Tour '26, Stage 21: An Iconic Moment

I can only imagine what it would be like to race up the Champs Elysees towards the l'Arc de Triomphe off the front of the peloton.  This duo with the Frenchman Thibault Guernalec (TotalEnergies) and the Spainard Xabier Mikel Azparren (Pinarello-Q36.5) had built up fifty seconds on the peloton before they all turn right at the top of the rise.  Next on the menu was the three loops that include the climb up to the summit of Montmartre.  I wonder if they will still be off the front by the time they ride pass Sacre Coeur?

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Tour '26, Stage 8: Three Debutantes

The trio of Liam Stock (Lotto-Intermarche), Jakub Otruba (Caja Rural-Seguros), and Thibault Guernalec (TotalEnergies) went off the front from kilometer zero.  With eighty-three kilometers left to ride of the one-hundred-and-eighty-kilometer stage, they were holding a gap of nearly two minutes over the sprinters' teams.  The title I choose was because all three of them are riding their first ever Tour de France.  I would say that it was also their first ever breakaway, but Otruba was off the front for most of the stage yesterday.  He rode all day with Stock's teammate Viestroffer.  It seems another vain effort since the stage appears to be a perfect day for the sprinters to strut their stuff. 

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at greigleach.com or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above. Since it is an original work of art, it is a first come first served reality. The work sells for $99 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra.

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Criterium du Dauphine '25, Stage 5: Keep It Going!

The early breakaway was still off the front by 28 seconds with just fifteen kilometers left to race.  As the quartet continued to work together, they urged each other on.  You can see Jordan Labrosse (Decathlon-Ag2r-La Mondiale) chatting with Enzo Leijnse (Picnic-PostNL).  Behind Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) and Thibault Guernalec (Arkea-B&B Hotels) are catching their breath before rolling through to the front to continue trying to hold off the slowly closing peloton.  Sadly, they were caught.  The sprinters had missed their chance in Stage 1, and they weren't about to let a breakaway ruin their chance for stage glory.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at greigleach.com or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above. Since it is an original work of art, it is a first come first served reality. The work sells for $95 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra.

"Keep It Going! CdD25-27" (Original art by Greig Leach)