Tour '22, Stage 7: Time to Attack

Simon Geschke (Cofidis) was the first to attack the remnants of the break away gaining around 15 seconds on his former allies.  He was off the front long enough for his team to begin to hope that they may final win a stage in the Tour (the last was in 2008).  On the climb, Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) took off in pursuit of the Frenchman on the French team.  When he caught Geschke, he sat on his wheel for a few seconds and then launched another attack.  His effort left Geschke unable to jump onto his wheel.  So as Kamna flew up the road, Cofidis' hopes flew out the window.

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Tour, Stage 20: Maximum Effort

 Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) but in a maximum effort on the final climb of the individual time trial. He finished high on the rankings when he came in, but then due to the rides coming after him he ended his race of truth in 21st place.  I'm not trying to say anything about what is painted on the road way.  The start town of Bourg en Bresse is where Thibaut Pinot was born so the final kilometer of the steep climb was painted with his name over and over and over.  All we can see due to the hugh (mostly masked) crowd are the last three leaders of his last name, Pi NOT.

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Tour, Stage 16: Pure Power

Pure power is the only description for how Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) won his first stage in the Tour de France.  He simply road away from four quality riders from near the top of the final big climb of the day.  He then increased his lead as he crossed the valley and up into the finishing town of the Villard de Lans.  We have all been expecting an image of a Bora-Hansgrohe rider raising his arms in victory, but we had expected it to be Kamna's teammate, Peter Sagan.  Although, he would usually already be in the Green Jersey of the leader of the sprint competition.  It is still uncertain if Sagan will be able to win his eighth Maillot Vert by the time we reach Paris.

This painting is the last I will be doing prior to under going surgery tomorrow morning early.  I will be donating one of my kidneys in a paired donor exchange.  Later tomorrow, my wife Bridget will be recieving a kidney transplant from a different donor as mine goes off to another recipient.  I hope to be able to continue to paint the Tour from the hospital and from home as I recover, but I doubt seriously I wll be painting Stage 17 live (or even on the same day) after all as the peloton goes up the Col de la Madeleine, I will be having a kidney removed from my body.  This seems to be an appropriate title to go into the surgeries with.

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Tour, Stage 16: Coming Home Alone

Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) distanced his erstwhile break away companions at the top of the Montee Saint Nizier de Moucherotte and he stretched out his lead on the way down the other side.  He is a three time Swiss National Time Trial Champion so staying away from those chasing behind should be a do-able thing.  His one concern my be the last three kilometers that climb up to the finish in the Villard de Lans.  Behind his is the Ecuadorian climber from team Ineos-Grenadiers and his countryman and reigning Swiss Road Race Champion, however neither could pull back anytime on Kamna. 

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Tour, Stage 16: Attacking Each Other

Near the top of the Montee Saint Nizier de Moucherotte it was the time for the best of the break to start attacking each other.  The big move came from Richard Carapz (Ineos-Grenadiers) who was hoping to get something for his team after the disaster that was the last day of racing.  His team has dominated the Tour for most of this past decade so it is odd to see their riders vying for stage wins out of a break away.  Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) was on the front when the attack came, but he as still able to jump onto the Ecuadorian's wheel.  And Sebastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ) dove onto the wheel, but slowing dropped off the pace as the other two raced to the top of the climb.

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Tour, Stage 14: Disposing of His Competition

Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) is still a bit miffed about his relegation and 13 point penalty for unsafe sprinting a couple of stages ago.  The decision by the race jury had put him 70 points behind in the race for his eighth Maillot Vert, which would break his own record of seven.  Today's hilly stage gave him the chance to get rid of all of the other sprinters in the Tour (sprinters are not the best climbers in the pro peloton).  Sagan but all of his team on the front including yesterday's second place finisher, Lennard Kamna, and the third place finisher Maximilian Schachmann to push the pace beyond what the current leader in the points competition, Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) could handle.  He pulled back five points at the intermediate sprint, and if he can win the stage without Bennett getting any points he would only be nine points out of Green (he has picked up 6 points prior to today).  So, Bora-Hansgrohe will be pushing all of the way to Lyon.

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Tour, Stage 13: Waiting in the Wings

 I may be revealing my theatre background with this title.  I have worked as a scenic artist and a set designer and then I also have the great pleasure of being married to the actress, Bridget Gethins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315220/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1).  So the title refers to the position of Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) who has sat on the wheel of Daniel Felipe Martinez (EF Pro Cycling) as he bridged up to Kamna's teammate, Maximilian Schachmann.  Martinez had to just ignore the other German from Bora has he went in search of the stage victory atop the Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol.  Martinez's team had put three guys in the break and he was the third to attack in hopes of the stage.  Bora-Hansgrohe obviously had two guys in the break and they were still there with just two kilometers to race.  Odds are one of the two would take the stage.

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Tour, Stage 9: Only One More

Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hasgrohe) was one of the last riders from the break to discover that the Jumbo-Visma led peloton wasn't hanging around today.  All of the GC riders were hoping to get the bonus seconds on offer atop the final climb of the day.  And if they could at the additional bonus seconds at the finish line, they could claim the Maillot Jaune.  The day started with ten men within 13 seconds of the lead and another ten within two minutes.  Today is the last day in the Pyrenees so this would be the day to gain time before the rest day.  The next mountains won't be until they reach the Alps, so today is the day!

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Tour, Stage 15: Stretching the Elastic

With two guys up the road, Lennard Kamna (Sunweb) could feel the elastic stretching to the breaking point as Mikel Landa (Movistar) kept going on up the final climb, the Foix Prat d'Albis.  Landa had come from the peloton so it could be argued that his legs were fresher than Kamna who had been off the front for 178 kilometers.  I should point out that Landa's yellow race numbers designate that his team, Movistar, is leading the team competition, a lead they reclaimed yesterday on the Tourmalet.

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Tour, Stage 14: Starting His Effort

Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has been saying from the start of this Tour that he is only here to win stages.  He certainly is too far back to be an overall contender.  Today he got into the break and then went on the offensive on the first big climb of the day, the Col du Soulor.  He was joined by another potential GC man who is too far behind, Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin).  The third member of the leading trio is Lennard Kamna (Sunweb), no back story here, he is just keeping an eye on the proceedings.

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Bergen 2017, U23 Men's Road Race: The Freshest Legs

It may have just come down to who had the freshest legs of this pair.  Lennard Kamna (Germany) had gone on the first of the bigger lumps on the final lap and had just completed the Veulta a Espana for Team Sunweb.  Benoit Cosnefroy (France) had let his teammate chase on the climbs and then attacked on the final descent of Salmon Hill.  Both had the power to hold off the closing peloton, reaching the line just a few seconds ahead of those behind.  But it was Cosnefroy who let the pair for the final kilometer and Kamna just didn't have enough to jump out a sprint for the win.  Cosnefroy takes the Gold and the Rainbow Jersey with Kamna having to be satisfied with Silver.  Both can be proud of pulling off the upset by winning in a break away.

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Bergen 2017, U23 Men's Road Race: Did I Do It Alone?

The peloton seemed unwilling or unable to go catch the lone figure of Lennard Kamna (Germany) so it was another rider for the French team, Benoit Cosnefroy, who jumped free on the descent of Salmon Hill.  Cosnefroy is looking back over his shoulder to make sure he doesn't have anyone else on his wheel.  He had put in a huge effort to carch the German, and he didn't want anyone taking a free ride in his slipstream.  Speaking of slipstream, the camera moto got in Cosnefroy's way on the descent, not realizing just how fast the Frenchman was gaining of the lone leader.  You can see that while Cosnefroy is looking back, Kamna is peeking under his arm to see who has managed to chase him down.  Now, can they work together to keep the rest of the peloton from catching them?

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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Bergen 2017, U23 Men's Road Race: Tough to Catch

With the Italian Edoardo Affini pulled back into the peloton it was Lennard Kamna (Germany) who was the next to put in an attack.  He waited until the final ascent of the Salmon Hill climb to get off of the front.  Kamna had just finished the Veulta a Espana riding for Team Sunweb, so he may have the stronger legs than those chasing behind.  Trying to bridge up to the fleeing German are Valentin Madouas (France), Mauricio Moreira (Uruguay) and Daniel Martinez (Colombia).  Moreira is the only rider in this peloton riding for Uruguay, so he has done very well to be at the business end of the race with just 12 kilometers to the line.

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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Doha 2016, Men's U23 ITT: Trying to Be the Third

Lennard Kamna was riding hard hoping to be the third German to find a spot on the podium.  His countrymen Marco Mathis and Maximilian Schachmann were sitting first and second with just a few more riders to finish.  If Kamna could manage to finish third overall, it would almost ensure a German sweep of the podium.  I don't think I have ever seen that feet accomplished at the Worlds so it would be quite the coup.

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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