Ryde, Vickers Share BSB Thruxton Wins
K
yle Ryde (Yamaha) claimed a
thrilling victory in the opening
race of the Bennetts British Su
-
perbike Championship at Thrux-
ton, which featured an intense
battle involving seven riders.
The race saw the lead change
multiple times on the final lap,
with Tommy Bridewell (Honda)
initially leading but eventually
being overtaken by Ryde, Danny
Kent (Yamaha), and others. Ryde
secured the win after a dramatic
final lap, with Vickers finishing
second and Jason O'Halloran
(Kawasaki) third, pushing Bride
-
well to fourth. Billy McConnell
(Honda) took fifth, and Leon
Haslam (BMW) finished sixth.
It settled down in race two,
somewhat, although the margin
of victory was still tiny. Vickers
took control for the remainder of
the meeting, taking two wins to
close to within 25 points of Bride
-
well in the championship lead.
Max Cook (Kawasaki) started
strong from pole position in race
two, but there was early drama
when Glenn Irwin (Ducati) suf-
fered a gigantic highside crash,
leading to a red flag. After the
restart, Storm Stacey (Kawasaki)
initially led, but the race was
interrupted again by a crash
involving Alex Olsen (Honda)
and Franco Bourne (Honda),
prompting a safety car. When
racing resumed, Cook held the
lead until Vickers overtook him
on the penultimate lap. Cook se
-
cured second place, marking his
first podium finish, while Danny
Kent snatched third from Josh
Brookes (BMW), who finished
fourth with McConnell rounding
out the top five.
In the final race, Kent initially
took the lead, battling with Bride
-
well and McConnell. Bridewell
led briefly but was slowed by a
quickshifter problem, dropping
to sixth by the finish. Vickers
seized the lead on lap five,
managing to hold on for the win
despite a late scare from Kent.
Kent moved into second place
with five laps to go, holding
off McConnell, who earned his
team's first podium since joining
the championship. Ryde finished
fourth, while Charlie Nesbitt
(Honda) matched his best result
of the season in fifth.
The title race has Bridewell on
top on 248 from Ryde's 223 and
Christian Iddon's 213.
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IN THE
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Kyle Ryde (7)
took two wins in
a hectic Thruxton
BSB round.
