TDF, Stage 20: "Out of the Gate"

Deck out from head to toe (well, his socks are white) Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) rolled out of the start gate to defend his lead in the 2021 Tour in the final competitive stage of the Grand Bouclee.  It was this stage in last year's edition that he over took the Yellow Jersey of Primoz Roglic.  Today he is already in Yellow and he started with over five minutes on the guy in second place.  It would take a serious problem for him not to end the day in the lead.  With the stage onto the Champs Elysees mainly ceremonial - until it is time to sprint for the win - it is almost impossible that he won't be the winner of the Tour for a second year in a row.

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 from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available. 

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TDF, Stage 19: He Strikes Again

Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious) couldn't believe he won stage 7 of the Tour.  But he had stage 19 in hand from twenty kilometers out.  His lead was over a minute to the one chaser as he celebrate all of the final kilometer into Liborne.  Has he crossed the line he made a gesture of zipping his lips.  I was confused until his post race interview.  He and his team had been raided by the French police several stages ago, without a search warrant, based on rumors of doping.  Nothing was found, and the team cooperated with the search.  However, their lawyers are digging into why the raid was carried out.  Without a warrant, it would only be a conviction in the press, but for some that might be all they want anyway.  

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 from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available. 

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TDF, Stage 19: Second on the Road

With one guy up the road alone, Casper Pedersen (Team DSM) was the next to get away from the rest of the chase group.  With two kilometers to race it was going to be a hard chase to catch up to Mohoric.  I admit that part of the reason I painted this one was to make sure I got another painting of someone on Pedersen's team.  They haven't been lighting up the Tour.  That may be the same reason that he was doing everything he could to go for a stage victory.

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 from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available.

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