Ivan Lintin

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Ivan Lintin
Ivan Lintin 2014 Isle of Man TT.jpg
Lintin at the 2014 Isle of Man TT
Nationality English
Born (1984-08-17) 17 August 1984 (age 39)
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested8 (2011 - 2018)
TT wins2
First TT win2015 Lightweight TT
Last TT win 2016 Lightweight TT
TT podiums2

Ivan George Lintin [1] (born 17 August 1984) is a former motorcycle racer from Bardney, Lincolnshire who regularly competed in the Isle of Man TT races. [2]

Lintin made his debut in traditional road racing in 2008. He competed at the Snaefell Mountain Course for the first time that year, taking second place in the Senior Newcomers race of the Manx Grand Prix. [3]

He made his Isle of Man TT debut in 2011, taking a best of 17th in a Supersport race. He returned to the event in 2012 and added the Lightweight TT to his schedule, ran according to Supertwin rules the first time, taking seventh place in the race. [3] He then became known for being a specialist of the Supertwin bikes. [4] In that class, he won two Isle of Man TT races in 2015 and 2016, two North West 200 races in 2016, and three Ulster Grand Prix races in 2013, 2014 and 2018. [3] [5] [6]

In 2018 Lintin was leading the Lightweight TT race with a growing lead on his way to a third TT victory, when later in the race an engine failure brought retirement. Michael Dunlop went on to claim his first win in that race category.

Lintin suffered severe injuries during the 2018 Southern 100 road races in the Isle of Man, in a multiple bike incident involving another three riders, one of whom, James Cowton, died. Lintin required emergency treatment on the island subsequently followed by surgery and lengthy intensive care at Liverpool. [7] [8] He spent two weeks in a coma and nine weeks in hospital in total. [9]

Lintin was a semi-professional racer and retained firefighter. Two years after the injury, he was informed that he could return to the job, although his bike racing career was over. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006
  2. ↑ RC Express Racing - Ivan Lintin
  3. 1 2 3 "Ivan Lintin | Motorbike Racer Profile | Devitt Insurance". www.devittinsurance.com. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lintin now stable in hospital". Manx Radio. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Ivan Lintin takes second Bennett Lightweight TT win
  6. ↑ "Lintin claims second win at North West 200". www.bikeoil.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ↑ James Cowton dead: Road racer dies in four-rider crash at the Southern 100, aged 26 The Independent , 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021
  8. ↑ Ivan Lintin in critical condition after four bike crash at race on Isle of Man Lincolnshire Live , 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021
  9. 1 2 Ivan Lintin told he can return to the job he loves two years after crash almost claimed his life Lincolnshire Live , 1 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021


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