After his heroics at the 2010 Isle of Man TT, when he won all five solo races, Ian Hutchinson was unable to race in 2011 due to injury.
However, the draw of the Mountain course in its centeranry year meant Hutchy couldn't stay away. He joined a parade laps of the 37.7-mile TT course on his works Yamaha Superbike, much to the delight of fans around the circuit.
Taken just moments before taking the course, this photo shows the delight in Hutchinson's eyes as he prepares to return to the road which made him a TT legend just 12 months earlier