{"id":1878204,"date":"2026-04-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1878204"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:00:00","slug":"bsb-race-winner-returns-from-worldsbk-a-better-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1878204","title":{"rendered":"BSB race winner returns from WorldSBK \u201ca better rider\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>BSB race winner returns from WorldSBK \u201ca better rider\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Ryan Vickers says his experience in WorldSBK means he comes back to BSB in 2026 \u201ca better rider\u201d than when he left.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Alex Whitworth <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-11T11:00:00+01:00\">11 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ryan Vickers, 2026 Donington Park BSB Test. Credit: Ian Hopgood Photography.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Ian Hopgood Photography<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Vickers says he is a \u201cbetter rider\u201d in 2026 after spending a season in WorldSBK last year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers was already the third most victorious rider in 2024, his last BSB season before moving to World Superbike, when riding for the OMG Yamaha team. He won seven races that year, one behind Glenn Irwin and two behind his then-teammate and 2024 champion Kyle Ryde despite an injury in the middle of the season that saw him not finish six races in a row between the Donington and Knockhill rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers\u2019 performance in 2024 earned him a ride in World Superbike for 2025. Initially he was there on a two-year agreement with Motocorsa, but that concluded at the end of last season and Vickers returned to BSB \u2013 but at a higher level that that at which he left the series two years ago, he believes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRiding at such a high level in World Superbike, the guys there are super-fast,\u201d Ryan Vickers told Crash.net at the Donington BSB test on 4 April.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust looking at their data, understanding it and improving myself as a rider, I\u2019ve definitely come back a better rider.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, that\u2019s great, I can understand a lot for the team and help them develop the bike as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers\u2019 return to BSB with Honda Racing UK sees him team up with Jason O\u2019Halloran, himself making a return to the championship after a year in the Endurance World Championship with the YART team.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-0da4c07477f5ca2f4fdb0975866e6fbe068a73ef75da3a8d23d43b6f5b90894d\">  \u201cBig learning curve\u201d at Donington test for one BSB rookie: \u201cIt can bite you\u201d   Why the Donington test was a proof of concept for one BSB team <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">O\u2019Halloran told Crash.net after the first day of the Donington test that finding improvements in braking without compromising the turning potential of his bike was a priority.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers, though, felt that stopping was one of his strong points on the CBR1000RR-R, at least in part thanks to his experience in WorldSBK.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI stop the bike really well,\u201d Vickers said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-ba0380ac99e1bb71449d39f09c176a7f4a749f49b8c7fc120d68df0daecf89c5\">  Rory Skinner heads home \u201cwith a smile\u201d after third-best Donington BSB test time   Ryan Vickers makes \u201cbig steps\u201d after \u201ctough\u201d start to Donington BSB test <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI learnt a lot of that in World Superbike, and that\u2019s probably my biggest advantage to Jason [O\u2019Halloran] is how late I brake, and hard I brake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI guess he\u2019s just trying to find the confidence to allow him to do that, but I\u2019m pretty happy with the braking stage of the bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMore the latter stage, to edge of the tyre, and then a little bit more drive grip would be the things that I\u2019m looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Ryan Vickers<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">British Superbikes<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Donington Park<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div 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600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_03135.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-b63e0d5f3b3e9cc14beb205478205f9ebc311b5de03278c5a4d68b78a4004981\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Alex Whitworth<\/div>\n<div 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Credit: Facebook\/Grigor Racing.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Ryan Vickers says his experience in WorldSBK means he comes back to BSB in 2026 \u201ca better rider\u201d than when he left.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Vickers says he is a \u201cbetter rider\u201d in 2026 after spending a season in WorldSBK last year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers was already the third most victorious rider in 2024, his last BSB season before moving to World Superbike, when riding for the OMG Yamaha team. He won seven races that year, one behind Glenn Irwin and two behind his then-teammate and 2024 champion Kyle Ryde despite an injury in the middle of the season that saw him not finish six races in a row between the Donington and Knockhill rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers\u2019 performance in 2024 earned him a ride in World Superbike for 2025. Initially he was there on a two-year agreement with Motocorsa, but that concluded at the end of last season and Vickers returned to BSB \u2013 but at a higher level that that at which he left the series two years ago, he believes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRiding at such a high level in World Superbike, the guys there are super-fast,\u201d Ryan Vickers told Crash.net at the Donington BSB test on 4 April.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust looking at their data, understanding it and improving myself as a rider, I\u2019ve definitely come back a better rider.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, that\u2019s great, I can understand a lot for the team and help them develop the bike as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers\u2019 return to BSB with Honda Racing UK sees him team up with Jason O\u2019Halloran, himself making a return to the championship after a year in the Endurance World Championship with the YART team.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-0da4c07477f5ca2f4fdb0975866e6fbe068a73ef75da3a8d23d43b6f5b90894d\">  \u201cBig learning curve\u201d at Donington test for one BSB rookie: \u201cIt can bite you\u201d   Why the Donington test was a proof of concept for one BSB team <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">O\u2019Halloran told Crash.net after the first day of the Donington test that finding improvements in braking without compromising the turning potential of his bike was a priority.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers, though, felt that stopping was one of his strong points on the CBR1000RR-R, at least in part thanks to his experience in WorldSBK.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI stop the bike really well,\u201d Vickers said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-ba0380ac99e1bb71449d39f09c176a7f4a749f49b8c7fc120d68df0daecf89c5\">  Rory Skinner heads home \u201cwith a smile\u201d after third-best Donington BSB test time   Ryan Vickers makes \u201cbig steps\u201d after \u201ctough\u201d start to Donington BSB test <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI learnt a lot of that in World Superbike, and that\u2019s probably my biggest advantage to Jason [O\u2019Halloran] is how late I brake, and hard I brake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI guess he\u2019s just trying to find the confidence to allow him to do that, but I\u2019m pretty happy with the braking stage of the bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMore the latter stage, to edge of the tyre, and then a little bit more drive grip would be the things that I\u2019m looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Vickers says he is a \u201cbetter rider\u201d in 2026 after spending a season in WorldSBK last year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers was already the third most victorious rider in 2024, his last BSB season before moving to World Superbike, when riding for the OMG Yamaha team. He won seven races that year, one behind Glenn Irwin and two behind his then-teammate and 2024 champion Kyle Ryde despite an injury in the middle of the season that saw him not finish six races in a row between the Donington and Knockhill rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers\u2019 performance in 2024 earned him a ride in World Superbike for 2025. Initially he was there on a two-year agreement with Motocorsa, but that concluded at the end of last season and Vickers returned to BSB \u2013 but at a higher level that that at which he left the series two years ago, he believes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRiding at such a high level in World Superbike, the guys there are super-fast,\u201d Ryan Vickers told Crash.net at the Donington BSB test on 4 April.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust looking at their data, understanding it and improving myself as a rider, I\u2019ve definitely come back a better rider.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, that\u2019s great, I can understand a lot for the team and help them develop the bike as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers\u2019 return to BSB with Honda Racing UK sees him team up with Jason O\u2019Halloran, himself making a return to the championship after a year in the Endurance World Championship with the YART team.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-0da4c07477f5ca2f4fdb0975866e6fbe068a73ef75da3a8d23d43b6f5b90894d\">  \u201cBig learning curve\u201d at Donington test for one BSB rookie: \u201cIt can bite you\u201d   Why the Donington test was a proof of concept for one BSB team <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">O\u2019Halloran told Crash.net after the first day of the Donington test that finding improvements in braking without compromising the turning potential of his bike was a priority.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vickers, though, felt that stopping was one of his strong points on the CBR1000RR-R, at least in part thanks to his experience in WorldSBK.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI stop the bike really well,\u201d Vickers said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-ba0380ac99e1bb71449d39f09c176a7f4a749f49b8c7fc120d68df0daecf89c5\">  Rory Skinner heads home \u201cwith a smile\u201d after third-best Donington BSB test time   Ryan Vickers makes \u201cbig steps\u201d after \u201ctough\u201d start to Donington BSB test <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI learnt a lot of that in World Superbike, and that\u2019s probably my biggest advantage to Jason [O\u2019Halloran] is how late I brake, and hard I brake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI guess he\u2019s just trying to find the confidence to allow him to do that, but I\u2019m pretty happy with the braking stage of the bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMore the latter stage, to edge of the tyre, and then a little bit more drive grip would be the things that I\u2019m looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/bsb\/news\/1092948\/1\/bsb-race-winner-returns-worldsbk-better-rider&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/ih_bsb_donington-test_01533.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] BSB race winner returns from WorldSBK \u201ca better rider\u201d Ryan Vickers says his experience in WorldSBK means he comes back to BSB in 2026 \u201ca better rider\u201d than when he left. 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