Aside from the sport of it, which is wonderful, it is a great way to see different parts of the world in a more thorough and realistic way that you ever would in, for example, a one hour travel show.
Living a long way away (in New Zealand, for me) this is particularly interesting. I mean, I've never been to Flanders or the South of France but there are parts those areas that I feel I know better than places an hour's drive from where I live.
One of the reasons I created a good impression with my wonderful Colombian wife is that when we met I was more interested in talking to her about Nairo Quintana than Pablo Escobar.
Living a long way away (in New Zealand, for me) this is particularly interesting. I mean, I've never been to Flanders or the South of France but there are parts those areas that I feel I know better than places an hour's drive from where I live.
One of the reasons I created a good impression with my wonderful Colombian wife is that when we met I was more interested in talking to her about Nairo Quintana than Pablo Escobar.