Giro, Stage 18: Drinks for Everyone!

As the duo of Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and Mikel Landa (Sky) were laboring up the final climb, they were being offered chilled waterbottles from the neutral service waterboy.  I just noticed that it looks like the middle fan on the side of the road is holding the tray of bidons, but it is actually mounted on the back of the motorcycle.  Many fans along the way will wear (or not wear in some cases) all sorts of costumes.  These ladies seem content to simple don bright pink wigs and also, to skip the running along with the riders and making a general nuisance of themselves.  Perhaps they could teach some of the men along the road on just how to behave.

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 racing of the 100th Giro d'Italia, I am crowd funding my third cycling art book through Kickstarter.  I could use your support in helping this book get made, please consider backing 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. With Kickstarter, if there is not a 100% funded, no one is charged a dime, and the project recieves 0% funding.

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Giro, Stage 5: I Help You...

Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) sporting the points jersey, drops back to the team car to get water bottles for his teammates.  Greipel relies heavily on his team to propel him to the finish safely and swiftly, so he helps them when he can.  While he is a big man for a cyclist, he looks even larger as he stuffs extra bottles up under his jersey to distribute them to the rest of the team.  Behind him a rider for LottoNL Jumbo is doing the same thing.

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.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/100th-Giro-dItalia/2964415-32-235247/PaintingI-Help-You...-G17-33.html

Tour of California, Stage 2: Topping Up

With just over 15 miles left to run to the finish line, the last two from the early break were beginning to think they might have a chance to hold off the charging peloton.  The pair seemed to have work out some sort of alliance over the final summit of the day.  Ben King (Cannondale) seemed to let Evan Huffman (Rally Cycling) claim the final King of the Mountain points, enough points to award him the Polka Dot Jersey at the end of the day.  King reached out to grab a couple of bottles and energy gels for the final assault on the finale of the stage.  At this point the duo had ridden William Barta (Axeon Hagens Berman).  Barta had either flatted or crashed on the final descent, but then managed to catch back up to these two.  However, it seems that the effort left his legs deadened for the final little climb of the day.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting measuring 4"x6" that was created live during the race using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting, along with all of my cycling art (and two cycling books) are 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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