Kyle Ryde stormed to his second victory of the weekend and with it lifted the Monster Energy Cadwell 90 Trophy in the final Bennetts British Superbike Championship battle at Cadwell Park.
The OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider beat points leader and defending champion Tommy Bridewell by 0.702secs, as the Honda Racing UK rider banked his 100th podium.
Ryde got a flying start from second on the grid to grab the holeshot and lead the pack into Coppice for the first time as MasterMac Honda’s Charlie Nesbitt settled into second with the second OMG GRILLA Yamaha of Ryan Vickers in third.
On the second lap, Vickers shoved his way past Nesbitt and moments later passed Ryde, setting a blistering pace as he crossed the line into Lap Three.
But it was to be short lived, as he crashed out at Coppice seconds later, handing his team-mate the lead once again as further back, Bridewell moved ahead of the second MasterMac Honda of Lee Jackson into fourth.
Ryde controlled the rest of the race from the front, as Bridewell’s next target was Glenn Irwin’s Hager PBM Ducati, which he passed on the fifth lap and set off after Nesbitt, passing him at Coppice on Lap Eight as behind, Jackson – who had dropped back to fifth – stuck a move on Irwin to climb back to fourth on the seventh lap before passing Nesbitt for third three laps later.
From there, the top three remained the same to the chequered flag, as Bridewell kept close to Ryde’s rear wheel, remaining around half a second at most off his rival.
With two laps to go, it was clear Bridewell wasn’t going to be able to bridge the gap and had to settle for second position behind a delighted Ryde, as Jackson scored another podium in third.
Nesbitt took fourth, with Irwin fifth as Josh Brookes was once again the first BMW home, the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad rider beating Leon Haslam on the ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW, as Christian Iddon claimed eighth for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team.
Peter Hickman, aboard the second FHO BMW, crossed the line ninth, just 0.252s behind Iddon as C&L Fairburn/Look Forward Racing’s Billy McConnell finished in 10th place.
The race marks the end of the 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship Main Season, as the riders prepare to enter the Showdown in the final three rounds, when the points value increases.
After Cadwell Park, Bridewell remains at the top of the points table, 19 clear of Ryde with Glenn Irwin third, a further 41 points behind.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 3: The Monster Energy Cadwell 90 result:
1. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 20 laps
2. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.702s
3. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +3.436s
4. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +4.368s
5. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +10.337s
6. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +10.919s
7. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) +18.378s
8. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +20.150s
9. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +20.402s
10. Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda) +22.845s
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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
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