Steve Parrish
BBC Sport NI commentator

Peter Hickman has done a wonderful job, tactics were spot on there.

1. Peter Hickman

2. Richard Cooper

3. Mike Browne

4. Jeremy McWilliams

5. Christain Elkin

6. Barry Furber

7. Gary McCoy

8. Allann Venter

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Here comes Cooper.....but he's too far back!

It's Hickman's to lose now!

It's into Mteropole! Hickman dives to the inside!

Can Cooper respond up the coast road?

Steve Parrish
BBC Sport NI commentator

Whatever gear Peter Hickman went for it's working here because he's gaining and gaining and it's just slipstream area.

There's nothing between them through Ballysally again, and he's closing into Mather's Cross but holds station once more.

Metropole or Juniper Hill - where will he make his move?

Keith Huewen
BBC Sport NI commentator

Richard Cooper is loose in the braking area compared to Peter Hickman.

Hickman has the motorbike really good, where you need it to be because that's when you're going to make the pass, on the brakes.

Hickman could almost reach out and touch Cooper through Mill Road.

That gap just extends through Station, but Hickman is still there in the slipstream.

When will he make his move? This is tense!

Here we go! 8.9 miles to decide this one!

Hickman trails Cooper by just 0.139 seconds! Take your pick!

McWilliams is still just in front of Browne behind, as is Barry Furber behind Christan Eklin behind. Battles everywhere!

The Cooper-Hickman train is still there out front as we go onto the coast road for the penultimate time.

Hickman is still right there on Cooper through Juniper!

Will this be a dress rehearsal for the final lap?

Lee Johnston
Five-time winner at the NW200

That would be an interesting last lap- Mike Browne and Jeremy McWilliams.

Behind the leading pair, Mike Browne is now right with Jeremy McWilliams in the battle for the final podium place.

That will go down to the final lap!

As we've seen so far, Cooper manages to pull clear through Station corner but Hickman gets back in the slipstream to reel him back in.

Hickman seems content to sit in second here as we go through Ballysally for the third time. When will he make his move?

Lee Johnston
Five-time winner at the NW200

If Peter Hickman can sit here for these laps, he has good pace on the coast road but whether he has enough pace on Black Hill, that's going to be the telling point.

Cooper leads by just 0.105 seconds over the line, it's that close!

McWilliams is now three seconds back, and another three seconds back to Browne.

Hickman is closing, closing, closing in Juniper Hill.....but Cooper shuts the door.

This is the first high-speed game of chess today.

Hickman is right in the slipstream but slots in behind his rival into Mather's, and again into Magherabuoy. When will he make his move?

They've gapped McWilliams behind, who will wow have to watch a charging Mike Browne!

It's still Cooper from Hickman heading into Coleraine and they round Ballysally roundabout.

Hicky is still on Cooper's back wheel on the run towards Mather's!

Keith Huewen
BBC Sport NI commentator

Richard Cooper usually has a steady first lap and if he is able to stay upfront on his first lap, he is going to pull away. Cooper normally builds into his race.