes for a retiring warrior, just hard fast racing in every stage of every race. Despite all of his effort and the will of nearly every sportscaster, cyclist, racing fan and German, Jens Voigt (Trek) was caught with just 750 meters left to the finish line by the men that wanted to get their sprinter first across the line. Cannondale had been doing quite a bit of work at the front of the peloton all day to keep the break away in check and had done a heroic effort to catch Voigt by the final kilometer. Elia Viviani (Cannondale) seemed too far back to be a factor at the outset of the sprint, but then found the wheel of the Hincapie Sportswear man and waited for the right moment to bounce. Viviani had raced well in the early season, so it was a pleasure to see his excitement with this victory. This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that is available through my artist website at
www.greigleach.com. To purchase this 4"x6" painting, just follow the direct link at the end of this post.
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