Aged just 20 years old, Dunlop showed he was the real deal and the Ballymoney man went on to win a further 18 races over the next ten years. He is now the third most successful TT rider ever with 19 wins, with only his uncle Joey (26) and John McGuinness (23) ahead of him.
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Supersport race winner Michael Dunlop celebrates his first TT victory with all his team in 2009.
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Runner-up Bruce Anstey soaks race winner Michael Dunlop with champagne on the TT rostrum.
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Michael Dunlop in the winner's enclosure with legendary Formula One race commentator Murray Walker after winning his first TT race in 2009.
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A young Michael Dunlop poses for photographs after winning his first TT - nine years on from his uncle Joey's final hat-trick in 2000.