Peter Hickman makes it a Golden Jubilee to remember as he roars to Macau glory again
The 29-year-old Englishman successfully retains his motorcycle grand prix title on the Guia circuit after a daring move past the ‘king of Macau’ Michael Rutter with two laps to go to take the chequered flag
A Golden Jubilee calls for something extra special and Peter Hickman duly delivered on Saturday as he claimed the 50th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix – and his second straight victory in the event.
The Englishman sat poised behind the leaders Michael Rutter, Martin Jessopp and Glenn Irwin for the majority of the race, biding his time on his Bathams/SMT Racing BMW and waiting for his moment to pounce.
Fate was kind, first, with the rookie Irwin’s losing speed on his Be Wiser Ducati and then Jessopp briefly dropping out of gear with three laps to go.
All Hickman had to do then was find a way past teammate Rutter – no mean feat considering the Englishman is an eight-time winner of the event and is widely known around these part as its “King.”
The move came with two laps to finish and saw the 29-year-old Hickman flash up on his rival’s inside on the run down to the Lisboa bend. The gasp, from the grandstand, was audible.
