When Gary McCoy slid off his bike at the Isle of Man TT in June, he had two seconds to process what was about to happen.

"Oh no, not again,' I knew what was coming," he recalled. The Northern Ireland road racer ended up in hospital with five broken vertebrae in his back, one of which was crushed, and a broken shoulder blade. Just 13 months earlier, McCoy had another big crash at the North West 200 which left him with serious injuries.

Yet, despite an extensive list of injuries from the two accidents, McCoy plans to get back on the bike and hit the roads again next year. Speaking to the BBC Bikes podcast, McCoy says he was in "disbelief" after his accident at the Isle of Man TT, and says he was "very, very lucky", but the thought of competing again is not only driving on his recovery, but also his drive to get back to work.

McCoy has two young children and a wife, Leana, and admits that road racing is "a very selfish sport". He moved back in with his parents for three months after his crash as Leana was dealing with a newborn. McCoy says his full focus is on returning to the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT.