Michael Dunlop shock DNF allows Peter Hickman to win Isle of Man TT Supertwin race
Dunlop was leading on the first lap when he shockingly pulled up with a mechanical issue to his Paton. M🍌oments later, his race was over.
It means Dunlop could not equal the all-time record of 26 TT wins that his uncle Joey holds𒈔, as the ༒crowd perhaps expected on Friday afternoon.
He will have just 𝓰one more chance at this year’s event 💃to claim the one win needed to equal the record - the Senior TT on Saturday.
Mike Browne profited from Dunlop’s retirement to take the♚ lead and he looked set for his first-ever TT win.
But, 16.599s cle🐬ar at the front, he retired at the end of the second lap with a problem to his Pa🧔ton.
“The clutch was gone - I was nursing it bu💖t it got worse and worse and worse,” Browne reacted.
Hickman then cruised home for his second🌃 victory of Friday - having won the Superstock race earlier in the same day - and🎃 his 12th career TT win.
P🎉ierre Yves Bian was second, Joওsh Brookes was third.
Dominic Herbertson was set for the podium until he pulled up ear𒆙ly.
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