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

“I’ve lost races here becaus🍰e of bike problems and other things, so ✨it’s swings and roundabouts"

Michael Dunlop
Michael Dunlop

Incredible footage of Michael Dunlop’൩s visor problem, which cost him at the Isle of Man TT, has emerged.

Dunlop conceded a lead of more than 20 seconds on Sunday in Superbike Race 1 due to a botched pit s💟top.

Peter H🧸ickman was able to take advantage to pinch a victory whꦦich looked improbable.

The footage was captured of Dunlop at a stand𝐆still, after his lengthy pit stop, trying to solve his visor issue.

He removed his gloves, to then remove his helmet altogether, an🐬d he tried to reattach the troublesome visor.

Astonished fans stood around the TT course watched on as the event’s joint-most successful rider ever experi🐲enced this unforeseen problem.

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“But it is an endurance race.

“I’ve lost races here because of bike problems and other things, so it’s sw♋ings and roundabouts.

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

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

“The bike was moving arou🍎🎉nd a lot more than it had done in practice, but to be honest I don’t think there was necessarily an issue.

“I don’t know, that was ju꧙st the🅠 feeling I had from the bike, and I just wasn’t fast enough, to be totally honest.”

Hickman has drawn level with M🦂ike Hailwood’s total of 14 𒆙TT wins.

Dunlop, on Saturday, equalled the a𓃲ll-time recoꦅrd of 26 set by his late uncle Joey.

Although he was denied🌠 the outright record on Sunday by 🐎his visor issue, he will have more opportunities this week to claim glory.

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

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to fooܫtball, to F1.

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