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Life can surprise you – at any age. Just take it from these women

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

Presenter and disability advocate Sophie Morgan on her passion for travel, her fight for accessibility and the companies leading the way

Sarah Ruggins’s Double End to End record took fortitude forged by an agonising early illness, finds Tom Davidson

Cyclist: What are your earliest memories of the Tour? Serge Laget: I first discovered the Tour in my village of Langogne in the Cévennes in 1954, when I was seven. I remember as if it were yesterday.

David Lappartient breezes into his office at UCI headquarters in Aigle, slaps a folder of paperwork on his desk and allows himself a wry smile when he’s asked about his failure in the recent Internati