Paris Roubaix Femmes '22: The Sprint Behind

Unable to chase down the Italian Champion, the sextet of Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx), Lucinda Brand and her teammate Ellen Van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo), along with Floortje Mackaij (DSM), Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), and Elise Chabbey (Canyon/SRAM) found themselves sprinting it out for second place.  That honor went to Kopecky with Brand taking the final step of the podium. Chabbey took fourth, Cavalli in fifth, Mackaij in sixth.  Van Dijk dropped off a few seconds having let of the sprint for Brand and finish in seventh.  Trek-Segafredo clearly would have loved to have had their team leader still in the race, but taking first and third for the team and three in the top seven seems a very good result to me.

I'll be back tomorrow to paint the men's race.  It being Easter, I may not be able to finish it all on Sunday.  It will all be up by Monday then.

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

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Flanders 2021: Just a Few More Pedal Strokes

For Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) and her teammate, Marta Cavalli it was just a few more rotations of the cranks before their Mixed Team Time Trial was over.  With their male counterparts, and the woman this duo left behind (Elena Cecchini) the effort earned the Italians a bronze medal.  They just squeaked in ahead of the Swiss but it was enough to be on the podium in Brugge.

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.

https://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/Flanders-2021/3838545-21-292177/Painting/just-a-few-more-pedal-strokes.-uci21-21.html

Ronde Van Vlaanderen: "We've Got to Work Together"

Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) seemed to be trying to get this elite group of chasers to work together.  Up the road was the two time World Champion in the individual time trial so it wasn't going to be easier to chase her down.  Their only hope was their superior strength in numbers.  It was going to be a hard sell for Vollering, her teammate, Anna Van Der Breggan was the best sprinter in the group and the World Champion on the road.  Hanging on the back seeming to be struggling was the Italian National Champioin, Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo). Others trying to chase down the flying Dutch woman were Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquataine Futuroscope) and her teammate Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT) in her German Champion jersey.  Rounding out the group was the Australian, Grace Brown (BikeExchange).  

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow th edirect link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above.  Since ti is an original work of art, it is a first come first seved reality. The painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburth watercolors from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available. 

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Strade Bianchi Donne - She Can See Them

 Inside the final kilometer and on the final climb of the day Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) was away from the others and in sight of the two leaders just up the road.  She put everything into the move to bridge across, but she just didn't have the legs.  She was caught by both the World Champion and the European Champion (neither of whom could bridge across either) and then dropped by the top of  this brutal climb.  However, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow th edirect link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above.  Since ti is an original work of art, it is a first come first seved reality. The painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburth watercolors from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available.

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