The Tour de France has many traditions, but one of my favorites is the chalkboard method of informing the riders of time gaps. It is always a woman on the back of the LCL sponsored motorcycle that keeps a running tally of the time gaps on a chalkboard that she then displays to the breakaway and the peloton (or any other groups on the road). Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarche) went out on a breakaway effort for the second time in a sprint stage. He must be a real glutton for punishment. It was a little easier today since he was joined in the doomed effort by Jakub Otruba (Caja Rural-Seguros). At this point with seventy-five kilometers to race, they had a mere minute and a half on the peloton. Unfortunately for them, this was the largest gap there ever got to the sprinters' teams chasing being. Chasing might be too strong of a word, perhaps monitoring would be better.
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: "Not Much of an Advantage TdF26-47" (Original art by Greig Leach)
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