Hello! Mallorca is a popular winter training ground for many top cycling teams, the terrain of the island providing a great mix of climbs and long flats – bathed in gentle sunshine. This winter has been extraordinary with the island (and most of southern Europe) subject to storms and snowfalls for the first time in many years. Glad to say that things settled a little on the first day of the Mallorca Challenge, with a lovely course for the sprinters. Stage 1 was won in style by Andre Greipel. I forgot to say, by the way, that Mallorca is one of my favourite places, so for me, to see a road race there is just about perfect! Here are my drawings:
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Mallorca Challenge, Climbing the hill
Stage 1, Porreres
Mallorca, Blue Skies – SOLD
Mallorca Challenge, Sprint to the finish!
Mallorca – Coming to the line
Ready to roll, Mallorca
Mallorca Challenge 2017
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ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT MAXINE DODD
I’m a mixed media visual artist working in Leicestershire in the UK. I trained in Fine Art using different media including oils and acrylics, but my recent work reflects my love of drawn media, especially pen, ink, watercolour and pastels. My theme is movement – My subjects are varied from landscape, animals, musicians, dancers and sport, especially cycling. The unifying feature of all these subjects is that they are constantly changing – there is movement and energy everywhere.
5 responses to “Challenge Mallorca 2017: Trofeo Porreres”
Wonderful pictures!
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Many thanks! Do you know Mallorca races at all?
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Reblogged this on CyclingEurope.org and commented:
More beautiful watercolours from Maxine Dodd…
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Love cycling in Mallorca and these pictures bring back great memories & sweats from mountain rides there
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Wonderful to hear it! There’s more to come! I realised that I haven’t featured my favourite island very much, so time to redress the balance! Thanks again 👍
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