Giro Day Four: Alone With 15 K

Sylvain Georges went with a group of four other riders at about 25K to go, but ditch them all on the steep climb that came just before the end of the stage.  He managed to get out alone with only fifteen kilometers left in the 240 kilometer stage.  I thought for sure he had pulled the upset, but then, like stage 3, the favorites started attacking each other, thus raising their pace.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard, painted with Richeson and Company's watercolors, brushes and paper.  Like all of the other works in this series, this is available for purchase on my artist website,  just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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Giro Day Four: Forming Another Break

One thing that frequently happens in the peleton is that when a break away is caught another group will jump out almost immediately.  This is so common that the peleton will often leave a group out front just to prevent others from giving it a go.  Here Marco Marcato of Vancansoleil leads a group of five on another attempt to surprise the peleton.  The second rider is Sylvain Georges who came close to pulling of the surprise.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard.  I will be creating a grouping of prints from this series at the end of the Giro.  If you would be interested please leave a comment so I can get an idea of the level of interest.

This painting is sold.