1. Michael Dunlop was born on 10 April 1989 and is a Northern Irish professional motorcycle racer.
17 Facts About Michael Dunlop
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Michael Dunlop won the Armoy road race on 27 July 2019 just 16 days after breaking his pelvis.
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Michael Dunlop was the first rider in the history of the Isle of Man TT to achieve a lap of the course in under 17 minutes.
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Michael Dunlop was described in 2015 as having "an aggressive style" which was "spectacular to watch".
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Michael Dunlop made his TT debut in 2007, where his best finish was 25th in the Superbike TT.
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Michael Dunlop made the decision to ride in the 2008 races at the last minute after the death of his father at the North West 200 earlier in the year.
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Michael Dunlop joined his father and uncle Joey in the record books in 2009 when he won the Supersport TT race on a 600cc Yamaha.
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Michael Dunlop has won at the North West 200, recording his only victory to date at the 250 cc race in 2008.
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Michael Dunlop's father was killed during practice for this event.
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Michael Dunlop took the win in the Classic Superbike race at the Manx Grand Prix 2012.
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At the start of the 2015 Road Racing season, Michael Dunlop had a poor start with race team Milwaukee Yamaha, and during the practice week of the 2015 Isle of Man TT, he dramatically left Yamaha to rejoin his previous team, BuildBase BMW, in order to give him the best chance of a good result.
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The announcement was made at the MCN Motorshow at the Excel, confirming that Michael Dunlop will be riding the 2016 BMW S1000RR.
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Michael Dunlop opened his account at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races in the Superbike race, which he led from start to finish.
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Michael Dunlop formed up on the grid at the TT Grandstand on board the Bennett's Suzuki in what were ideal conditions.
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Qualifying third fastest in the Superbike category Michael Dunlop opened his 2018 campaign by taking victory aboard his MD Racing Honda in the Supersport Invitation race.
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Michael Dunlop followed up his Superbike TT win with a win in the Supersport category.
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Tuesday's races brought more silverware for Michael Dunlop who brought the Paton home in the Supertwin race to move past John onto 24 wins.