Tour Femmes '26, Stage 9: Above the Sea

You know the song I am referencing with this title... and now it is stuck in your head, too.  On the second trip up the Col d'Eze it was the British Champion Zoe Backstedt (Canyon/SRAM) burying herself for her teammates Antonia Niedwrmaier (in the Maillot Blanc) and Kasia Niewiadoma.  On their wheels are Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) in the Maillot Jaune and Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek).  Under the relentless pace set by Backstedt, many more were dropped from the ever-reducing peloton.  Her pace also meant that she and her teammates need not fear any attacks either.  The added bonus is that they got rid of one of Vollering's strongest teammates.  The flip side is that the British Champion's work meant she was gone at the summit, too.  With two more climbs up Col d'Eze, the last one even steeper, this stage is more about attrition than attacking moves... thus far.

I guess I should mention that the view of the Mediterranean Sea was stunning up here above Nice. 

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Tour '26, Stage 21: The Jerseys of the Tour

The final stage of stage of the 113th Tour de France was shortened by 25 miles.  Rather than starting outside of Paris and winding its way into the city, it was decided to give the start town the honor of the team sign-in.  They then loaded all of the teams into their busses and processed down the course to the Champs Elysees.  Once everyone was onsite, the race started without a neutral start for the six laps off the tradition finish on up and down the Champs Elysees.  Now they have added three laps that take in a ten-kilometer loop up to the top of the Butte Montmartre under the shadow of the Cathedral de Sacre Coeur.  The teams decided on their own that they would do all of the traditional photos, and ceremony on the first to laps, and then get down to the business of racing.  The first to show themselves for the camera were the four men who have won the four leaders' jerseys.  Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) in the Maillot Jaune of the winner of the Tour, and his teammate Isaac Del Toro in the Maillot Blanc of the best young rider and third place.  The Maillot a Pois was won by Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost).  The Maillot Vert was won by Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) which he like Tadej have held since Stage Four of the Tour.

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Tour '26, Stage 20: Teammates

After a rather silly salute to the crowd while crossing the line together, Tadej Pogacar and Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) shared a hug before the throng of press photographers just out of sight to us here.  I thought their celebrations were a little odd since they finished fourth and fifth on the stage, but I now realize that they were celebrating the collaboration and their Maillots Juane and Blanc.  And of course, they will both finish on the podium in first and third assuming nothing terrible happens on the streets of Paris.  It is forecasted to rain for the cobbled finale on both the climb of Montmartre and the Champs Elysees.  Let's all hope they and the rest of the peloton all finish safely!

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Tour '26, Stage 20: Super Domestique

Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) could not have asked for a better member of the peloton to help him on the final climb of the final mountain stage of the 113th Tour de France!  Tadej Pogacar was sacrificing his chance to claim the first ever back-to-back wins atop Alpe d'Huez to make sure that his teammate stayed in third place on the general classification and kept his Maillot Blanc of the best young rider of the Tour.  This is not normal activities for the Maillot Jaune, but then I think Pogacar has established that he is not a mere mortal cyclist.  I should note that Pogacar's lead is so large that he can afford this generous act despite the guy in second place has gone up the road.  In fact, Evenepoel finished second on the stage, but only forty seconds ahead of this jerseyed duo.  As long as they both finished the stage tomorrow, they will finish in first and third in Paris wearing their yellow and white jerseys in Paris.

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Tour '26, Stage 20: The Cream Rises

The top three of the Tour come over the summit of the Col de Sarenne together.  To be fair, Lenny Martinez (Bahrian-Victorious) is with them but hidden from view.  Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) goes over first looking to make sure his teammate Isaac Del Toro is still with them.  Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) takes the summit to grab another gel and squeeze it into his mouth.  There is still another fourteen kilometers left to race after all.  The guy sitting in fourth, Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM) has dropped off the pace and is losing time to all four.  He had started the day just twenty-four seconds behind Del Toro in both the top five and in the race for the Maillot Blanc of the best young rider.  It wasn't to be for the very young Frenchman today, but he did hold his position in the classification despite having lost time on the final climb of the Tour.

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Tour '26, Stage 15: Fighting to Stay in White

In can be argued that Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM) is the best young rider in the Tour, he is certainly the youngest rider in a very long time.  Yesterday he claimed the Maillot Blanc that is awarded to the best placed rider under the age of 25 at the start of the Tour.  On the climb of the Plateau de Solaison, he was in danger of losing that white jersey.  On his wheel was the winner of that honor from 2025, Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe). Lipowitz wasn't about to help the teenager.  His teammate was up the road, so Lipowitz was going to sit on the wheel and try to out sprint him for fourth on the stage.  He couldn't quite manage it, finishing just behind Seixas, much as they are now.   Seixas came in 52 seconds behind Isaac Del Toro who got a six second time bonus for finishing third.  The Maillot Blanc will go back to Del Toro, with Seixas in second trailing by twenty-five seconds.  He does move into fourth in the general classification behind Del Toro, again, by obviously the same time gap.

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Tour '26, Stage 14: Now He Goes!

After Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) had been isolated others had tried to go on the offensive.  But once everyone was on their own without teammates to aid them, that is when Pogacar took off.  For a few seconds it looked like Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM) were going to be able to hold onto the wheel of the Maillot Jaune.  They could not. Behind them in his Maillot Blanc Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek) was finding the pace just too much to handle.  Once he has gone it is very rare that Pogacar is seen again.  Today was no exception.  I wasn't pleased with the camera angles when he won the stage, so this will have to do for his victory painting.  Let's face it, this is when he won the stage.  I do think he has already won the Tour.  Although today he seemed weaker, but then he could have been doing the 'rope a dope' move of feinting weakness in order to get his rivals to over commit.  That may have been what happened to Vingegaard today.

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Tour '26, Stage 9: What Are They Up To?

It is beyond me why Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has his team chasing on the front.  Seriously, why are Felix Grosschartner, Brandon McNulty, Adam Yates and Isaac Del Toro buring energy on chasing down a breakaway when the best placed member is almost ten minutes behind him?  Is he setting himself or one of his teammates up for a stage win?  Or perhaps he wants his team to take over the lead in the team competition.  I guess the critics while begin complaining that the team is too greedy again.  Just in case Pogacar makes a move, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) is keeping close to his main rival.  All of the other GC guys are in this group, just out of my sight for this painting.  The peloton has all of the leaders' jerseys, including the Maillot Jaune, the Maillot Blanc, and the Maillot a Pois that we can see now.  But Mads Pedersen in his Maillot Vert is the only sprinter still in the peloton.  Admittedly, he has been dangling a bit everytime the road goes up.

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Tour '26, Stage 4: Letting Yellow Go

After UAE Team Emirates chased down yesterday's breakaway and Tadej Pogacar claimed the stage and the Maillot Jaune, it was a little odd to see them let the breakaway get so far up the road today.  I know there were a lot of people complaining that they were being too greedy online, but I can't image they cared much about that.  However, the top ten on the general classification sat in the UAE led peloton all day as the gap grew out to fourteen minutes by the time they reached Foix.  The top ten all dropped down three places, but I guess they aren't worried too much about those now on the top steps of the podium over the long haul.  As they neared the 4K to go banner, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) sat on the wheel of his teammates with Brandon McNulty in front of him and Isaac Del Toro behind.  Both Del Toro and Pogacar gave away their White and Yellow jersey respectfully.  On Del Toro's shoulder is Toms Skujins (Lidl-Trek).  It was his two teammates who took first and second on the stage.  The rest of his team was right behind him.  So far this Tour nothing is going as expected.  And that is a good thing!

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Tour Femmes '25, Stage 8: Take Mine and Go!

Nienke Vinke (Picnic-PostNL) had a scare as the peloton rode across the valley floor before the final climb of the day.  Her team car was way back down the road when she got a flat tire.  Fortunately (and strategically) her teammate the American Megan Jastrab was right there.  The pair acted quickly with Jastrab giving her by to the Maillot Blanc and giving her a push to get going.  Jastrab then waited for the team car and got her spare bike.  Seemingly twenty minutes later, the Picnic-PostNL car was able to get up to the youngster and get her onto her own spare bike.  It was all worth the effort rather than lose time, the current best young rider was able to increase her advantage to over eight minutes today, due in part to her teammates quick thinking... and some excellent legs today.

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"Take Mine and Go! TdFF25-48" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour Femmes '25, Stage 6: Not too Far Back

This is the first time I've seen Julie Bego (Cofidis) in her Maillot Blanc that she has held since the very first day of this Tour Femmes.  As this group dropped off of the peloton on the Col du Chansert which might have been a bad sign, but Neinke Vinke (Picnic-PostNL) is her only real competition to keep the title of best young rider.  Beside Le Net is her countrywoman and French National Champion, Marie Le Net (FDJ-Suez).  The trio is followed by Nadia Gontova (Winspace Orange Seal).  It wasn't long after I painted this that Gontova jumped free from this group and rode back up to the group of the yellow jersey.

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"Not too Far Back TdFF25-32" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour '25, Stage 21: The Giants of the Tour

Since no one knew how the stage was going to play out, all of the photo-ops were taken during the neutral start before they reached Kilometer Zero.  More than just posing for the cameras, I think that the top three of the Tour actually enjoyed chatting in the sun before they reached Paris and the rain.  The podium goes Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) wins both the Maillot Jaune and the Maillot a Pois currently on loan to Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).  The Dane takes second for the second year in a row after winning the two years before that.  Pogacar was second both of those times.  Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) won the Maillot Blanc of best young rider and took the third step of the podium.  It should be noted that it was Lipowitz's first Tour.  He only learned that he would be racing the Tour in early June.  The plan was for him to get some experience for the years to come.

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"The Giants of the Tour TdF25-139" (Original art by Greig Leach)

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Tour '25, Stage 19: The Top Four of the Tour

As the top four places of this Tour de France go under the four kilometer to go banner, they have just one guy yet to catch on their way to the final Alpine summit of the race.  Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) had tried to drop everyone in hopes of winning one more stage in his Maillot Jaune.  This time he couldn't get rid of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) who is wearing Tadej's Maillot a Pois.  On Vingegaard's wheel is the man in fourth overall, Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL).  He is being closely watched by Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) who is in the Maillot Blanc of best young rider.  He just as twenty-one seconds on Onley in both the GC and the race for the White Jersey.  

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"The Top Four of the Tour TdF25-131" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour '25, Stage 19: Shelter from the Devil

I don't think I have ever seen Didi Stenft (aka 'The Devil') hold anything besides his trident before, but then the final climb has been rather raining most of the day.  I imagine that the publicity caravan handed that umbrella to him several hours earlier.  I was playing around with the idea for the title and then this variation of sheltering from the devil occurred to me.  I found it amusing, I hope you do, too.  These five were chasing just one man up the road by a half of a minute. Felix Gall (Decathlon-Ag2r-La Mondiale) was setting the pace in hopes of moving up the general classification.  Everyone else was watching their nearest competitors in a defensive slosh up to La Plagne.  Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) was closely watched by Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), one in the Maillot Jaune and the other in the Maillot a Pois.  Behind it was a battle for the final possession of the Maillot Blanc of best young rider.  The jersey is currently on the shoulders of Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) who is also third on the GC.  He has a twenty-one second advantage over the man in front of him in both the GC and the Maillot Blanc, Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL).  The fact that these two young guys are stuck to the wheels of the best two riders in modern cycling speaks of great battles yet to come.

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"Shelter from the Devil TdF25-130" (Original art by Greig Leach)

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Tour '25, Stage 18: Quite the Reversal

Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) had been dropped on the climb of the Col du Madeleine, but had chased hard down the other side of the climb.  Almost the second he rejoined the leaders he went off on his own.  He was hoping to catch the other two guys who were a minute up the road, but he had dropped the group of the Maillot Juane by roughly two and a half minutes.  He still has a long way to climb to the summit finish atop the Col de la Loze, but he has definitely recovered from his earlier troubles.  

He did eventually lose contact with the leaders as they chased him down.  He did manage to hold onto his Maillot Blanc by a scant twenty-one seconds when today's stage was done.

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"Quite the Reversal TdF25-122" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour '25, Stage 18: Sepp Ups the Pace

Once all of his teammates had done what they could, it was Sepp Kuss' (Visma-Lease a Bike) turn to work of his team leader Jonas Vingegaard.  As they climbed towards the top of the Col du Madeleine, they got a small (and short-lived) gap on Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).  The gap back to Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was bigger and lasted for the rest of the climb.  While Pogacar was able to hold onto the wheel of his primary rival, his teammates who you can just make out in the distance, where dropped completely.  Remember, Visma-Lease a Bike has another guy up the road who will be able to work for Jonas as well.

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"Sepp Ups the Pace TdF25-120" (Original art by Greig Leach) 

Tour '25, Stage 14: Continuing to Struggle

As you probably know, I paint these live as the stage is playing out before me, the peloton, and the world-wide cycling audience.  For this reason, the title is a bit misleading.  Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) has struggle through the Pyrenes.  He recovered out on the course two days ago, but still lost time on the summit of the Hautacam.  Yesterday he was passed by Jonas Vingegaard within site of the finish in the individual time trial.  He is the current World Champion in the time trial discipline, but the climb was just too much for the Olympic Champion.  Today as the peloton hit the base of the Tourmalet, the first of four huge climbs facing him and the rest of the peloton, he dropped off the back of the main group as the road went up.  While he has been posting on his socials, he doesn't give up, he did just that a mere ten kilometers later.  Being passed by the sprinters' groupetto may well have been the deciding factor.  Not remotely the Tour the man in the Maillot Blanc of best young rider was hoping for.

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"Continuing to Struggle TdF25-88" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour '25, Stage 12: Losing Time on the Soulor

The peloton had race hard to the foot of the Col du Souler under the hot sun averaging just under thirty miles per hour.  When they hit the first Category 1 climb of the Tour many found the going rather tough.  Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorious) slipped away from the breakaway, through the peloton, and on out the back of the three just ahead of him.  He was also slipping out of his Maillot a Pois in the process.  He tried to latch onto the wheels of Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) paced by his teammate Ilan Van Wilder without success.  Warren Barquil (Picnic-PostNL) was able to hold onto the Maillot Blanc on the shoulders of Evenepoel just ahead of him.  If these guys can recuperate, it is going to be a very, very, very, long day.  Evenepoel did hold onto the White Jersey of best young rider in the Tour, but it was touch and go most of the day.

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"Losing Time on the Soulor TdF25-75" (Original art by Greig Leach) 

Tour '25, Stage 8: Beaucoup de Monde

Before the peloton arrived in this village along the course, the team directors warned the teams that there were 'beaucoup du monde' or 'a lot of people' in the next town.  The pace was growning as they neared the intermediate sprint so the peloton was lined out as they were cheered by the thousands of fans along the road.  Jake Stewart (Israel-PremierTech) found himself on the wheel of the Maillot Blanc of Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) as they went through a left hand turn.

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"Beaucoup de Monde TdF25-48" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour '25, Stage 7: Everyone Here?

Inside the final two kilometers it was the cream of the peloton rising to the top of the Mur de Bretagne.  With Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) on the front, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) looked back into the eyes of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).  Now the question is, "Who will outsprint the other?"  Despite who takes the stage, it will be Pogacar that will pull back on the coveted Maillot Jaune.  Equally true is that no matter who wins of these three Evenepoel will remain in the Maillot Blanc.  Behind them the guys sitting in fourth and fifth are trying desperately to close the gap as the climb levels off in the final kilometer.

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"Everyone Here? TdF25-45" (Original art by Greig Leach)