| Ryan Farquhar | |||||||||||||||
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 Farquhar with 2012 Isle of Man TT Lightweight race winner's Trophy | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1976 Dungannon, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | Tyco BMW | ||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 16 | ||||||||||||||
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Ryan Alan Robert Farquhar BEM (born 2 February 1976,[1] Dungannon, Northern Ireland) is a former professional motorcycle racer who primarily competed in road racing. Farquhar won the Dukes Road Racing Rankings four times. He won five races at the Cookstown 100 in one day and holds the most Irish national wins by any one rider, at 201. He previously raced a Kawasaki ZX-10R, a Kawasaki ZX-6R and a Kawasaki ER6.
For the 2016 season, Farquhar was contracted to ride Tyco BMW Racing Team 1000 cc machines, whilst campaigning his own machinery in other events,[2] but suffered serious injuries in a race crash at the North West 200 on 12 May.[3] He revealed the severity of his multiple-injuries in October 2016, and confirmed his hopes of a return to the sport,[4] but in 2017 commented his fitness to race would be unlikely, that he was unable to exercise due to the injuries, and that he enjoyed his hobby of clay pigeon shooting.[5][6]
- ^ Staff. "2010 Season". ryanfarquhar77.co.uk. KMR. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ Ryan Farquhar to ride Tyco BMW Superbike at Isle of Man TT BBC Sport, Northern Ireland, 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016
- ^ Ryan Farquhar out of intensive care and in 'stable condition' Belfast Telegraph, 16 May 2016 Retrieved 18 May 2016
- ^ "Ryan Farquhar reveals that scans show he also broke feet in North West 200 crash", BBC Sport Northern Ireland, 14 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016
- ^ Ryan Farquhar: Injured rider unlikely to race again BBC Sport N.Ireland, 28 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017
- ^ Ryan Farquhar: When I've been so close to death, it doesn't matter if I'm a stone heavier Irish News, 27 September 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017