Tour Femmes '26, Stage 1: Down into the Valley

The course out through the countryside around Lusanne, Switzerland was just breathtakingly beautiful.  I doubt the quartet of Idora Eraso (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi), Nikola Noskova (Cofidis), Maud Rijnbeek (VolkerWessels), and Oceane Mahe (Ma Petite Enterprise) had much time to soak in the vistas as they built their advantage over the peloton.  With eighty-five kilometers yet to race, they have built up and a lead of almost five minutes on the confident peloton.  They were claiming all of the Queen of the Mountain points out on course, and managed to suck up the sprint points as well.  Would they be able to hold off the peloton up the final rise to the finish?

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Tour Femmes '25, Stage 7: Off the Front, Again

Maud Rijnbeek (VolkerWessels Cycling) had been dropped on the way up the Cote de Berland, but that didn't mean she was done for the day.  She chased done her former companions on the descent.  Once she caught them, she attacked immediately.  She quickly opened up a lead of twenty-six seconds.  She had gone on a similar raid in the first stage of this Tour de France Femmes, I guess she thought it was about time to go again.  Unfortunately for her there is one more climb before the finish in Chamberey.

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"Off the Front, Again TdFF25-39" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour Femmes '25, Stage 1: Beginning Her Queenship

It was Maud Rijnbeek (VolkerWessel Cycling) who went alone to the top of the first climb of the Tour de France Femmes.  She had dropped her companion who had started the early break at the foot of the Cote de Botsegalo.  While she was the first to get QOM points, she won't be wearing the Maillot a Pois tomorrow.  I will say more about that later.  Still, she is the first to get into the record book for this Tour Femmes.

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 work sells for $99 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra. 

"Beginning Her Queenship TdFF25-2" (Original art by Greig Leach)