Tour de France 23, Stage 19: Do You See Who Is Coming?

Looking back over his shoulder, Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) was a bit surprise to see who was bridging across.  He seemed to gesture to Julian Alaphilippe (Lotto-Quick Step) as Jack Haig (Bahrain-Victorious) listened in, that a group was coming with the Green Jersey and a bunch of other sprinters about to catch their back wheels.  Right now they were just off camera behind Georg Zimmermann (Intermache-Circus-Wanty) and Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma).  The sprinters' group had gotten off the front at the intermediate sprint and just continued to ride.  All of them wanted to have a chance to vie for stage honors and this break away was spoiling that party.

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Tour de France 23, Stage 17, Taking Stock

The early break kept growing and growing with those competing for the Maillot a Pois, others riding for their team leaders and still more going for the stage victory.  As I painted Felix Gall (Ag2r-Citroen) looking back to see where his guy, Ben O'Connor was, I assumed he was in the break riding for Ben.  He did find him hiding behind Jack Haig (Bahrain-Victorious) and Lawson Craddock (Jayco-Alula).  Both of them were definitely there on behalf of their leaders.  

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Giro, Stage 6: Cold Drinks, Here!

Think ball park, or football stadium, and the vendors yelling, "Cold beer, here!"   With just under twenty kilometers left to race, the team soigneurs lined out along a straight stretch of road for the riders to take one last bottle for the climb.  Leading the peloton are Jack Haig and Jhoan Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott) followed closely by Sebastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ).  Clearly it was a BMC soigneur looking to pass to his man in the leading group Alessandro De Marchi.

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Fleche Wallonne: Speeding On

After the final climb of the Cote De Cherave, it was Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) that drove the pace back down the other side of the climb.  Surprisingly he and Maximilian Schachmann (Quickstep) were opening up a gap on Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) and Tanel Kangert (Astana).  With just five kilometers left to race, Haig and Schachmann were able to hold off the peloton to the base of the final ascent of the Mur de Huy. 

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Bergen 2017, Elite Men's Road Race: Go at the Bell

As the race approached the final lap, the peloton caught the previous move of six riders.  Just as the bell started ringing for the final lap (or Bell Lap), it was Luis Mas (Spain) who seemed to take it as a signal to go on the attack.  Jack Haig (Australia) was still on the front from the previous attack, along with Tim Wellens (Belgium).  The rider in the white kit is Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) who is just about to chase the sprinting Mas.  Even with the flurries of attacks, it is beginning to look like the men's race will be the first road race to end with a mass sprint.

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Bergen 2017, Elite Men's Road Race: Is this the Move?

A number of riders bridged up to the attack by Marco Haller (Austria) and worked hard to make it stick.  For Lars Boom (Netherlands), Jack Haig (Australia), David de la Cruz (Spain), Odd Christian Eiking (Norway) and Time Wellens (Belgium), they were hoping that this was going to be the winning move.  The group quickly opened a gap on the peloton.  With representatives from the most aggressive teams of the race thus far, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway and Australia, the peloton was being a bit slow to react.  On the other hand, the French, Poles, and Italians had missed the move and would soon be obliged to chase.

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.  It is only $75 USD and international shipping is available.

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Vuelta, Stage 11: How They Do

The title uses a bit of urban slang to say this is what Team Sky does to the rest of the peloton.  With their leader, Chris Froome in the Red Jersey of race leader, they just drive the pace at the front of the peloton with dominate numbers of teammates. As the ascend the Alto de Velefigue it is Salvatore Puccio riding on the front followed in turn by David Lopez, Mikel Nieve, Wout Poels and then Froome himself.  On the back of the Sky train is Jack Haig (Orica-Scott) and Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida).  Behind them are the rest of the GC hopefuls all wondering how they can derail the power of Froome's team.

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.  It is only $75 USD and international shipping is available.

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