Michael Dunlop pitlane chaos allows Peter Hickman to win at Isle of Man TT
Peter Hickman takes advantage ofꦆ Michael Dun𓆉lop calamity at Isle of Man TT
Chaos in the ꦗpitlane for Michael Dunlop opened the door to Peter Hickman to win at the Isle of Man TT on Sunday.
Dunlo♔p was comfortably🍌 leading the Superbike Race 1 on Sunday when he was unexpectedly delayed when he pitted.
Dunlop’s visor flap came 🍷loose when he led by over 20 seconds, and it briefly appeared 💙like he was out of the race altogether.
𒊎Although Dunlop resumed, with one-and-a-half laps to go, he shockingly slipped down the order.
Dean Harrison initially claimed an unforeseen lead from Dunlop, before conceding it to Hic🐼kman.
Hickman clung on through📖 the final lap to win the first ♑Superbike race of the TT.
Davey Todd ﷽finished second, Harrison third,🉐 Dunlop fourth.
It means Dunlop missed out on the first of sℱeven opportunities to claim the all-time record for the most wins at the Isle of Man TT.
On Saturday, he emotionally equalle🐻d his late uncle’s Joey record of 26 wins, which had stood for 24 years.
Victory w🌠hich looked so certain on Sunday would have given Dunlop an unmatched 27th overall, but he must now wait.
He races six more times at this year’s event, culminating in n꧟ext Saturday’s Senior TT.
For 🍸Hickman, Sunday’s Superbike w✅in was a 14th at the TT.
Last year at the TT, Hickman wo🔴n four races and will aspire🍌 to adding to his first victory of 2024.
James was a sports jouಞrnalist a𝐆t Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
