Giro Day Six: Lunch To Go

Every Stage in the Giro has what is called a "Feed Zone".  It is an designated area at roughly the middle of the day's racing where the team helpers stand on the side of the road holding special bags called "Musettes" for the racers to grab as they zoom by.  The cyclist in the peleton while burned 6,000 calories on an average stage, so keeping themselves fueled up is an ongoing challenge.  The musettes are filled with easily digested high protein snacks, energy drinks, and special treats to lighten the hearts of the riders.   The bags are emptied by the riders and then tossed to the fans along the roadside hoping to get this special souvenir.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard and like all of the work in this series is available for sale on my artist website.  Just follow the direct link at the end of this post.
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Giro Day Six: Riding for Cavendish

When you have the fastest sprinter in the world on your team and the stage is almost pan flight, it is your job to bring back the morning break away.  Omega Pharma Quickstep went to the front and pulled the peleton for most of the day, and then had the job of putting together a lead out train to launch the Manx Missile towards the line.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard and can be yours by visiting my artist website.  Just follow this direct link to bid.

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Giro Day Six: Two Today

Another stage in the Giro d'Italia and another break away, this one was the smallest yet with only these two riders.  Remember Cameron Wurf from stage one (I thought his last name was Wulf), this is him with Jack Bobridge of Team Blanco.  Today's stage also showed the peleton leaving the breakaway hanging out in front. pegged at two and a half minutes.  But when the sprinters decided it was time, you know what happened.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard and is available for sale on my artist web site.  Just follow the link at the end of this post and make this your very own.

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Giro Day Five: Looking for the Peleton

The five man break away that was away for most of the day felt the peleton closing in when they reached the 30 kilometer to go banner.  They get a hint that the peleton is within a minute when the race referees pull out all of the vehicles between these riders and the peleton.  They ended up having a little more time than they thought, but they were right to think that they were going to get caught.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard (4"x6") and is available for sale on my artist website, just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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Giro Day Five: Under the Camera in the Sky

The video footage of the Giro is stunning, from the still cameras, boom cameras, 3 separate motorcyclist and cameraman duos, and two helicopter mounted cameras that capture every move of the race and the incredible scenery of the country of Italy (or France, or Spain).  Frequently, one camera crew will catch sight of another.  While the moto was filming the rear of the peleton they caught the helicopter above in their lens.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard and like all of the works in this series, available for sale on my artist website.  Just follow the link at the end of this post.

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Giro Day Four: Alone With 15 K

Sylvain Georges went with a group of four other riders at about 25K to go, but ditch them all on the steep climb that came just before the end of the stage.  He managed to get out alone with only fifteen kilometers left in the 240 kilometer stage.  I thought for sure he had pulled the upset, but then, like stage 3, the favorites started attacking each other, thus raising their pace.  This is an original watercolor and ink postcard, painted with Richeson and Company's watercolors, brushes and paper.  Like all of the other works in this series, this is available for purchase on my artist website,  just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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