Bradley Wiggins 2012

Bradley Wiggins Drawing

Bradley is a champion cyclist from Great Britain. He rides for Team Sky, based out of The National Cycling Centre in Manchester England where my Father was born. In this years Tour De France, when Bradley was named as one of the pre race favorites, my father and I started routing for him. Bradley won the Tour, and became Englands first winner ever. He won Stage 19, the long and grueling individual time trial, to cap off a dominating tour. Weeks later, Bradley won the individual time trial in the Summer Olympics. In doing so, he became the only rider to ever win a Grand Tour event and a Olympic gold medal in the same summer. He also became the only winner ever to win an Grand Tour event, and an Olympic gold medal in a track cycling event. He started out as a track cyclist, and has won 7 total Olympic medals now (2000,2004,2008,2012), tying him with track cyclist Chris Hoy to become England most decorated Olympic athlete ever in any sport.

Michael Phelps 2012

Michael Phelps Drawing

Retired American Swimmer: This is the second drawing I have done of Michael. The first one was in 2008 after he had won eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics. Michael just completed the London Olmpics and retired as the most decorated Olympic athlete ever. He has won 22 total Olympic medals (18 Gold). Over his career, he has set 39 World Record for time. He currently hold seven World Records for time. 

Marta Menegatti 2012

Marta Menegatti Drawing

Italian Beach Volleyball Player: Marta played in this summers London Olympics. She and her partner made it to the quarter finals, only to lose to Misty May Treaner and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States. Misty and Kerri just won their third straight Olympic Gold Medal. Marta was twenty one years old during this Olympics, and is considered one of the future stars of the sport.