Wollongong 2022, Men's ITT: Early Kilometers

Magnus Cort (Denmark) gained international fame with his exploits while the Tour de France was in his home country coming away with the Maillot a Pois as the race went to France.  He then held on to the jersey for eight more days making him a Danish hero.  Every painting I did of him in the Tour sold, one actually going to Magnus himself.  I was so honored.  Naturally, I wanted to paint him again before the season is out, so this was it.  As he said on social media after the race, it wasn't the day he had hoped for.  But it was nice to see him out on the road again.  Hopefully, he will have a better day in the road race on the weekend.

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 $90 USD including shipping, and yes, international shipping is available. 

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Wollongong 2022, Men's ITT: Down the Ramp

Neilson Powless (USA) was the first of the two Americans to compete in the Elite Men's Time Trial.  Powless got off to a good start but, alas, it wasn't to be his day.  Both he and I will have to wait until the weekend to have another go for the rainbow bands.  Unless he is in the mixed team time trial in the middle of the week.

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 $90 USD including shipping, and yes, international shipping is available. 

If you can't afford to purchase a piece you could always help keep me going by buying me a cup of coffee at buymeacoffee.com/greigsartc.  And check out my vlogs at my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLGX-TnjXDSkkOidUE6pN1g

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Doha 2016, Men's TTT: In Pursuit

The reigning world champion team, BMC Pro Cycling, had the advantage of knowing the time splits of their main rival (actually they knew the splits of every team on the day), as they came back into the city of Doha.  It wasn't until the final kilometers that they dropped any of their teammates, but try as they might, they couldn't gain the half second or so on the times of Etixx-Quickstep.  So it was that BMC's two year reign came to an end in Doha, with the title passing back over to the Belgium team of Etixx-Quickstep, by the smallest of margins.  Even with Rohan Dennis riding with the likes of Taylor Phinney, they were not able to match nor better the time of the Tony Martin lead squad.

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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2014 UCI Worlds: Watching Wiggo

Bradley Wiggins, winner of the 2012 Tour de France, has been reclaiming his fire ever since he was left out of the nine teammates that went to this year's Tour.  Team Sky may well have regretted the decision once Chris Froome crashed out.  But it was the spark that has re-ignited the fire in the belly of the reigning gold medalist in the Olympic Time Trial.  Wiggins started the Men's Elite Time Trial two minutes ahead of his main rival, Tony Martin, but quickly started stretching that gap out second by second as the two put all of the efforts into going as fast as possible.  By the end of the race, Wiggins had gained twenty-six seconds on the now former World Champion.  Sir Bradley Wiggins can now add a Rainbow Jersey to his Olympic Gold Metal and his Tour de France Yellow Jersey.  This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that is available through my artist website, www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting, just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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2014 UCI Worlds: Going for a Fourth

Tony Martin rolled down the start ramp and out on the course around Ponferrada, Spain, in search of a record breaking fourth consecutive World Time Trial Championship.   Martin of Germany, has an incredible record in the Worlds and in German, as well as the ProTour calendar.  This year he won the only time trial in the Tour de France, but also claimed his first road race stage victory in his career in the same Tour.  Wearing race bib number one, he was the last to head around the 29.5 kilometer course.  An advantage as he will know the split times of everyone on the road ahead of him.  He would always know if his efforts were enough, but he had some very stiff competition just two minutes up the road.  This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that is 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.  While you are there, why not take the time to look around at all of the artwork on offer?

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2014 UCI Worlds: It's About the Position

The Time Trial, or the Race of Truth, is all about the individual's ability to slip through the wind with the least amount of  drag possible.  To that end, Tejay van Garderen, drops into his aerodynamic tuck, with his arms as close together as possible, the head down and the back arched all to present as little of his body to the wind.  The bikes are designed with the same basic purpose.  However, neither the bike nor the position of the rider astride the machine, are about control or agility, they are only about speed.  This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that is 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.  Be sure to check out my soon to be released book of annotated art of the 101st Tour de France, "Book de Tour".  It is available for pre-order and international shipping is available.

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