Greig Leach

Contemporary figurative art created with oilsticks on paper, watercolors, stained glass and mixed media color based images of people, food, cycling and faith-based iconography
 
 

Badly Timed Mechanical TdF26-62

Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) had fought to get into the break, then to get up to the escapees from the break. After going over the Cote de la Croix du Pey first, he had the unfortune of having his electronic gearing fail. He was stuck in his climbing gears as he tried to fly down the other side of the climb with his breakaway companions. After gesticulating furiously and kicking his derailleur, he kept on spinning his legs in hopes of staying close while he awaited his team car. Surprisingly, his gears suddenly started working again. Perhaps his battery had been loose, and he kicked it back into connection. Or after beating them senseless, the gears decided they best behave. I will say that he claims that they failed again in the final sprint to the line. More about that later.