“your life being saved by bernard is exactly the sort of thing that makes life not worth living”

The Doc turns the tables on vicarious glory hunters

The Doc muses on Del Toro and Carapaz’s self-defeating rivalry

Four riders good, eight riders very bad, reckons the Doc

Saintly helpers make ultra-distance time trials tough to quit

The Doc was ahead of his time in long socks, if not helmets

From wild hallucinations to life-changing reflections, ultra riders share their unforgettable stories of endurance grit with James Shrubsall