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Illustrations by artist and cyclist Jen Lewis for the UCI that celebrate World Bicycle Day

It was probably the best decision of her career when Jen Lewis decided to combine her two greatest passions: cycling and illustration. Not only has she been selling beautiful fine art prints via her online shop, but she also just completed a special series for the Union Cycliste Internationale for World Bicycle Day.

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Cyclist in blue and white racing kit leaning forward on road bike climbing a mountain pass, with spectators waving a French flag on the roadside

Pulling together some moments from sporting history as well as celebrating our everyday love of cycling, her illustrations were created for a social media campaign – one that would end up attracting over 30,000 likes on Instagram alone.

"Initially, the brief was to create one illustration in a montage form showing all the different cycling disciplines," Jen explains. "But I was unsure how this would work especially showing people close together with the current social distancing guidelines. So it got rebriefed and one illustration turned into 11 to go out on all their different cycling channels."

Working to a tight deadline, Jen had two weeks to produce the series. "The UCI was wonderful and supplied me with several photographs to use as a reference, some of which I didn't think would work and I suggested alternatives. It all went very smoothly in the end and they had only one amendment!"

Discover more about Jen Lewis at JensCyclingArt.com or follow her on Instagram @JensCyclingArt.

Four World Bicycle Day June 3rd 2020 posters by Jen Lewis showing cyclists in various disciplines: family riding on a path, a cyclist on a coastal road, a BMX rider performing a trick, and two cyclists at a pump track
Two cyclists riding away on a tree-lined path with warm sunset light filtering through the forest canopy
BMX rider performing a wheelie stunt on a dirt track against a blue sky with green grass and red barrier fencing
BMX rider in red kit performing a jump over a dirt track against a blue sky with white clouds
Cyclist in red kit with helmet and sunglasses riding a gravel bike through a mountainous landscape with blue sky and green grass
Cyclist in orange jersey raising one arm in victory whilst carrying a bicycle across rocky desert terrain beneath a cloudy sky
Four World Bicycle Day posters by Jen Lewis featuring cyclists in different disciplines: urban commuting, track racing, mountain climbing and off-road riding, each dated June 3rd 2020
Two hand cyclists in racing recumbent bikes with helmets speed across a sandy path beneath trees and blue sky with white clouds
Cyclist performing a trick on a BMX bike mid-air above a skate park ramp, against a blue sky with clouds and green trees below
Three cyclists of different ages ride together on a path through rolling green hills under a blue sky with white clouds
Two track cyclists riding on a velodrome, one above the other on the wooden banked surface, both wearing white and blue jerseys with national flags
Cyclist in red jersey performing a wheelie on a gold bike while another cyclist shoots on goal at a portable net against a dark blue background
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