The Western Ghats, a tropical mountain range in India, are home to tigers, leopards, elephants and monkeys. Fortunately, it was only the monkeys that made an appearance when Jim Henderson crashed during a gruelling road race in February.
The Sahyadri Classic, one of India's most prestigious races, saw nearly 200 riders from all over the subcontinent competing on a course that included six ghats - mountain passes - and 3,460m of climbing. Five-time UK national hill-climb champion and veteran of the Premier Calendar road race series, Henderson was a marked man as he lined up for the start in the pre-dawn light.
