Once a year this little plateau is open to one of the most dangerous motorbike races in the world, the Isle of Man TT.

The original race in 1903 took riders on a 2,428 km tour that closely followed the contours of France’s borders. The sixty competing cyclists on the first stage alone were required to cover nearly 470Km in one day, and in an age of basic materials. The punishing race drew a large audience, and it proved that some people are just built to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks.