Tourist Trophy: Bruce Anstey wins, William Dunlop retires…

Bruce Anstey won the Superbike race at the opening of the Tourist Trophy 2015 on the Isle of Man, bereaved by the death of Franck Petricola, while William Dunlop, fifth, retires after a crash in Superstock…

Bruce Anstey won the opening Superbike race of the Tourist Trophy 2015 on the Isle of Man in mourning, while William Dunlop, fifth, retires after a crash in Superstock…

Joey’s nephew – and brother of Michael, who also crashed during the Superbike race – suffers "from a broken rib and several bruises" after losing control of his Tyco BMW Team S 1000 RR during Superstock qualifying, while he was in a fast lap at Laurel Bank.

"It’s a cruel setback for William and of course for the team because we had placed high hopes on William for our first year here at TT with BMW Motorrad", regrets team manager Philip Neill, "but we are relieved that he does relatively well after this fall at a particularly merciless part of the route "…

The 2015 TT, on the other hand, starts off under much better auspices for Bruce Anstey (Honda), who at the age of 45 signs his tenth victory and his first in Superbike.

The New Zealand rider, who already had a Superstock race (213 km / h), is ahead of Ian Hutchinson (Kawasaki), James Hillier (Kawasaki), John McGuiness (Honda) and William Dunlop (BMW).

As for Guy Martin (BMW), victim of a mechanical problem from the first laps, he could not finish the race..

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