Michael Dunlop has been named Irish Motorcyclist of the 12 months on the latest Irish Bike Awards.
Dunlop, who secured his record-breaking twenty seventh victory on the Isle of Man TT this yr (in addition to twenty eighth and twenty ninth successes), picked up the award for the second time in his profession at this yr’s version of the Awards, held in Belfast final Friday (17 January).
The earlier event on which Dunlop received the award was 2014, following his second successive yr of successful 4 races in a single Isle of Man TT occasion.
Dunlop additionally received this yr’s Worldwide Street Racer prize, whereas Davey Todd – winner of two TTs in 2024, together with the Senior – picked up the King of the Roads award.
Todd was additionally a key character within the Race of the 12 months Award winner, which went to the third and ultimate Superbike race on the North West 200, which noticed Todd battle it out with Glenn Irwin for prime honours within the ultimate race of the assembly, the latter rider finally popping out on prime to safe an eleventh consecutive victory within the Superbike class on the well-known Triangle.
There have been additionally a few new additions to the Irish Bike Awards this yr, with trials rider Nicole Lynch successful the Feminine Trailblazer Award, and Scott Swann taking the BSB Breakthrough Award.
Different winners included the TAS Racing workforce who acquired the Group of the 12 months prize, the North West 200 for Occasion of the 12 months, Jack Kennedy for Brief Circuit Rider – UK Circuits, Sophie Ferguson for Younger Rider of the 12 months, and Jay McCrum for Off-Street Rider.
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s crew chief, Phil Marron, additionally received a Particular Recognition Award after successful the World Superbike Championship with Razgatlioglu for the second time final season.
