Tour, Stage 15: Looking for a Stage Win

With so many of the marquee Tour de France riders off the back, it was a real treat to see Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) get a gap on the Maillot Jaune of Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and the Maillot Blanc of Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates). Only Roglic's teammate Sepp Kuss and Miquel Angel Lopez (Astana) were able to follow the Tazmanian's attack.  With 300 meters to the line, it wasn't like Porte was going to open up a big lead, but he was the one with the legs to try.  In the end, both Roglic and Pogacar got around him, but he crossed the line in third and got a couple of bonus seconds in the bargain.  After today's efforts, he lies in sixth place just a mere two and a quarter minutes off of the lead.  It is impressive that just over two minutes is all that seperates the top six riders this deep into the Tour.  While the two Slovenians look solid, anyone of six or seven guys could still win the Tour as we go into the second rest day.

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Paris Nice, Stage 6: Good News!

The method of delivering the time gaps may be a bit archaic, but seeing the chalkboard telling Simon Yates (Orica-Scott) telling him that the peloton was 55 seconds behind had to lift the young Brits spirits.  Then to see both the time gap and the red kite signifying that there was only one kilometer left to race, had to give him all the energy he needed to claim the stage.  Behind, the peloton was sparring with each other trying to gain just a few seconds on each other.  Ultimately, those behind didn't really change their race standings much at all.

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Tour of Britain, Stage 3: Still Alone

Riding alone through Tatton Park, Ian Stannard (Sky) had a minute and forty five seconds on the duo behind, and seven and a half minutes on the peloton.  Clearly as he approached the flame rouge signifying one kilometer to the finish, the stage was his.  Again this image was far more appealing to me than his exhausted half salute of victory at the line.  I don't fault him.  He had just raced 179 kilometers of the front of the race, with the last 30 on his own.  I doubt he had enough energy to get off the bike except for the joy of the victory lifting his spirits and his legs.  Chapeau, Ian!

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.

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