Criterium International Stage 3: Down to Two

Chad Haga (Giant Alpecin) and Romain Feillu (Bretagne Seche) managed to ride away from their other three break away companions as they headed into Porto Vecchio.  With an intermediate sprint just ahead, Feillu convinced Haga to let him have the sprint bonus.  In a break, riders will often work out deals and alliances so that they can reach mutual benefits from their efforts.  The pair were also hoping to hit the final climb up the Col d'Ospedale with a couple of minutes advantage.

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Tour Stage 2: Bidding the Jersey Farewell

Professional cyclist, like their amateur counterparts, are a very supportive lot.  While the sprinter and winner of the first Maillot Jaune, Marcel Kittel (Giant Shimano) didn't expect to be able to get over the nine climbs of today's stage to compete at the finale, it was still sad to watch most of the peloton ride away from him on climb after climb.  Romain Feillu (Bretagne-Seche), from a rival team, even a rival country, reached out to pat Kittel on the back in congratulations, as Feillu went forward and Kittel continued to go backward on the climb up Holme Moss Hill.  This is an original small watercolor and ink painting that is available at my artist website, www.greigleach.com.  This painting will appear in my soon to be self published "Book de Tour" a collection of my paintings and writings of the 2014 Tour de France.  To learn more about the project, pre-order your copy and hopefully become involved, please visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335072134/book-de-tour.  If you would like to purchase this particular painting, just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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Paris-Nice Stage 3: Here They Are

With their break away companion having left them behind Feillu and Fouchard heard the whirring spokes of the charging peloton coming up behind.  The peloton rarely gets it wrong and today was no exception, but it never stops some daring riders to give it a go.  And then there is the small matter of getting TV air time for the teams' sponsors.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard that could be yours by visiting my artist website, www.greigleach.com.  Or you could just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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Paris-Nice Stage 3: Swinging Out of Town

Team Bretagne put another rider into another break away, Romain Feillu was joined in the effort by Julien Fouchard (Cofidis) and Perrig Quemeneur (Europcar) in the gamble of trying to get one over on the peloton.  Unfortunately, the peloton showed its power in numbers and they made the catch within the last ten kilometers of the race.  With three riders away the only KOM points and sprint points were out of the competition for jersey today.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard created using watercolors and brushes from www.richesonart.com  In addition, this work (and all of my Paris Nice paintings) are available at my artist website, www.greigleach.com  Or for this painting you could just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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