Dauphine, Stage 5: You've Done Good

Teams bring eight riders to the Criterium du Dauphine, each with a particular job to do, each with a 'particular set of skills.'  For Tinkoff, Sergio Paulinho, his job was to set the fastest possible pace on the front of the peloton for as long as possible.  Once he had done all that he could do, he swung off the peloton and dropped back through the group.  As his teammate, Michael Valgren Andersen, road pass him he reached out and patted his exhausted friends shoulder, telling him that he had, "Done good."  Riding to the right of the pair from Tinkoff is the former winner of the Giro d'Italia, Ryder Hesjedal (Trek-Segafredo), the man with the best name in professional cycling (well first name anyway).

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from Jack Richeson & Company.  This painting, along with all of my cycling art, is available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  While you are on the site, be sure to check out my other works of art and my two cycling books.  To purchase this particular painting, just follow the direct link at the end of this post.  Bear in mind that this is a one of a kind original and once it is gone, it is gone.

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Dauphine Stage 5: Right Back On

A little while ago there was a Mime circulating on twitter showing cyclist having crashed pretending they are fine, and footballers pretending they were hurt without any contact at all.  Michael Valgren Anderson (Tinkoff Saxo) proved that today on the descent of the Col du la Morte (fortunately not aptly named).  He missed judged a corner and hit the guard rail flipping wheels over helmet landing on the weeds on the other side.  Unlike some athletes, he quickly jumped up, put his bike back over the rail, got on, and sped on down the hill to help his team leader.  There are countless stories of these kind of feats of determination in the world of cycling and others that don't work out quite so well.  This is an original small watercolor and ink painting that could be yours through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting, just follow the direct link at the end of this post to get your piece of the 66th Criterium du Dauphine. 

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