Wollongong 2022, Mixed Relay: Out of Sync

I can't remember ever seeing Tahiti or any of the other South Pacific island nations at the Worlds before, but then Australia is certainly a lot closer than Europe on the Americas.  So it was a treat to see Tekau Hapairai, Kylie Crawford, and Elodi Touffet (Tahiti) out on course after the male members of their team had finished their lap of the Mixed Team Relay.  This is only the third year of this event which replaced the team time trials of years past.  It makes more sense to have teams compete under their national flag then as their trade teams as it was in years past.  With no disrespect to the teams efforts, they were not quite the well oiled machine of some of the big name European teams, but the joy they felt to be competing at the worlds was unmistakable.  

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Yorkshire 2019 - Mixed Relay: Finishing What the Men Started

As the Dutch women rolled down the start ramp, they knew that they had been handed a strong lead over the rest of the field by their countrymen.  Should they be lucky and as strong as they knew they could be, the first Gold Medal in the Mixed Relay of the UCI Road World Championships would be theirs.  Lucinda Brand and Riejanne Markus crossed the line together having added to the advantage that they had been given.  Amy Pieters was just a few seconds off the back of the Dutch duo, but her time wasn't the one that mattered.  The three started their celebrations in the scrum of the press cameras before being joined by the men of the team.  This was a great new addition to the Worlds race week, perhaps even more enjoyable than the Team Time Trial it replaced.

I will be painting most every event from Yorkshire, but my schedule will not allow me to paint them all.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available though my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of this post.  Since it is an original it is first come first served.  The painting was created using Yarka St Petersburg watercolors from Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 plus shipping. And yes, international shipping is available.

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Yorkshire 2019 - MIxed Relay: Leaving It all on the Road

Lisa Brennauer and Lisa Klein struggled to catch their breath after a truly all-out effort to put Germany into a Gold Medal position.  Clearly they had done everything in their power to hold improve on the position provided to them by their countrymen.  As they struggled to breath, they knew that only the Dutch women could out ride them.  Alas, that is exactly what happened, but their ride did earn them the Silver in the first Mixed Relay of the UCI Road World Championships.

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Yorkshire 2019 - MIxed Relay: Bellisima

It was the Italian women that were the first to truly threaten the lead of the British.  As the trio of Elisa Longo Borghini, Elena Cecchini and Tatiana Guderzo approached the time check, it was clear that they were on a race winning time.  Unfortunately, fate intervened when Longo Borghini had a flat tire.  She was able to chase back onto her teammates, but it slowed them down so that they just missed over taking the British team.  That meant that they would just miss the podium as well.

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Yorkshire 2109 - Mixed Relay: On the Limit

The trio of Dutch men, Jos Van Emden, Bauke Mollema and Koen Bouwman were determined to give the countrywomen the best time advantage they possibly could.  The trio was the first to best the British men after their leg of the relay.  So now it is up to the women to complete the job.

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Yorkshire 2019 - Mixed Relay: Less Than a Second

As the German men approached the first time check they were just a half second off the pace of the Brits.  The trio was led by Jasha Sutterlin followed in turn by Nils Polit and Tony Martin.  Martin is a four time World Champion in the Individual Time Trial, but is suffering from the lingering effects of a serious crash in this year's Vuelta d'Espania.  When I got to watch him race in the Worlds here in Richmond, Virginia, he was still recovering from a bad crash tin the Tour de France.  In both cases, he was able to contribute to the German team before having to drop off the pace.

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This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available though my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of this post.  Since it is an original it is first come first served.  The painting was created using Yarka St Petersburg watercolors from Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 plus shipping. And yes, international shipping is available.

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Yoirkshire 2019 - Mixed Relay: A Ride to Celebrate

As the British women finished their leg of the relay, Anna Henderson reached out to Joscelin Lowde knowing that they had just finished with a great time.  The women had added to the advantage passed to them by their countrymen placing the home team in the hot seats of race leaders.  As more teams finished, it was proving to be a ride truly worth celebrating.  At the end of the day, the ride was good enough for a bronze medal in the first ever Mixed Relay Team Time Trial.  Chapeau, or should I say "hats" to the entire British team?

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available though my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of this post.  Since it is an original it is first come first served.  The painting was created using Yarka St Petersburg watercolors from Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 plus shipping. And yes, international shipping is available.

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Yorkshire 2019 - MIxed Relay: Now It Is Our Turn

As the second Spanish man crossed the finish line, it was the women's turn to hit the time trial course.  As Margarita Garcia, Sheyla Gutierrez and Lourdes Oyarbide rolled down the ramp, the Belgium team waited for their man to cross the line in turn.  For the record, the women in blue are Sofie De Vuyst, Valarie Demey, and Julie Van De Velde.  I was hoping for a baton pass, but this does seem considerably saver and more logical.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available though my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of this post.  Since it is an original it is first come first served.  The painting was created using Yarka St Petersburg watercolors from Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 plus shipping. And yes, international shipping is available.

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