Race commentators will refer to the "commentator's curse," meaning that as soon as they talk about the possibility of something going wrong, it often does. I feel like this is my "artist curse." Shortly after painting and titling this watercolor, there was a crash just outside of five kilometers to go that tied up all of those in this painting. The location is important, if they were inside of five kilometers to go, they would have been given the same time as the finishing time of those they were with. In this case, that means the time of the entire peloton. As it happened, the Maillot Jaune of Torstein Traeen (Uno X-Mobility) along with his teammate Tobias Johannessen were able to catch back onto the tail of the peloton as they reached Pau. In fact, everyone here including Edoardo Affini and his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates Matteo Jorgenson and Jonas Vingegaard along with Nils Politt and his UAE Team Emirates teammate Isaac Del Toro were all given the same time thus saving everyone's position in the general classification. Naturally, that means the Traeen holds his Maillot Jaune for a second day, only Vingegaard has managed to keep yellow for more than one day thus far this Tour.
This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at greigleach.com or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above. Since it is an original work of art, it is a first come first served reality. The work sells for $99 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra.
Purchase this painting here: "Safe in the Peloton TdF26-36" (Original art by Greig Leach)
Learn more about Greig Leach at The Art of Cycling: About the Artist: Greig Leach
And learn about Leach's published books at The Art of Cycling: Cycling Books by Greig Leach
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