When the best in the world are near your current location, do you gravitate towards their performance? Are you viewing to say, ‘I was there.’ As somebody who pursues the same craft, are you seeking insights on how to perform better? Do you show up to collect a memento from the event?
Understanding our motivation to prioritize our first steps.
We can stand on the side of the road and wait for a cycling event to pass our location. In the most prominent races, a publicity caravan with sponsors proceeds the race’s arrival. Then, the competitors pass, followed by team support vehicles, and finally, a broom wagon signals the end of the race, and the road is re-opened. We glimpse the competitors, and for a fraction of a moment, we are part of the race’s orchestration.
Or, we can pin on a number and be a competitor. We can experience the event and be part of an event in motion.
We cannot join every competition, but knowing which ones are paramount to our progress might be helpful.
What-if-concepts 