Greig Leach

Contemporary figurative art created with oilsticks on paper, watercolors, stained glass and mixed media color based images of people, food, cycling and faith-based iconography
 
 

Not Really a Sprint TdF26-38

The stage started with just a two-man breakaway. It was comprised of Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek). Each were off the front for very different reasons. Pedersen was there to collect the maximum number of sprint points in hopes of adding to his advantage in the competition for the Maillot Vert. Yes, he has it now, but to carry it to Paris one has to grab points whenever possible. Campenaerts was there if the break goes in order to be a satellite rider for his team leader Jonas Vingegaard. A satellite rider is off the front to be an ally to his team leader late into the stage. Unfortunately, the two were caught by the peloton prior to climbing the Cote de Mauvezin a category three climb prior to the two big Pyrenean mountains facing all of the Tour later in the stage.