The doc who couldn't ride a bike should really have spent more time learning away from open roads - he was a danger to himself and to others, suddenly swerving and falling off all over the place! Credit to him though for managing to get as far as the first summit.
The younger doctor, and (especially) the older one who completed the event in (just) under 12 hours were very impressive after such a short build up!
The female doctor seemed to be intimidated by the whole thing, maybe understandably. She had some self-esteem issues, saying that she 'had' to do it for her daughter. I can see why she wanted to show her daughter that trying hard can yield impressive results, but I wasn't sure why just having a good go at it was not enough? They did the right thing stopping her after her fall - she definitely was not safe to continue!
Watching the programme has convinced me that I am going to try and complete the longer version of my forum ride at the end of March, if at all possible. I had been thinking of trying to get a lift to and from the official start to cut my distance down but if a non-cyclist in his mid-60s can get fit enough in 12 weeks to ride a 127 mile Pyrenean sportive, then I should be able to get fit enough in 10 weeks to tackle 107 miles of undulating Yorkshire and Lancashire roads, especially since I am already fit enough to ride 30 miles or so!
as there is no way I could have done that so hats off to all of them. 
