Giro Day Eleven: A Hard Climb's Reward

Not to compare myself with the riders in the pro-peleton, I am not much of a climber, but I go down hill very fast!  I find descending to be the reward for a long hard climb up a mountain, I just wish the ride down took as long as the ride up.  This is Popovych leading the way down the first big mountain of the 2013 Giro.  Popo was a loyal team mate to the notorious Lance Armstrong, helping him in the mountains in some of Lance's 7 victories in the Tour de France.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard and is available for purchase through a brief 3 day auction on ebay.  Just follow the direct link at the end of this post to place a bid.

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Giro Day Eleven: The Day's Front Group

First, I am not off in my counting, Day 10 at the Giro d'Italia was a rest day for the cyclists, so there was no racing.  This is Stage 10 that was raced on the 11th day of the Giro.  As per usual, the day saw another early break away, however the last two successful breaks were not to be today.  This is from the first true mountain stage of the Giro, the first mountain of the day.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard painted with cake watercolors, brushes and paper sold by www.richesonart.com and is for sale.  You can make this work of art your own by visiting my artist website.  Just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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