US Pro Challenge Stage 7: Where Else Would He Be?

Jens Voigt (Trek Factory Racing), as everyone in and out of cycling most likely knows, would be retiring from the sport at the end of today's racing.  While many would just pedal around the course, Voigt set off in the early bread with every intention of winning the final stage of his final race.  He spent most of the day on the front driving the pace of the twelve man break.  Two of his break away compatriots where Reuben Zepuntke (Bissell Development) and Cameron Wurf (Cannondale), they had to be struggling to hold the wheel of the extremely motivated German.  Wurf later dropped off the pace to be there to help the Cannondale sprinter, Elia Viviani, in hopes of getting him over the only climb of the day.  This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from the family run art supply company, Jack Richeson & Co., www.richesonart.com.  This painting, and indeed all of my cycling art, 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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Tour Down Under: High and Dry, Stage 4

Sorry, I am a big fan of puns, I think it is a father thing...

With the full heat of summer on in southern Australia and the area experiencing a prolonged drought, it is a sea of brown grasses with islands of green trees that surround the fight for KOM points on the only climb of Stage 4.  Cameron Wurf (Cannondale) and Axel Domont (AG2R) ridded themselves of their three breakaway companions to make the climb together.  With Domont cresting the Myponga ridge first, he was sure he had gained enough points to take over the Green Polka Dot jersey of the King of the Mountains leader, only to discover that Adam Hansen made it over in third place to just hang on to the jersey on his back.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard that was created using cake watercolors from www.richesonart.com.  It can be yours by visiting my artist website at www.greigleach.com or you could just follow the direct link at the end of this post to get your piece of the Tour Down Under.

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Giro Day Six: The Catch Is Here

The fate of almost every break away is to be caught and the earlier it forms, the smaller the group, the surer it is to be reeled back in.  Cameron Wurf of Cannondale and Jack Bobridge of Team Blanco put in a valiant effort, but it was to be a day for the sprinters and no break away was going to spoil that.  So the peleton sucked them up with 25 kilometers left to race.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard and is available for sale at my artist web site.  Just follow the link at the end of this post to get your original art of the 2013 Giro d'Italia. 

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Giro Day Six: Two Today

Another stage in the Giro d'Italia and another break away, this one was the smallest yet with only these two riders.  Remember Cameron Wurf from stage one (I thought his last name was Wulf), this is him with Jack Bobridge of Team Blanco.  Today's stage also showed the peleton leaving the breakaway hanging out in front. pegged at two and a half minutes.  But when the sprinters decided it was time, you know what happened.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard and is available for sale on my artist web site.  Just follow the link at the end of this post and make this your very own.

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