“I came through Whitegates, the preceding corner, in a higher gear than normal, which improved my line but my glove had rolled back so when I tipped into Stella Maris and was on the throttle, the glove caught the brake lever and locked the front wheel. I managed to save the front but I was in third gear, travelling at about 80mph and ran out of road, hitting the bales head on.”

“It fired me down the road but I jumped up straightaway and walked to the helicopter although I knew I’d given myself a fair old bashing. I’d somehow damaged my face as well and feel very second hand and am literally just lying here now waiting to go for scans. I’ve got some old injuries in those areas so I’m hoping that’s what it is. It’s a real shame as I was getting more and more into the race and was hopeful of a top five finish. I’d had a bit of arm pump early on but hadn’t had any moments and was getting into a good rhythm. It is what it is and sadly my TT’s over but we’ll look to get back to full fitness as soon as possible.”