Shane Byrne roars through field to take win and championship lead

Updated 23/07/2017 at 14:46 GMT

Shane Byrne came from ninth position to take victory at Brands Hatch in Round 6 of the British Superbikes Championship.

Shane Byrne of Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team rides during practice for the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch on July 21, 2017 in Longfield, England.

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The BeWiser Ducati rider worked his was through the field in a thrilling race and eventually passed Dan Linfoot with just a few laps remaining.

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Byrne gets 25 points for the win – which also puts him 14 ahead of Kawasaki's Luke Mossey, who finished 12th, in the championship standings.

The 40-year-old, who has five titles already to his name, is at the top of the points board for the first time after a slow start to the season at Donington where a crash ruled him out of the opening race weekend.