Tour, Stage 14: Fighting to Be Best of the Rest

Bora-Hansgrohe and Peter Sagan had higher hopes for the finale today, but they did add to his point total while the one guy he is chasing got none.  However, with the solo win by fifteen seconds of Soren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb), the peloton was racing for second place.  That honor of best of the rest went to Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott).  He was followed across the line by Simone Consonni (Cofidis) and then Peter Sagan.  Fifth and sixth went to Casper Pedersen (Sunweb) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) respectively.  With the peloton coming in all together there were no changes in any of the race classifications.  Sagan did move 33 points closer to Sam Bennett, but has another 43 points to catch the Irishman.  The Tour goes into the high Alps tomorrow, so it will be entertaining to see if any sprinters will be able to get points on the day.  The small advantage they have is that the intermediate sprint comes before any of the mountains of the day.

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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Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: Holding for Victory

The order of the previous painting was flipped when the trio hit the line.  Kevin Ledonis had countered his teammates move on the final cobbled climb up 23rd Street leaving both Simone Consonni (Italy) and his countryman, Anthony Turgis (France) behind.  Ledonis put everything he had into getting up the final climb up to the finishing false flat straight to the line.  As he faded from the effort with the finish line in site the entire crowd in the Fanfest held their collective breaths as the Italian chased from behind.  Stuck to Consonni's wheel was Turgis ready to bounce (if he could) should the Italian get to his fading compatriot.  In the end it was Ledonis who attempted to raise his arms in victory, but he struggled with his bike just as he had struggled to hold off the charging Italian.

This is an original small watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  These paintings are created live while watching the races through a feed provided by the Richmond 2015 Worlds organization.  For two more days, you will be able to watch me create the works live at the Fanfest area at 5th and Marshall Streets near the finish line.  You can also purchase either the originals or one of two different sizes of prints while you are there, or later at www.richmond.com.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: The Winning Move

As the leading trio reached the summit up Libbie Hill for the final time, Anthony Turgis (France) made a powerful acceleration to jump through the inside corner grabbing the lead from Simone Consonni (Italy).  The Frenchman's teammate, Kevin Ledanois, watched his countryman go keeping a sharp eye on the Italian on his wheel.  As it turned out, the winning move didn't deliver the win and the Rainbow Jersey to Turgis...

This is an original small watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  These paintings are created live while watching the races through a feed provided by the Richmond 2015 Worlds organization.  For two more days, you will be able to watch me create the works live at the Fanfest area at 5th and Marshall Streets near the finish line.  You can also purchase either the originals or one of two different sizes of prints while you are there, or later at www.richmond.com.