Double Champion Dean takes Senior victory
Double Duke Road Race Rankings Champion, Dean Harrison secured the most coveted accolade in road racing by winning the blue-riband race of the 2019 Isle of Man TT Races, the Senior TT on the Silicone Engineering Racing Kawasaki Superbike.
The popular Bradford rider also took three – second places and a fourth during a very trying TT period, with the weather playing havoc with practice and race schedules. His results elevate him from 30th in the 2019 Rankings to third with a total of 525 points.
Highest mover, Peter Hickman who amassed three victories, the Superbike, Supersport 2 and Superstock TT’s, plus a second in the Senior, third in Supersport 1 and eighth in the Lightweight, shoots him up 38 places from 40th to 2nd, a mere 84 points behind current Duke Rankings Champion, Derek McGee, who was side-lined due to a practice spill at Greeba Castle on the Monday evening. However, the ‘Mullingar Flyer’ remains top of the rankings, albeit by the merest of margins.
2013 Duke Champion, Michael Dunlop took the Lightweight TT honours on the Paton, which combined with two – fourths, a fifth and two sixth places put him in sixth place in the table a rise of 33 places from 39th.
Another Ulsterman, Lee Johnston took his maiden TT Race win, in the opening Supersport race, plus two other point scoring places, a ninth in the Supersport 2 race and third in the Lightweight puts him in ninth position up from 23rd after the North West 200.
Manxman Conor Cummins also climbs 25 places to seventh as a result of two third places, a fourth, a fifth and a sixth finishing places.
Only new entry in the top forty is Australian rider, David Johnson, gaining his first TT podium with third in the Superstock, plus a tenth and seventh he slips into 38th spot.
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1
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Derek
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McGee
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1
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No Change
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689
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2
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Peter
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Hickman
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40
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Up 38
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605
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3
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Dean
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Harrison
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30
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Up 27
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525
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4
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Jamie
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Coward
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3
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Down 1
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522
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5
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James
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Hillier
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6
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Down 1
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468
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6
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Michael
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Dunlop
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39
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Up 33
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413
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7
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Conor
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Cummins
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32
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Up 25
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366
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8
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Derek
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Sheils
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2
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Down 6
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361
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9
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Lee
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Johnston
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23
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Up 14
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287
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10
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Michael
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Rutter
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14
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Up 4
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286
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11
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Michael
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Sweeney
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4
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Down 7
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276
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12
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Adam
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McLean
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5
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Down 7
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243
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13
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Davey
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Todd
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13
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No Change
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234
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14
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Barry
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Davidson
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7
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Down 7
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220
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15
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Paul
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Williams
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8
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Down 7
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201
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16
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Dean
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Stimpson
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9
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Down 7
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197
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17
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Paul
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Jordan
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15
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Down 2
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180
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18
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Brian
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Mateer
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10
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Down 8
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175
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19
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Ben
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Rea
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11
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Down 8
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157
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20
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Glenn
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Irwin
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12
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Down 8
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152
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21
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Alan
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Oversby
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16
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Down 5
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130
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22
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Darryl
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Anderson
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17
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Down 5
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128
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23
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Kevin
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Baker
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18
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Down 5
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125
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24
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Tommy
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Henry
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19
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Down 5
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125
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25
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Richard
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Ford
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20
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Down 5
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123
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26
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Mike
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Hose
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21
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Down 5
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117
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27
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Philip
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Shaw
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22
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Down 5
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114
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28
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Stefano
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Bonetti
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47
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Up 19
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110
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29
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Richard
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Cooper
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24
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Down 5
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108
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30
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Eoin
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O'Siochru
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25
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Down 5
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105
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31
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Neil
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Kernohan
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26
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Down 5
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104
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32
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Thomas
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Maxwell
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27
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Down 5
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104
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33
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Andy
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McAllister
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28
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Down 5
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101
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34
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Keith
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Shannon
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29
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Down 5
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101
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35
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Shaun
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Anderson
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31
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Down 4
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96
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36
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Kevin
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Fitzpatrick
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33
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Down 3
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96
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37
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Dominic
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Herbertson
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45
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Up 8
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96
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38
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David
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Johnson
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New Entry
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95
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39
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Ed
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Manley
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34
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Down 5
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94
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40
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Nigel
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Moore
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35
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Down 5
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94
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Immediately after the Isle of Man TT Races was the Colas Post TT Road Races, which will see a further update of the Duke Road Race Rankings 2019 before the action moves to Imatra in Finland and Kells in Southern Ireland.
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