Ryde Extends BSB Lead as Redding
Takes Two Wins at Assen
K
yle Ryde (Ducati) strength-
ened his position at the head
of the 2026 British Superbike
Championship standings after a
dramatic three-race opening to
the Showdown at Assen, Sep-
tember 18-20.
Scott Redding (Ducati) began
the weekend in commanding
fashion, taking victory in Sat-
urday's opening race for Hager
PBM Racing Team after moving
through from fifth on the grid.
Ryde recovered from an early
setback to finish second, with
Leon Haslam (Ducati) complet-
ing the podium.
Redding doubled his haul
in Sunday's second race, tak-
ing advantage of increasingly
wet conditions before the race
was red-flagged with two laps
remaining. Bradley Ray finished
second on his McAMS Yamaha,
with Ryde third, while Ryan
Vickers (Honda) and Max Cook
(bimota) completed the top five.
Ryde then hit back in the
finale, winning a thrilling last-lap
battle with Ray and Redding. The
trio traded positions throughout
the race before Ryde edged Ray
to the line by just 0.160 of a sec-
ond, with Redding third. Vickers
was fourth and Cook fifth.
Despite Redding's two victo-
ries, Ryde leaves the Netherlands
with his championship advan-
tage increased to 68 points.
After Assen, Ryde leads on
459 points, ahead of Redding
on 391 and Ray on 349. Haslam
holds fourth with 294, while Vick-
ers completes the top five on
289.
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Scott Redding (45) bagged two
wins, but Kyle Ryde (1) denied him a
treble in a dramatic race three.
