Isle of Man TT suspended just days after rider dies | Other | Sport

The first day of racing at the 2026 Isle of Man TT has been suspended due to poor weather conditions. A one-hour delay was initially put in place before the decision was made to suspend the entire day’s action due to fog and forecasted rain.

This announcement comes after the tragic death of Daniel Ingham on Wednesday after an incident on Doran’s Bend on the first lap of the third qualifying session. Alan Oversby, 68, was also killed while racing on the Isle of Man in a pre-TT race last Sunday.

The first official day of racing was due to commence today, but it was announced by TT clerk Gary Thimpson in the paddock that the day’s action would not take place.

Via The Race, he said: “The weather has closed in and visibility is severely reduced from the Bungalow through to the start line. It’s unlikely to lift now, and will get progressively worse in the afternoon as a band of rain is due to come through.

“The decision is that today’s three lap superstock race is cancelled for now. We will amend the schedule during the week, and try again tomorrow with the six-lap superbike race.”

The annual two-week Isle of Man TT races is widely regarded as the “most dangerous” event in motorsport and that has been evidenced by the two tragic deaths this month. No one was killed during the 2025 edition, but six competitors died over the course of the festival in 2022.

Earlier this week, eight people were taken to hospital after a motorbike crashed into the crowd. The incident took place on the exit of Parliament Square in Ramsey, with the rider also taken to hospital.

Following an incident involving a Sidecar team during the third Qualifying Session, Race organisers announced on Thursday that the Sidecar class would be suspended for the remainder of the 2026 Isle of Man TT Races.