6. Hanging up the Leathers
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In the final episode of the series, we delve into the end. The idea of knowing when to finish, or whether someone would need to tell you. Because the TT is about skill, and whilst you’ve got it, age has proven not to be a defining factor in success.
The Isle of Man TT Races is not somewhere you go to as a child to work your way up. Often, the top riders have their best years at the TT in their mid-30s, when athletes in other sports would be set to retire.
But if you need experience before you can race here, meaning you start later than other elite sports, when do you finish? When the body stops you? When the mind stops you? When the fun stops?
In the final episode of Between the Hedges we delve into some of the biggest names in TT history who have hung up their leathers, and when those that remain will.
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