Bruce Anstey will return to the Mugen Shinden TT Zero team following John McGuinness’ accident at the North West 200 to defend his electric bike title

Anstey won the race for the squad last year but lost his place after Martin signed for the works Honda Racing squad.

“After deep consideration the decision taken was that Bruce Anstey, with his depth of experience and knowledge of, not only the TT course, but also Mugen Shinden, was the natural choice to turn to,” said a team statement.

“As the reigning TT Zero champion, Anstey will have the opportunity to defend the title and will hope to push the benchmark for the zero emissions class to over 120mph average speed.”