Enduring the World’s Greatest Endurance Athlete

Jure Robic, the man the New York Times suggests is the world’s greatest endurance athlete, can cycle thousands of miles with the slightest rest. That’s the good news. The bad news is he’s crazy, at least, Robic gets crazy during races, behaving in ways that frighten onlookers and disturb even those in the follow car. Here’s what the Times has to say:
"The craziness is methodical, however, and Robic and his crew know its
pattern by heart. Around Day 2 of a typical weeklong race, his speech
goes staccato. By Day 3, he is belligerent and sometimes paranoid. His
short-term memory vanishes, and he weeps uncontrollably. The last days
are marked by hallucinations: bears, wolves and aliens prowl the
roadside; asphalt cracks rearrange themselves into coded messages.
Occasionally, Robic leaps from his bike to square off with shadowy
figures that turn out to be mailboxes. In a 2004 race, he turned to see
himself pursued by a howling band of black-bearded men on horseback."
Read more about Jure Robic in the New York Times Play magazine.