Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds:

Vasil Kirylenka (Belarus) has been a strong hard worker for Team Sky for both of Chris Froome's victories.  It is often Kirylenka's stern visage that can be seen setting the pace like an unfaltering metronome for whomever is the designated team leader.  It was powerful watching the strong man from Belarus riding for himself and setting the best time at every time check out on the course.  If he was able to sustain the pace, he was ensured a spot on the podium.  To dream of holding off the two very strong Tony Martin and Tom Dumolin, was a bit of a stretch, but with the ride Kirylenka was doing, it could happen.

When Kirylenka reached the line, he set the new best time just three seconds ahead of the Italian, Adriano Malori, so it was now just a question of which step of the podium he would stand on.  For the record, it was the top step in the end.  Chapeay, Kirylenka!

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.  

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: Caught at the Line

I was surprise to see that Stefan Kueng (Switzerland) was caught just meters from the finish line by the Polish rider, Maciej Bodnar.  Bodnar had left the start house a minute and a half behind the Swiss, but caught him at almost 33 miles later.  While it was a brave ride by Bodnar his effort only managed to secure him a spot in the top ten finishing  just a little over a minute behind the eventually race winner.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: Blistering the Course

The Frenchman, Jerome Coppel, was the next rider to post the best times along the course.  Coppel was not one of the riders that was on my radar to put in a strong ride, but then, what do I know?  However, when Coppel reached the false flat rising to the finish line, he pushed enough on the pedals to be the next to claim the top chair in the leader's holding area.  As he rolled into the hall, I yelled "Chapeau!" his head turned in my direction and smiled.  I don't think he expected to hear "hat" called out in Virginia.  Further still I had the chance to congratulate him on what became his bronze medal on the day.  It is truly amazing how much access fans have with the heroes of the sport.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: Looking for Richmond

Taylor Phinney, the USA's best hope for a medal in the Men's Elite Individual Time Trial, rode along the wide highway looking for the skyline of the city.  So far the only variation in the bucolic landscape was the tinges of red in the early fall foliage.  Phiney was the best place American on the day, but that place turned out to be 12th, not that his finial placing diminished the esteem of the provincial crowd.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds:

It was an unbelievable thrill to see riders like Luis Leon Sanchez (Spain) ride down stretches of road that I am all to familiar with.  I'm not saying that I like to ride on 301, way to much fast moving heavy traffic, but the road goes out to a theatre that I have done work for over the last thirty years.  Sanchez is about to ride past a lovely large pond that sits on the county line before the riders hit the city limits.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds:

After days of swinging through the city streets of Richmond, Virginia, under rather grey skies, it was a pleasure to see the rolling country side and the bright sunlight of a beautiful autumn afternoon.  Luke Durbridge (Australia) was riding along one of the major older highways that run along the eastern edge of the United States from Florida to Maine.  Durbridge is a strong powerful rider who's strengh has earned him the nickname, "Turbo Durbo."

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: Fighting for Every Second

The Latvian rider, Aleksejs Saramotins, sprinted as hard as he could in a desperate attempt to gain the top seat in the waiting area.  He came up 55 seconds short of the leader's time, but it was still enough to slide him into the current second place.  A placing that slowly slipped away as the big names of the sport began to arrive at the finish line.  Ultimately he dropped all of the way down to 39th overall.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: Channeling the Last Century

While Rasmus Christian Quaade (Denmark) was sporting facial hair from the early days of cycling, neither his kit nor his bike bared any similarity to those of those bygone days.  I must admit that I sport a very similar 'stache but then I am not competing in a world class time trial.  It is not the most aerodynamic facial adornment.  Quaade was the first to change the leader board on the other end of his effort.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: Here We Go!

Michael Hepburn (Australia) was the first of the Elite Men to start the Individual Time Trial outside of Richmond, Virginia.  The men would be riding a radically different course than any of the previous TT races, starting out at the big theme park up the highway from the city.  Hepburn, and every rider to start after him, were looking at a 32.9 mile all out effort to get to the finish to downtown and the final (and most important) time check.  Naturally, Hepburn claimed the first lead, but it held up for quite some time which was a bit of a surprise for me.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.

Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds: Following the Rainbow

Linda Melanie Villumsen (New Zealand) whipped through the streets of Richmond, Virginia with some of the biggest names in the sport chasing behind her.  As she turned off of East Broad Street for the last couple of turns that would bring her back to just two blocks from her she could see by the final time check that the Rainbow Jersey was hers for the taking.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  In addition this painting is available along with two different sizes of prints in the Richmond Convention Center just a block away from the finish line of every race of the UCI World Road Racing Championships.  Just come look for me directly across from the awards podium.  Plus you can find a live stream of my painting the works at www.richmond.com were the paintings will soon be available for purchase.