Tour de France & Tears, 2

The Tour de France is an annual, multi-stage, road bicycle race held in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the most well-known and prestigious of cycling's three Grand Tours. it consists of 21 day-long stages over the course of 23 days. Make no mistake: it is a very big deal if you are into bicycle racing. It combines brains and brawn—and strategy. Every morning during the race, I turn on the TV and catch up on what happened while I was sleeping. I am not privy to all how all the rewards are shelled out in this 3-week event, not do I pretend to understand all the rules and regulations that allow a person to win. I do know that competitors have trained for years and years, and a win in a very big deal. Tears are a gesture of deep and meaningful emotion and tend to be exhibited by humans—regardless of gender—who have an energy advantage in the frontal right Envisioning Quadrant of the brain. This part of the brain sees the big picture, mentally pictures success, and believes something is likely possible. It is the most likely quadrant to “gesture deep emotions” by tearing up. The young man you may be referring to, was a Stage winner for that day, well on his way to equaling the overall record for number of wins. His brain expressed what a big deal this was through tears. Bravo, both for winning and for living his authenticity. That’s my brain’s opinion.