I thought stage 11 of the TdF was exciting but today's stage blew it out of the water. What an awesome day in the sport of road cycling. It had everything. Suspense, excitement, drama, sportsmanship, determination, endurance, strategy, teamwork, crashes, beast mode, joy, disappointment, winning, defeat, acceptance. It was really good stuff. 

I've been learning two new sports this year, or at least new to me. Formula One and road cycling. Two very different sports but also similar in how strategy and tactics come into play to determine an outcome. They are both a team sport but also an individual sport which can create conflict when a driver/rider wants to help the team succeed while also accomplishing their own goals. Very interesting. 

I also got into curling during the winter Olympics so that makes three. It is a team sport. Period. You won't get ahead focussing on yourself. Your goal has to be the team. 

I'm enjoying learning new sporting things and it gives me something to look forward to while waiting for football season to start. For example, it's been two weeks since the last F1 race weekend but I've been busy watching the Tour de France. This Sunday the TdF ends but F1 is in France for the race this weekend. The first week of August will see the Crossfit Games, a few weeks later will be another big road cycling race then it's NFL preseason.

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