Greig Leach

Winning the Tour de France take talent, conditioning, training, a great team, an unwavering desire and a good deal of luck. Luck is something that has apparently run out for the defending Champion of the 2013 Tour de France. When Chris Froome (Team Sky) hit the hard road for the second time today, you could see he was hurting. While he got right back onto his feet, the way he was holding himself while he waited for yet another bike change gave a hint to what was about to happen. Once the team car arrived and his mechanic handed him another two-wheeled steed, it was his assistant director that put his arm around the Kenyan born team leader and comforted the aching and heartbroken Froome. Just a few moments after I painted this, Froome handed back his bike and climbed into Sky's second team car, retiring from the 101st Tour de France before his front wheel even touched a chunk of cobblestone.