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

“I’ve lost races here becꦫause 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 🌊of Man TT, has emerged.

Du💞nlop conceded a lead of more than 20 seconds on Sunday in Superbike Race 1 due to a botched pit stop.

Peter Hickman was able to take advantage t🌳o pinch a victory which looked improbable.

The footage was captured of Dunlop at a standstill, after his lengthy pitꦍ stop, trying to solve his visorꦿ issue.

He removed his gloves, t💧o then remove his helmet altogether, and he tried to reattach the troublesome visor.

Astonished fa♛ns stood around the 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 races her✨e because of bike problems and other things, 🎃so it’s swings and roundabouts.

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

Hickman said about 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 an issue.

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

Hickman has drawn level with Mi𓃲ke Hailwood’🌠s total of 14 TT wins.

Dunlop, on Saturday, equalled the all-time record of 26 set by his late uncl༒e Joey.

Although he was denied the ou♛tright record on Sunday by his visor issue, he will have more opportunities this week to claim glory.

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

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