Tour de France 2012

Posted on 01/08/201222/01/2017 by Maxine Dodd - Art

This is THE collection of paintings that began ‘Racing Lines’. Inspired by the Tour de France 2012, the one where Bradley won!

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All images copyright Maxine Dodd

Heading for Col d'Aubisque

Team Sky and blue sky

The peloton

Leading pack

The bell!

Riding through the trees

Leaving the peloton behind

Sky boys on the outskirts of the City

Climbing up past the palm trees

Twisting road

SOLD - Head of the peloton, by Maxine Dodd, SOLD

SOLD – Head of the peloton, SOLD

Liquigas make a challenge on Sky

Coming up the hill

Bradley warming up - ready to start

Big sprint by Kessiakoff

The winding road

Approaching the outskirts

Two champions on the way to Paris

The Lotto boys

BMC rally round Cadel

The descent

The back of the peloton

Shady avenue

Done it!

Done it!

The tunnel in the Alps

cycling art, tour de france

Turning into a sunny bend

Sunflowers as far as they can see

Sunflowers as far as they can see

Voeckler steams ahead

The back of the peloton

Voeckler takes the stage

Time tunnel!

Valverde leads descent to the mist

Descent from Tourmalet

Looking to the see from Mont St Clair

Pierre Rolland comes through

The sea road with the crosswinds

Aftermath of crash

Suddenly it's a race!

Cavo leads the peloton

The long road

Come on stick to my wheels!

The Col de Menté

SOLD

SOLD

Crossing the river

SOLD - Bradley steams past

SOLD – Bradley steams past

Gorges du Pichoux - The road is a long way down

Climbing the Col de Menté in the fog

The grey rooftops of Pierrefitte-Nestalas

SOLD Sky Boys and Yellow

SOLD Sky Boys and Yellow

So many riders!

Leaving the fog behind

Peloton comes over the hill to a field of sun

First descent of the day - Thomas Voeckler

Still so many riders!

Turning into a shady road

Run BMC!

Flying over the Luchon valley

King of the Mountains

Cadel ready to start

Cav crosses the line 1:11:11

Valverde heads for home

Sanchez and Sagan climb the hill

Froome takes the lead

Climbing the Col d'Aspin

Yellow Jersey and King of the Mountains

Yellow Jersey and King of the Mountains

Riding in the sunny streets

A fairy castle

Lunch in the sun

... but the rainbow comes through

Steep descent

Coming into town

Racing down from the Arc

King of the mountains comes to Paris

Riding through town

Powering along

Four out of four!

Nibali breaks

Wheatfields and Sunflowers

Inviting cool waters

The cows welcome the peloton

Riding through town

Through the town

Arriving in town

Froooome!!!

The Team from Sky

Joan looks down

Joan looks down

Not really happy about this cap or all those cyclists!

King of the mountains and Yellow Jersey

Chris, Brad and Cav

Chris, Brad and Cav

Racing to the finish

SOLD - Chris Froome drags himself for the win, by Maxine Dodd, SOLD

SOLD – Chris Froome drags himself for the win,

Coming up that hill

Luis Leon Sanchez powers through Foix to win

Long, twisting descent

Yellow jersey

© All images copyright Maxine Dodd, 2015

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