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Four-time world endurance champion Lagrive to make TT debut

He'll race for Optimark Road Racing Team on Island in 2023

Four-time FIM world endurance champion, Matthieu Lagrive, will make his Isle of Man TT races debut later this year.

The Frenchman will ride for the Optimark Road Racing Team for this year's TT which runs from Monday, 29 May to Saturday, 10 June. 

The 43-year-old boasts a rich racing CV to date which includes over 100 race starts at the World Superbike, World Supersport and 250cc World Championships.

His maiden TT later this year will be part of a calendar for Lagrive that will also involve a first appearance at the North West 200 and a full season in the FIM World Endurance Cup.

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