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23 Facts About Conor Cummins

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Conor Cummins currently competes aboard a Honda CBR1000RR and a Honda CBR600RR.

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Conor Cummins was born during TT week in 1986, and became a professional rider in 2006.

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Conor Cummins picked up awards as the Fastest Newcomer at the North West 200, the Southern 100 and the Isle of Man TT.

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Conor Cummins won the Newcomers Race at the Ulster Grand Prix.

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In 2007, Conor Cummins became both Irish Superbike Road Race Champion and Irish Superstock Road Race Champion in a season that saw him record 13 Irish National Road Race wins.

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Conor Cummins finished second in two races at the Ulster Grand Prix as well as scoring a podium finish in the British Superbike Cup riding as a wildcard at Donington.

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For 2008, Conor Cummins rode for Team VanFit Yamaha in the British Superstock Championship, starting with a third place at Oulton Park.

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Conor Cummins rode at the North West 200 but mechanical problems destroyed any hopes of a podium finish.

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Conor Cummins signed a deal with Cookstown-based McAdoo Kawasaki Racing for 2009's international road racing season.

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Conor Cummins recorded his first Isle of Man TT podium on 10 June 2009, when he finished third in the second Supersport Junior TT race, behind Michael Dunlop and Bruce Anstey.

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Conor Cummins recorded Top-10 finishes in the first Supersport Junior TT race and the Superstock race.

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Conor Cummins then took his first international road race victory when he won the feature Ulster Grand Prix Superbike race.

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Conor Cummins continued his recover from injury throughout the 2011 season.

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Conor Cummins was a consistent finisher in the British Superstock Championship and recorded a 6th-place finish in the 2nd Supersport Isle of Man TT race.

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Conor Cummins signed to ride for the factory TAS Tyco Suzuki Team in 2012 along with team-mate Guy Martin.

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Conor Cummins received an injured wrist during the North West 200 Superbike race, and this meant that his campaign at the 2012 Isle of Man TT had to be reviewed.

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Therefore, Conor Cummins did not compete in any of the races at the 2012 Isle of Man TT.

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Conor Cummins finished third in the Lightweight TT Race, riding a KMR Kawasaki prepared by fellow racer Ryan Farquhar.

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In May 2016, Conor Cummins announced his switch from long-term, Preston-based sponsor Jackson Racing to Batley-based team Padgetts for the Supersport 600 and Superstock classes at the 2016 Isle of Man TT.

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Conor Cummins joins rider Bruce Anstey at Padgetts, a long-term family-owned motorcycle dealership and race sponsor.

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Conor Cummins will continue to campaign the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP in the Superbike and Senior TT races with the Honda Racing factory team.

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Conor Cummins announced on social media that he would withdraw from the 2024 Isle of Man TT, and would part ways with Padgetts Honda.

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Conor Cummins opened his own coffee shop named Conrod's in Ramsey in 2018.