It’s Monday, June 5, 2023, and the first two days of racing at the 2023 Isle of Man TT are in the history books. Today’s a rest day for the riders—but already, the two solo races that have taken place at the 2023 TT have been topped by one racer and one racer alone: Michael Dunlop.
The 2023 IOMTT kicked off in fine fashion with Supersport Race One on Saturday, June 3, 2023. In this class, Dunlop rode his MD Racing Yamaha to his 22nd-ever TT victory. He beat out second-place finisher (and first competitor) Peter Hickman by 12.3 seconds after both had crossed the finish line. Hickman, for his part, managed to slip past third-place finisher Dean Harrison toward the very end of the fourth and final lap of the race. The two were separated by a time of just 0.394 seconds at the end—but every millisecond is potentially the difference between places at the finish line.
