Tour '24, Stage 18: Open Road

The fun part of painting live (or as close to it as possible) is that I can only get what is going on by what I see when the camera man catches it.  So, as I painted this, I was assuming that Jasper Philipsen (Aplecin-Deceuninck) had been tailed off of the peloton and was looking at a long hard day trying to make the time limit.  But no, he was actually chasing back to the main peloton after having a wheel change.  What is the old saying about assuming?  I love the feeling this evokes.  The thought of being out riding on a wide-open road with mountains lurking on the horizon.  Well, maybe not the impending mountains part.

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"Open Road TdF24-109" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Paris Nice 23, Stage 2: “I Know They Are Coming”

Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) had gone off on his own early into today’s stage.  While it was definitely a long shot that he would be able to pull off a surprise stage win, he had already done enough to be the next wearer of the Maillot a Pois of best climber in the race.  He has one more category 3 climb left before the stage finishes in Fountainbleu.  Should he hold off the closing peloton until the top of that climb he can hold the lead in the King of the Mountains competition until the high mountains that come this weekend.

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 painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $90 USD including shipping, but yes international shipping is both available and extra.

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Dauphine, Stage 3: Open Road

Nothing better than the feeling of an open road, the wind on your face, and a bike between your legs.  I hope the Israeli national champion, Omer Goldstein (Israel Start Up Nation) and his break away companion, Loci Vliegen (Intermache-Wanty Gobert) were enjoying the feeling even if the peloton were foiling their effort to stay away.  Unlike the last two stages, this break was looking doomed, they only have forty seven seconds with over forty kilometers to race.  I'm quite sure the peloton wasn't going to mess it up today.  The sprinters really do want their chance for a stage win before the looming mountains.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above.  Since ti is an original work of art, it is a first come first seved reality. The painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburth watercolors from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available.

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