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Cycle News 2025 Issue 22 June 3

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The 2025 Isle of Man TT So Far A fter continual weather delays that forced several practice and qualifying reschedules, rac- ing finally got underway today (Monday, June 2) for the 2025 Isle of Man TT with three races, including a dramatic RST x D30 Superbike TT won by less than two seconds. Davey Todd claimed his third TT victory in Monday's four-lap Superbike TT by just 1.296 sec - onds over Michael Dunlop (MD Racing BMW Motorrad). Riding for the Monster Energy by 8Ten Racing BMW team he co-owns with Peter Hickman, who was injured following a crash dur - ing practice at Kerrowmoar that forced his withdrawal from the meeting, Todd led from the start and initially pulled clear with a blistering opening lap of 134.275 mph—his fastest of the week at the time—building a lead of 7.8 seconds over Dunlop. Dunlop responded on lap two with a 133.967 mph lap to cut the gap to 7.1 seconds as Dean Harrison (Honda Racing UK) settled into third. However, Todd lost substantial time in the pits, allowing Dunlop to close to within 1.5 seconds. The two traded sector leads across lap three before Todd began the final lap with a slim 1.9-second advantage. Dunlop briefly led on the road, but Todd surged back ahead, pulling clear over the Moun - tain and a stunning final lap of 135.327 mph sealed the win by 1.2 seconds—one of the clos- est ever finishes at the TT. Dean Harrison finished third for his 31st TT podium. Nathan Harrison (H&H Mo- torcycles Honda) impressed in fourth, with David Johnson (Po- dium Club Kawasaki) and James Hillier (Muc-Off Honda) rounding out the top six. In the opening Supersport TT, Michael Dunlop claimed a record 30th Isle of Man TT victory—and 14th Supersport TT win—with WIND IN THE P64 Davey Todd had to ride the race of his life to keep Michael Dunlop at bay in the Superbike TT.

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