Hello and bonjour! The last day before the start of this year’s Tour de France and another post of some of my favourite images over the years inspired by this great race.
This first set shows the organism that is the peloton, weaving its way through the landscape. Chasing down, pulling back, from every view, the peloton is great to watch…
Sunny pelotonStage 7 – A long day! Peloton closing in, 29.7kmFollowing the PelotonThe Peloton- View from the backStage 18 – Départ réel – A long peloton
These images show the landscape itself, so diverse and beautiful…
Peloton and outriders on a long road
Next the landscape itself, beautiful and diverse…
Les Gorges du Tarn, Stage 14Impossible roads!, £250Annecy, the road by the lakeThe coast roadTwisting roadThe long roadChaos on the mountains, Allez!
Next, the rain! It’s lovely to draw, not so great to ride…
The last climb! Stage 17- Feel the rain!Torrential rain!Poor visibilityStage 17-Départ, Majestic trees
The cities and towns….
Stage 15 – Carcassonne, pink rooftops and green treesRiding into a sunny townTour comes to Mont St Michel
The flags and animals…
How did they get that up there? Lacets de Montvernier, Stage 18Tour de Horse!
The descents…
Descent from TourmaletBardet climbs Lacets de Montvernier, Stage 18
The stars…
Bardet goes for it!Brilliant Barguil! Chris Froome sets outStage 20 – Nibali crosses the line!Sylvain Chavanel – Stage 2, 17.9km Second for Sagan; First for Van AvermaetDescending like a skier, Sagan, Stage 16Stage 18 – Brilliant descent – Bernal!
The last image is of the current champion, Egan Bernal, the great young rider from Colombia. Wishing him and all the riders the very best for a safe and spectacular 2020 race!
I’m a contemporary artist working in Leicestershire in the UK. I trained in Fine Art using different media including oils and acrylics, but my recent work is a return to 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 – even in a landscape there is movement everywhere! I capture the energy of elusive moments often starting with a quick pen and ink drawing. I write and publish my artworks on a blog called ‘Racing Lines’.
Maxine Dodd Artist 