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THE Isle of Man TT is heading to its climax as the world’s top riders race around country lanes at over 130mph!

Dubbed by many as the ‘world’s most dangerous race’, the iconic course has claimed the lives of 270 people since its first edition in 1907.

Last year, Northern Irish legend Michael Dunlop broke the record for most wins on the course and is back for more this time around.

Dunlop broke uncle Joey’s record of 26 last year with FOUR wins out of seven to take his overall tally to an incredible 29.

There was huge drama in the qualifying section with Peter Hickman involved in a major crash.

Hickman is one of the most recognisable faces in the Isle of Man TT and has won 14 races in the last five events.

The BMW rider has since been released from hospital but will not participate in this year’s racing.

Here’s everything you need to know for the week ahead.

What is the Isle of Man TT?

The annual event sees professional and semi-professional riders race around the Isle of Man in a time-trial.

The ‘TT’ in the name stands for Tourist Trophy, rather than time trial.

Anyone from any country can apply to race as long as they have a valid National Entrants or FIM Sponsors Licence for Road Racing, plus a driver’s licence.

Last week was the qualifying section and this week is the racing.

There are six main events – the Senior TT, Supersport TT, Superbike TT, Superstock TT, Supertwin TT and Sidecar TT – with all roads on the island closed between 9am and 5pm and some roads closed for the full week.

The Senior TT is the main attraction and has almost run continuously since 1911.

It was not held due to World War I (1915-19) and World War II (1940-46), then because of foot and mouth disease in 2001, bad weather in 2012 and Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021.

Davey Todd won the race last year.

Isle of Man TT 2025 schedule and results

Race Day 1 – Monday, June 2

• 9am: Mountain Road closed
• 10am: All roads closed
• 12pm: Superbike TT Race – Winner: Davey Todd
• 2pm: Sidecar TT Race 1 – Winners: Ryan & Callum Crowe
• 3.15pm: Supersport TT Race 1 – Winner: Michael Dunlop
• 5pm: Roads re-open

Mountain Road closed overnight from June 2

Race Day 2 – Tuesday, June 3

• 10am: All roads closed
• 11.15am: Course inspection lap
• 1pm: Sidecar shakedown (one lap)

*RACING DELAYED DUE TO WET ROADS*

• 5pm: All roads roads except Mountain Road re-open
• 6pm: All roads closed
• 6.30pm: Superstock TT Race 1 – Winner: Dean Harrison
• 7.45pm: Supertwin TT Race 1 – Winner: Michael Dunlop
• 9.30pm: Roads re-open

Race Day 3 – Wednesday, June 4

• 11am: Mountain Road closed
• 12pm: All roads closed
• 1pm: Supersport TT Race 2 – Winner: Michael Dunlop
• 4.05pm: Solo practice
• 5pm: Roads re-open

Rest Day – Thursday, June 5

• TBC – Contingency

Race Day 4 – Friday, June 6

*RACING DELAYED DUE TO WET ROADS*

• 11am: Mountain Road closed
• 12pm: All roads closed
• 12.45pm: Course inspection lap
• 2pm: Superstock TT Race 2
• 4pm: Sidecar TT Race 2
• 5.30pm: Supertwin TT Race 2
• 9.30pm: Roads re-open

Race Day 5 – Saturday, June 7

• 9am: Mountain Road closed
• 10am: All roads closed
• 10.45am: Senior TT Race
• 9.30pm: Roads re-open

What TV channel is the Isle of Man TT on and is there a live stream?

The 2025 Isle of Man TT will not be broadcast live on any TV.

Instead, race fans will need to purchase TT+ which costs £23.99 for full coverage of every race, plus behind-the-scenes access and in-depth analysis.

TT+ can be live streamed via the website on any compatible device.

Alternatively, ITV4 has nightly highlights every day at 9pm.

What is the prize money for the Isle of Man TT?

The total prize money for the 2025 Isle of Man TT sits at £353,115, which is a large increase from last year.

The prize pots are as follows:

• Senior TT – £88,725
• Superbike TT – £65,100
• Supersport TT per race (2) – £29,820
• Sidecar TT per race (2) – £24,675
• Superstock TT per race (2) – £24,675
• Supertwin TT per race (2) – £20,475

A full breakdown for the 2025 prize money can be found here.

Who has won the most Isle of Man TT races?

Michael Dunlop is the most successful rider at the Isle of Man TT.

He won four races in 2024 to take his overall tally to 29.

The Northern Irishman had been trailing his legendary uncle, Joey, heading into last year’s event – Joey had won 26.

Michael’s four wins in 2024 added to his four wins in 2023.

Dunlop has enjoyed another incredible year, winning three of six races so far to take his overall total to 32.

BANK of Ireland has issued an urgent alert to its customers over a spike in sophisticated scams doing the rounds.

Fraudsters are targeting customers with convincing fake texts and phone calls, tricking them into transferring their money to bogus ‘safe accounts’, in many cases via Revolut.

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According to Bank of Ireland, over 80 per cent of Irish people have been targeted in a scam over the last year.

Text messages and phone calls are the most common methods used by these criminals.

Customers should be particularly alert for fraudulent texts that attempt to lure them into calling a fake ‘bank’ phoneline.

This is where the account holder is then duped into transferring funds to their secondary account.

Reports of the scam to Bank of Ireland’s fraud line and Text Checker service have been on the increase since the start of the year. 

Daily reports are over 10 times the number of those reported weekly in April and May in this week alone.

The bank wishes to urgently remind customers that Bank of Ireland will never ask you to move your money to another account to keep it safe.

The Bank has seen a tenfold increase in reports of this scam in just 24 hours.

Head of Fraud at Bank of Ireland, Nicola Sadlier said: “We have been seeing a concerning pattern in the increase of this type of fraud. 

“This week’s escalation has resulted in the highest number of reports in a single day of this particular type of fraud,

“So we need our customers and the general public to be vigilant and recognise the warning signs. 

“Our main advice is to look out for these texts and do not call back. 

“And remember that Bank of Ireland will never ask you to move your money to another account to keep it safe.”

If any of the points listed above have happened to you there are two main things you can do.

Screen shot the message you suspect to be fraud and send it to 365secuirty@boi.com.

You can also call your trusted numbers, the phone number on the back of your physical card or from the phone contact details in your mobile app.

Meanwhile, a new crackdown is being launched in the war on scam texts in Ireland.

Businesses unregistered with the telecoms regulator will see their mass-texts to customers slapped with “scam likely” warnings from next month in a bid to crack down on phone fraudsters.

More than 7,000 businesses and organisations that send en-masse messages have pre-registered with the The Commission for Communications Regulation, Comreg.

But SMS messages from unregistered companies will be labelled “scam likely”, while scam messages will be blocked completely by October.

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