Ryde Takes Command in BSB
K
yle Ryde (Yamaha) delivered
a perfect weekend at Don-
ington Park, securing his first
career treble in the Bennetts
British Superbike Championship
and extending his title lead to 28
points heading into the show-
down at Assen. The defending
champion's three wins came
as rival Bradley Ray (Yamaha)
endured a difficult round, salvag-
ing only a third-place finish in the
final race.
Scott Redding (Ducati)
opened the weekend with victory
on Saturday, but Ryde struck
back in Sunday's opener, fend
-
ing off a late attack from the
Hager PBM Ducati rider to take
the win. Rory Skinner's (Ducati)
third place added to his growing
podium tally.
In race three, Ryde again
outlasted Redding and Ray in
a fierce contest that included
a safety-car intervention after
incidents involving Andrew Irwin
(Honda) and Danny Kent (Ya
-
maha). Ryde reclaimed the lead
and resisted late pressure as
Ray finished second.
The finale saw Ryde recover
from an early scare to hunt down
Skinner, seizing the lead on the
penultimate lap at Starkeys to
complete his weekend of wins.
Skinner took second, moving
to third in the standings, while
Redding snatched third at the
flag to climb back into the top 10
overall.
The points have Ryde on 354
to Ray's 326 and Skinner third on
235.
CN
WIND
IN THE
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Kyle Ryde (1) has really hit his
stride at the right time in BSB with a
treble at Donington Park.
