Capturing The Tour of Britain By Gosha Gibek There’s no shadow of a doubt that the 2019 Tour of Britain was a momentous occasion with many nail biting moments. With leads as large as 49 seconds thwarted by the hard work and effort of the other cyclists, there're so many excellent moments in cycling and it’s hard to remember them all. I love cycling, much like the millions of other fans out there I lap up the excitement, the ups’ and downs’ the trials and tribulations each cyclist has to face throughout a race but I often found myself having to scour the internet looking for those historic moments I remember seeing on the TV. I took it upon myself to capture each and every exciting moment, if it be from a lone cyclist breaking out from the peloton, or the sheer look of relief on their faces as they pass the finish line. I bring to you all the way from the starting line in Glasgow on that cold Saturday morning through to the finish line in Manchester, the exciting moments in the form of art: Mathieu Van Der Poel, Beast Banks Kendal (Image and link to product) Mathiue Van Der Poel, Burton Dassett (Image and link to product) Team Movistar Closely Followed Around The Bend (Image and link to product) Paintings With A Twist When it comes to choosing a moment to paint, I review hours and hours of footage looking for the perfect mix of emotion and setting to bring the piece together, allowing each painting to tell it’s very own story. Using a gloss paint as the base of my paintings I slowly drip it off of my palette knife onto the canvas allowing the paint to run free and take it’s own journey just like each and every cyclist in the race, expressing their freedom and agility in moving. Once the gloss paint has dried and finished creating it’s story, I delicately add colour using acrylic paint to add extra detail into the picture to really petray the current situation in the painting. If it be showing the movement around a corner, the determination on their face as they climb a steep hill or even their incredible strength, I make it my job to ensure it’s shown in the painting. Spoiler warning, and congratulations! I would like to share a massive congratulations to the winner of the Tour of Britain, Mathieu Van Der Poel. What an athlete you are, conquering each and every challenge imaginable to come out on top, completely well deserved! Also a huge congratulations to Jacob Scott (King of Mountains Title), Matt Holmes (Best British Rider), Matteo Trentin (Cetaphil points jersey), Rory Townsend (Eisberg sprints jersey) and Dylan van Baarle (Wahooligan combativity award)! And of course, a huge thank you extends to everyone who took part, you all played a vital role in providing such an amazing experience and exciting experience! I will try my best to capture each and every moment! .