Tour de France, Wheel to Wheel county and the city is alive

and the city is alive with possibility

The poem is well worth reading if you are a bit of a rebel with a wicked sense of humour

blue and purple colours

Neil McBride paints the moors not just as they appear

The lilac tones move gently across the surface

Tour de France, Wheel to Wheel county and the city is aliveIn celebration of this tour coming to Yorkshire in 2014 I decided to create this painting. The aim was to create an impression of the speed, spectacle and colour of the event rather than a tight illustration. The Grand Depart is a test of endurance for the cyclists but the speed of the peloton passing by is the highlight of the event for many spectators so that is the aspect of the event that I focussed on. Red, white and blue were the obvious colours