Tour '25, Stage 11: Amongst the French

Obviously, the Tour de France is spent amongst the French both in the race and lining nearly every kilometer of the Grande Boucle.  Marco Haller (Tudor Pro Cycling) was the lone Austrian amongst this five-man group that has gone off in search of the breakaway.  He was attacking with two Frenchmen on one French team, Alexandre Delettre and Matteo Vercher of TotalEnergies and an additional two Frenchmen on another French team, Clement Berthet and Bastien Tronchon of Decathlon-Ag2r-La Mondiale.  Unfortunately for the quintet, they were caught by the peloton not long after I painted this with another 102 kilometers that will bring them back to where they started in Toulouse. 

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. 

"Amongst the French TdF25-67" (Original art by Greig Leach)

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Men's Tour Down Under '25, Stage 1: The First to Get Away

Zachaire Marriage (ARA Australian Cycling) and his teammate Fergus Browning, along with Bastien Tronchon (Decathlon-AG2R-La Mondiale) were the three to get away.  As in the women's race, it was the Australian national team that was lighting up the race.  The trio went through the first King of the Mountain climb without contesting the points on offer.  As they crested the climb to Kangaroo Creek Reservoir, it was Browning who grabbed the most points towards the Polka Dot Jersey of the best climber in the race.  It seems like Browning and Marriage had some sort of agreement about who would pull on the first KOM jersey.  After the first sprint, which Tronchon claimed and the three second time bonus that came with it, the Frenchman fist bumped the Aussies and drifted back to the peloton who were three and a half minutes back down the road.

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 $95 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra. 

"The First to Get Away TDU25-18" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour Down Under, Stage 2: We’ve Got a Gap

Once the first attempt at a an escape was reeled back in, it was the American Champion, Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) went on the offensive.  He was joined by Bastien Tronchon in the new kit of Decathlon-Ag2r-Mondiale.  I must admit that I already miss the brown shorts.  Much to Simmons’ frustration, Tronchon seemed unwilling to help in the escape, perhaps fearing the closing speed of the guy in the Stars and Stripes.  With four kilometers to go, the peloton was a mere 50 meters behind them, so without cooperation their efforts would likely be in vain.

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 painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $95 USD including shipping, but yes international shipping is both available and extra.

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