The Bingley Bullet faces major bone transplant surgery on his left leg which he originally injured in a crash at Silverstone in September 2010.

Just three months earlier he made history around the Mountain Course when he became the first man to claim five T.T. wins at the same meeting.

Hutchinson says the latest series of operations will mean he can come back fitter and stronger in 2014.

He says being able to ride at this years' T.T. was good for his frame of mind but frustrating as he wasn't able to challenge for victory


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