Big double for McCallen

PHILLIP McCALLEN charged to a brilliant winning double on the final day of the 90th Anniversary Isle of Man TT races

PHILLIP McCALLEN charged to a brilliant winning double on the final day of the 90th Anniversary Isle of Man TT races. The 33-year-old Portadown racer comfortably won the Production race and then grabbed the glory in the festival's `blue riband' six-lap Senior race.

The Production race was cut to just two laps, because of uncertain weather conditions, but McCallen was equal to the challenge of a tricky course, with a mixture of damp and dry sections.

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