Giro, Stage 18: To a Draw

After multiple attacks and counter attacks, the top three men on the general classification road across the line in Ortisel together.  Both Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) had done all they could to shake the lead of Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb).  In the end, with no bonus seconds left to collect they road home in the same order they hold on the leader board.  With only a minute and a half separating the threesome, you can be sure they will be at it all of the way through the last stage of the Giro.  Today, it was a draw.

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.

With the racing of the 100th Giro d'Italia, I am crowd funding my third cycling art book through Kickstarter.  I could use your support in helping this book get made, please consider backing the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335072134/art-of-cycling-100th-giro-ditalia.  This will be just one of the hundred plus paintings that will be included. With Kickstarter, if there is not a 100% funded, no one is charged a dime, and the project recieves 0% funding.

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Giro, Stage 18: Coming Right

I try to remain neutral as I paint the various races, but I must admit that I am a fan of the American Tejay van Garderen (BMC).  I was yelling at my computer screen as he and Mikel Landa (Sky) came up to the finish in Pontives.  While I had considered that the pair may have made a deal allowing Landa to take the mountain points along the way and van Garderen would take the stage, but given the effort in the last couple of hundred meters, it was a true full on race to the line.  Van Garderen had high hopes at the start of this Giro, but as he said, his body let him down in the early stages of the race.  He was in tears after the finish with the relief of the victory.  The American normally fades in a three week stage race, but he has certainly reverse that trend on this stage.  Landa is close to carrying the Maglia Azzurro all the way to Milan after today's effort.

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.

With the racing of the 100th Giro d'Italia, I am crowd funding my third cycling art book through Kickstarter.  I could use your support in helping this book get made, please consider backing the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335072134/art-of-cycling-100th-giro-ditalia.  This will be just one of the hundred plus paintings that will be included. With Kickstarter, if there is not a 100% funded, no one is charged a dime, and the project recieves 0% funding.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/100th-Giro-dItalia/2972356-123-235247/PaintingComing-Right-G17-131.html

Giro, Stage 18: Attack/Counter

The frustration level was building as those holding first through third on the general classification sparred on the climb up to Pontives.  Once Nairo Quintana (Movistar) had been pulled back by the group, it was Vincenzo Nibali's (Bahrain-Merida) turn to attack the Maglia Rosa. He too, met Quintana's fate, when Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) attacked them all.  Once he had been pulled back, Quintana went again.  The trio eventually reached an uneasy truce as those lower down on the GC decided to attack the weary warriors.  After the race, Dumoulin had some choice words about Quintana and Nibali letting the others escape up the road.  Not quite the gallantry he had showed a few stages back.

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.

With the racing of the 100th Giro d'Italia, I am crowd funding my third cycling art book through Kickstarter.  I could use your support in helping this book get made, please consider backing the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335072134/art-of-cycling-100th-giro-ditalia.  This will be just one of the hundred plus paintings that will be included. With Kickstarter, if there is not a 100% funded, no one is charged a dime, and the project recieves 0% funding.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/100th-Giro-dItalia/2972343-122-235247/PaintingAttack/Counter-G17-130.html

Giro, Stage 18: With a Teammate

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) had sent his teammate, Andrey Amador, up the road as a teaser for his GC rival Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb).  When the Dutchman didn't give chase, Quintana jumped out of the Gruppa Maglia Rosa and bridged across to his ally.  Behind, Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) was using his teammate, Sebastien Reichenbach, to give chase.  Without any teammates left with them, Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) and Dumoulin, had to rely on following the wheels of others and hope Quintana was gone for good.

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.

With the racing of the 100th Giro d'Italia, I am crowd funding my third cycling art book through Kickstarter.  I could use your support in helping this book get made, please consider backing the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335072134/art-of-cycling-100th-giro-ditalia.  This will be just one of the hundred plus paintings that will be included. With Kickstarter, if there is not a 100% funded, no one is charged a dime, and the project recieves 0% funding.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/100th-Giro-dItalia/2972329-121-235247/PaintingWith-a-Teammate-G17-129.html

Giro, Stage 18: Drinks for Everyone!

As the duo of Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and Mikel Landa (Sky) were laboring up the final climb, they were being offered chilled waterbottles from the neutral service waterboy.  I just noticed that it looks like the middle fan on the side of the road is holding the tray of bidons, but it is actually mounted on the back of the motorcycle.  Many fans along the way will wear (or not wear in some cases) all sorts of costumes.  These ladies seem content to simple don bright pink wigs and also, to skip the running along with the riders and making a general nuisance of themselves.  Perhaps they could teach some of the men along the road on just how to behave.

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.

With the racing of the 100th Giro d'Italia, I am crowd funding my third cycling art book through Kickstarter.  I could use your support in helping this book get made, please consider backing the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335072134/art-of-cycling-100th-giro-ditalia.  This will be just one of the hundred plus paintings that will be included. With Kickstarter, if there is not a 100% funded, no one is charged a dime, and the project recieves 0% funding.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/100th-Giro-dItalia/2972294-120-235247/PaintingDrinks-for-Everyone-G17-128.html