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

The descent

Gorges du Pichoux - The road is a long way down

Voeckler steams ahead

Climbing the Col de Menté in the fog

Riding through town

Approaching the outskirts

Lunch in the sun

Two champions on the way to Paris

Inviting cool waters

First descent of the day - Thomas Voeckler

A fairy castle

Sanchez and Sagan climb the hill

Valverde heads for home

Descent from Tourmalet

SOLD

SOLD

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

SOLD – Head of the peloton, SOLD

Looking to the see from Mont St Clair

Climbing up past the palm trees

Joan looks down

Joan looks down

The peloton

Liquigas make a challenge on Sky

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

SOLD – Chris Froome drags himself for the win,

Climbing the Col d'Aspin

Leaving the fog behind

Luis Leon Sanchez powers through Foix to win

Coming up the hill

The winding road

The grey rooftops of Pierrefitte-Nestalas

cycling art, tour de france

Turning into a sunny bend

Yellow Jersey and King of the Mountains

Yellow Jersey and King of the Mountains

Flying over the Luchon valley

The back of the peloton

Valverde leads descent to the mist

Arriving in town

Aftermath of crash

Time tunnel!

Run BMC!

Wheatfields and Sunflowers

BMC rally round Cadel

SOLD Sky Boys and Yellow

SOLD Sky Boys and Yellow

Steep descent

... but the rainbow comes through

Done it!

Done it!

The bell!

The Team from Sky

King of the mountains and Yellow Jersey

Coming into town

Leading pack

Still so many riders!

Cadel ready to start

Peloton comes over the hill to a field of sun

Big sprint by Kessiakoff

Four out of four!

Long, twisting descent

Cavo leads the peloton

Team Sky and blue sky

Chris, Brad and Cav

Chris, Brad and Cav

Racing down from the Arc

The sea road with the crosswinds

King of the Mountains

Suddenly it's a race!

The Col de Menté

Riding through town

Yellow jersey

Nibali breaks

The tunnel in the Alps

Through the town

Twisting road

Shady avenue

SOLD - Bradley steams past

SOLD – Bradley steams past

Not really happy about this cap or all those cyclists!

Crossing the river

King of the mountains comes to Paris

The back of the peloton

Coming up that hill

Cav crosses the line 1:11:11

Bradley warming up - ready to start

The long road

Come on stick to my wheels!

Turning into a shady road

Riding through the trees

Froome takes the lead

Froooome!!!

The Lotto boys

Pierre Rolland comes through

Voeckler takes the stage

Sky boys on the outskirts of the City

So many riders!

Racing to the finish

Powering along

Sunflowers as far as they can see

Sunflowers as far as they can see

The cows welcome the peloton

Leaving the peloton behind

Heading for Col d'Aubisque

Riding in the sunny streets

© All images copyright Maxine Dodd, 2015

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