Kyle Ryde roared to both Pirelli King of the Mountain and Monster Energy Cadwell 90 Trophy honours after an unstoppable weekend as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship hit Cadwell Park.
The OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider lifted the Pirelli King of the Mountain Trophy after winning Sunday’s race and finishing second to Honda Racing UK’s Tommy Bridewell in Monday’s shorter Race Two – and then stamped his authority on the weekend by winning Race Three, and with it the Monster Energy Cadwell 90 Trophy.
Bank Holiday Monday’s opening race was all about defending champion Bridewell at his team’s local circuit, who hit the front on the opening lap and stayed ahead throughout the full 12 laps.
Home hero Lee Jackson on the MasterMac Honda got the holeshot at the start, but Bridewell was also fast off the line and made a move for the front at Park.
Behind, Ryde was pressuring Jackson, finding a way past on the fifth lap. He looked like he was poised to make a move on lap six but it didn’t happen and a lap later he fell back to third as Jackson swept past.
It took two laps for the Race One winner to find his way back past Jackson as the top three stayed close together on track, but nobody seemed to have an answer for Bridewell, who remained in full control.
On the final lap, he was able to just edge a small advantage as Ryde made a tiny mistake on the approach to the Mountain, giving him a small bit of breathing space as he rode to the flag, taking the win by 0.219s, as Jackson crossed the line third.
Race Three marked the end of the 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship Main Season, as the riders now prepare to enter the Showdown in the final three rounds, when the points value increases.
After Cadwell Park, Tommy Bridewell remains at the top of the points standings, 19 clear of Ryde with Glenn Irwin third, a further 41 points behind. Oxford Products Racing Ducati’s Christian Iddon has slipped to fourth as Vickers sits fifth.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 294
2. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 275
3. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 234
4. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 231
5. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 208
6. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 184
7. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) 170
8. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) 163
9. Jason O’Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) 158
10. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 151
