Showing posts with label Tom Skujins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tom Skujins. Show all posts

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Tour '24, Stage 18: Getting No Closer


This quintet was doing their best to chase down the three up the road, but as the kilometers rolled by under their wheels they weren't able to close the gap.  Despite the efforts of Bart Lemmen (Visma-Lease a Bike) who had switched from riding for his teammate, and started riding for himself.  He was aided by Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech), Tom Skujins (Lidl-Trek), Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hangrohe), and Oier Lazkano (Movistar).  But with a mere eight kilometers to race, the group was still forty-five seconds behind the leaders.  The large chasing group they had left behind was still about fifteen seconds back.  However, just like these guys, they weren't able to close the gap either.

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.

"Getting No Closer TdF24-114" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Tour, Stage 10: Putting Him Back Together


I've been talking with Tom Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) on twitter about getting another watercolor of him in the Tour, I don't think this is what he was hoping for.  I also doubt seriously that he wanted to leave this much skin and cycling kit on the roads of France.  It still amazes me that the guys are able to get up after a hard crash, chase back to the peloton and keep racing for the rest of the stage.  Equally impressive is the race doctor's patching them up on the fly sometimes at over 30 kilometers an hour.  Today Skujins could have used a seamstress to go along with a medic.  He was certainly left showing a lot of bare flesh on his back side.

Yesterday was the Covid testing day during the rest day.  Happily, only five people tested positive, all either team staff, or Christian Prudhomme, all of whom had to leave the race.

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.

https://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/Tour-de-France-2020/3696539-63-282744/Painting/putting-him-back-together-tdf20-58.html