Giro, Stage 3: Bring Him Back, Again

Ilnur Zakarin's (Katusha-Alpecin) might be getting a little frustrated with their team leader.  Twice now they have had to work very hard to pull their man back up to the peloton after a mechanical.  Yesterday it was a very hard chase indeed, one that the commentators didn't think was going to happen.  Roughly twenty four hours later they found themselves doing it again.  At least this time they didn't have as much time to make up nor as little distance in which to succeed.

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.  It is only $75 USD and international shipping is available.

With the start of the Giro d'Italia, I am crowd funding my third cycling art book through Kickstarter.  I could use your support in making this book get made, please consider supporting the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335072134/art-of-cycling-100th-giro-ditalia.  This will be just one of the hundred plus paintings that will be included.

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Tour Down Under Stage 3: Hoping to Stay Away

Vegard Laengen (UAE-Abu Dhabi) must have felt the combined sensations of his break away companions loosing steam and the approaching peloton about to swallow them up  He used a small rise on the finishing circuit to jump clear of his erstwhile companions in a potentially vain attempt to take a solo victory ahead of the sprinters.  It certainly falls into the 'nothing ventured nothing gained' category, but it was a long shot to be sure (12 kilometers long to be exact).  Behind the Norwegian you can see the race director standing up (and popping out of the sun roof) keeping a close eye on all of the motos around the rider.  He is just making sure that the motorcycles don't provide a slipstream to help Laengen (or the peloton) gain an unfair advantage.

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.  It is only $75 USD and international shipping is available.

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Binche-Chimay-Binche: Way Off the Front

It was the duo of Lars Bak (Lotto Soudal) and Vegard Stake Laengen (IAM Cycling) who got way off the front of the peloton.  The two built up over five minutes on the FDJ lead peloton on the narrow roads of Belgium.  The two may not have had much hope in holding of the peloton, but neither did they want to ride the race in complete anonymity either.

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.  It is only $75 USD and international shipping is available.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/Other%20Cycling%20Art/2861528-33-206768/PaintingWay%20Off%20the%20Front%20CBC1-Greig-Leach.html#.V_UHhfArLIU