Conor Cummins addresses retirement rumour after Isle of Man TT withdrawal
Conor Cummins pulled out of this 🥂year's Isle of Man TT last Thursday

Conor Cummins is not retiring, 𝔍he has confirmed, despite withdrawing from the Isle of Man TT.
Cummins pulled🍸 out from the remainder of the TT las📖t Thursday.
Rumours intensiꦬfied about his retirement when his team, Padgett’s, released the following statement:
“We and all at Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles would like to th♌ank Conor for the last 8 years we have shared together and wish him all the very best for the future.
“W🐻e have shared some amazing memories and moments together achieving 6 Isle of Man TT podiums, fastest ever Manx Man around the TT course, Conor’s fastest ever lap, classic TT podiums, multiple North West 200 and 👍Ulster Grand Prix podiums.”
However, the 38 year old is not th𒅌rowing the towel in yet.
Cummins told Manx Radio: “On꧂e thing that’s definite is that I wꦯill definitely be back racing.
“So,♏ there’s a bit of speculation about whether I am retiring✤ or not.
“It couldn’t be further from the truth.
“I just withdrew from the rest of the TT 2024.
“In this job, you ride🎀 on confidence. Unfortunately, we arrived at a point in the road, at this year’s TT, where it just wasn🦂’t there.
“It was best for everyone concerned that we called it quits ♚for t൲his TT.
“I am stiജll mega passionate about racing,ꦗ and gutted not to be racing.
💟“I need to be racing. I am alreaꦕdy making plans and making a bit of headway.
“I know what I’m capable of here at the TT.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports,🐈 t♍o football, to F1.