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

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

Michael Dunlop
Michael Dunlop

Incredible foota𝓡ge of Michael Dunlop’s visor problem, which cost him at the Isle of Man TT, has emergedও.

Dunlop conceded a lead of more than 20 seconds oꦦn Sunday in Superbike Race 1 due to a botched pit stop.

Peter Hickman was able to take advantage🅷 to pinch a victorꦑy which looked improbable.

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

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

Astonished fans stood around the TT course wa▨tched on as the event’s joint-most succeꦚssful rider ever experienced 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 swings and roundabouts.

“We have been gi💮fted it a little bit, but to finis🎃h first, first you’ve got to finish.”

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

“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 draౠwn level with Mike Hailwood’s total of 1🌊4 TT wins.

Dunlop, on Saturday, equalled the all-time record of 26 ꦗset by his late uncle Joey.

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

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

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

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