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Tommy honesty struggled all weekend, and just didn’t
look comfortable on the bike. Combine that with a DNF
first moto and a thirteenth overall was best he could
manage. I also heard rumours he had a broken foot.
So, was this a missed opportunity to win? I don’t think
so. We could have possibly taken second but the best
team won.
Tommy Searle saw a bit of criticism from keyboard-
warriors over his selection to ride the 250. I’ve seen
Brad Anderson, Ben Watson and Conrad Mewse
mentioned, but for me Tommy was the right choice
given his track record at the event. I’d heard rumours
Conrad was practicing on the same track and left him
for dead, but Conrad hasn’t shown that he can do it at
the highest level.
£ On the face of things, Team GB grabbing third is huge!
What a performance – and a first podium for 20 years.
I’m firmly in the glass-half-full camp but there have still
been detractors of the performance.