Remarkable Michael Dunlop footage leaks as Peter Hickman admits win was “gifted”

“I’ve lo🤡st races here because of bike problems and other things, so it’s swings and roundabouts"

Michael Dunlop
Michael Dunlop

Incredible footage of Michael Dunlop’s visor problem, which cost him at the Isle o🦹f Man TT, has emerged.

Dunlop conceded a lead of more than 20 secon🍌ds on Sunday in Superbike Race 1 due to a botched pit stop.

Peter Hi꧋ckman was able to take advantage to pinch a victory which looked improbable.

The footage was captured of Dunlop at a standstill, after his lengthy p꧂it stop, trying to solve his visor issue.

He removed his glo𒆙ves, to then remove his helmet altogether, and he tried to reattach the troublesome visor.

Astonished fans stood around tꦚhe TT course watched on as the event’s joint-most successful rider ever experienced this unforeseen problem💞.

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“But it is an endurance race.

“I’ve lost racওes here because of bike problems and other things, so it’s swings and roundabouts.

“We have been gifted it a little bit, but to𓆏 finish first, first you’ve got to finish.”

Hickman said a𝄹bout his bad start: “The first couple of laps in particular, I just didn’t seem to have the pace.

“The bike was moving🍌 around a lot more than it had done in practice, but to be honest I don’t think there was necessarily an𝓀 issue.

“I don’t know, that was just theඣ feeling I had from the bike, and I just wasn’t fast enough, to be totally honest.”

Hickman has drawn level with 💃Mike Hailwood’s total of 14 💃TT wins.

Dunlop, on Saturday, equalled ♕the all-time record of 26 set by his late unclꦫe Joey.

Although he was denied the outr🅠ight record on Sunday by his visor issue, he will have more opportunitieܫs this week to claim glory.

James was a sports journalist at Sky 𒁃Sports for a decade covꦬering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.

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