Peter Hickman reveals next stage of recovery from Isle of Man TT crash

Peter Hickman has revealed the latest stage of his recovery from injuries sustained at the Isle of Man TT.

Hickman was hurt in the final qualifying session of the TT, hospitalised although he remained conscious.

He suffered chest, back, shoulder and facial injuries but re-emerged into the TT paddock, in a wheelchair, sporting a black eye among other obvious damage.

Hickman has now uploaded social media photos of his recovery process, joking about the similarity to comic book character Bane.

From inside a hyperbaric chamber, Hickman wrote: “Doing my best Bane impression?!

“Still on the IOM and doing the hyperbaric chamber twice a day to get repaired and back on a bike ASAP.

“Thanks for all the messages and support from everyone, onwards and upwards!”

A hyperbaric chamber enables a patient to breathe 100% oxygen within a pressurised environment.

The body is then able to absorb much more oxygen into the blood, which can fast-track recovery from injury.

It is a method used by athletes from various sports. Recently, Jonathan Rea was spotted inside a hyperbaric chamber as he recovered from a foot injury.

Hickman is a 14-time TT champion who never got the opportunity to add to his race win tally.

His road racing season has been tumultuous. Firstly, FHO Racing fell apart forcing Hickman and Davey Todd to consider new plans for the TT and for the British Superbike Championship.

Hickman and Todd co-founded 8TEN Racing with support from BMW Motorrad.

But Hickman’s TT ended prematurely due to the injuries sustained in his crash.

There is no timescale on his comeback from injury but it is clear that Hickman is trying to speed up the process.