Bonjour! Stage 16 was a trip into Switzerland in honour of Fabian Cancellara for whom this will be his final Tour. The weather was fabulous and hot – perhaps a bit unbearable on a bike! The stage was lead most of the way by Tony Martin and Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step) in a such a strong ride that they both won the ‘most aggressive rider’ award, appearing together on the podium in a unique ‘first’. They couldn’t sustain their amazing performance for the sprint at the end – the big sprinters taking over, Alexander Kristoff losing out by a whisker to the immense Peter Sagan. Here are my drawings:
Wheel to wheel!
Sagan surges to the line!
Lost in the long shadows
Love this selection of painting, Maxine. The long shadows are wonderful.
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Sharon, thank you so much! It was really hard to do that one – the shadows were so complex! 🙂
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Hi Maxine, I’m just catching up after being away for a few days (blog(s) coming soon…) I love the picture of Sagan – very colourful and full of action.
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Thanks Mike! 🙂
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