“Gone are the days when you could do nothing and turn up.”

In the penultimate episode of Season 2, our riders and experts debate the masters of the sport and decide on the most naturally talented riders ever to grace the TT Mountain Course. We consider what it takes to compete at the top in the modern era and the preparations that the riders must undertake if they want to beat the best and run at the front.

Archive footage courtesy of the Duke Video Archive.