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
 
 

Going the Wrong Way SB26-2

It is a rare occurrence but sometimes a group of riders will go off the racecourse. That is what happened to a group of about ten women who were chasing the leading group with about 34 kilometers left to race. While the course is usually well marked, the leading motorcycle went down a dirt road (just like the famous gravel sections that the Strade Bianche is known for) and the leading rider intuitively followed the motorcycle rather than staying on the hard surface road. Amongst those going off course was Anna Van Der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime), Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ), Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek), Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal) and Millie Couzens (Fenix-Premier Tech) the current British Champion. Others went of course as well. They were about a minute behind the leading group but by the time they got turned around and back on course they were over three minutes behind the front of the race. It was already a long shot that they would rejoin the front of the race before their errand turn, but now their chances of a high finished are over.