There are several things to enjoy about the Tour de France.

The scenery is always worth watching go past.

The age of some of the castles and where they’re built is always amazing for me.

How they hauled all of that stone to the top of the hills and mountains is fascinating, and must have taken ages.

The skill of the builders impresses me because these things are still standing after centuries.

Sure, some of them are ruins, but some of them are not.

Then there are the mountains themselves.

Australia is a relatively flat country; although it has some mountains, they are not particularly high by global standards.

Of course, the whole point of the race is the cyclists themselves.

The team tactics, the crashes, and the power of these young men make for a scintillating couple of hours.

It’s not just because I’m a cyclist myself, I have been watching this long before I got my first bicycle, but it is certainly more interesting now.

Well, what can we learn from this?

You have to take some risks to win.

You can’t win without a team supporting you, although sometimes you have to go alone.

There will always be challenges and mistakes.

Success comes to those who make the fewest mistakes, or the ones that impact the result the least.

Winning a stage can be great, but that doesn’t always translate to a better overall result.

Consistency beats short bursts of brilliance.

There’s probably more than could be extracted, but I think that’s enough from me.

Let me know what you think.

Regards,
Brent.