Defending champion Kyle Ryde topped the times in the final pre-season action ahead of the 2026 ZYN British Superbike Championship opener at Oulton Park (May 2/3/4).
The Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducati rider saved his best until last with his final lap of the R&G Official Test displacing Scott Redding and the Hager PBM Racing Team from the leading position by 0.259s.
There was a trading of blows throughout the final session at the top of the times, with the three champions, Ryde, Redding and Ray, trading places with Storm Stacey also in the mix on the Bathams AJN Racing Ducati after setting the pace on the opening day.
Glenn Irwin completed the top five on the second of the Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing Ducatis ahead of another previous champion, Leon Haslam as he edged out the AJN Steelstock bimota of Max Cook for sixth place.
Rory Skinner was the fastest of the Cheshire Mouldings Yamahas in eighth place ahead of Honda Racing UK’s Ryan Vickers and Charlie Nesbitt completed the top ten for TAG Honda.
Joe Talbot crashed in the penultimate session of the test at Old Hall; he was conscious and taken to the medical centre for an initial assessment. The AJN Steelstock bimota rider was transferred to Stoke Hospital, where latest scans and further assessments reveal no fractures and it is likely he will remain in hospital overnight for observation.
ZYN British Superbike Championship, R&G Official Test, Oulton Park, combined result:
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing) 1m:32.913s
- Scott Redding (Hager PBM Racing Team) +0.259s
- Bradley Ray (McAMS Yamaha) +0.705s
- Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing Ducati) +0.807s
- Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing) +1.041s
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Racing) +1.158s
- Max Cook (AJN Steelstock bimota) +1.280s
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha) +1.536s
- Ryan Vickers (Honda Racing UK) +1.578s
- Charlie Nesbitt (TAG Honda) +1.684s
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