No form of racing is fun if it’s a parade—and luckily, that’s not usually a problem at the Isle of Man TT. While not all competitors are fighting for the lead at all times, there are usually strong rivalries between racers of similar levels of talent, especially if they have the machinery under them to match their ambitions. In 2023, one of the strongest rivalries on the Mountain Course was between Michael Dunlop and Peter Hickman.
It’s not difficult to see why, either—all you have to do is watch the two men race if you want to start to understand them. If the first two-thirds of the 2023 IOMTT race schedule was dominated by Michael Dunlop, in the end, the final third belonged entirely to Peter Hickman.
