On Air One to Three Christy Dehaven | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

TT blasts off today!

Practices get underway this evening

TT 2015 blasts off today.

The first practice session gets underway this evening and thousands of bikes are already on the Island.

Roads around the course will start to close at 4.45pm as tonight's session gets underway - subject to the Manx weather.

Chief Minister Allan Bell says it's an important time of the year for the Island.

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