What is William Dunlop (motorcyclist)?
[[File:William Dunlop (2).jpg|300px|thumb|right|William Dunlop]] '''William Dunlop''' (23 July 1985 – 7 July 2018) was a Northern Irish professional [[motorcycle racer]]. He was part of a motorcycle racing [[dynasty]]. Dunlop was the elder brother of [[Michael Dunlop|Michael]]. His best results at the [[Isle of Man TT]] saw him securing two second place finishes, the last being in the 2016 [[TT Zero]]. Until late 2015, Dunlop had raced for [[TAS Racing|Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing]] campaigning the [[BMW S1000RR]] and a [[Suzuki GSX-R600]]. The 2016 season saw him competing at the main International Road Races aboard [[Yamaha YZF-R1]] and [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] in the Superbike and Supersport categories.<ref>[http://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/william-dunlop-confirms-return-to-cd-racing-for-2016 William Dunlop confirms return to CD Racing for 2016] ''Bike Sport News'', 3 November 2015, Retrieved 4 November 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/News/2015/December/08/MSS-Performance-William-Dunlop-2016.aspx MSS Performance back William Dunlop for 2016] IoM TT.com Retrieved 13 December 2015</ref> Dunlop was killed in a motorcyle crash during practice at the 2018 [[Skerries 100|Skerries 100 Road Races]] in County Dublin, aged 32.<ref>[https://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2018/0707/977087-william-dunlop-dies-following-skerries-accident/ William Dunlop dies following Skerries accident] ''[[RTÉ.ie|RTÉ Sport]]'', 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=8611&filter=D Isle of Man Database] TT biography *[http://www.williamdunlopracing.co.uk/ William Dunlop Racing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709232237/http://www.williamdunlopracing.co.uk/ |date=2018-07-09 }} Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunlop, William}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths in sport]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Dublin]] {{sports-bio-stub}}