Reigning World Superbike Champion Tom Sykes is the danger man for both of tomorrow’s races at Assen after posting three times as many fast laps as the rest of the field in free practice four.

As well as setting the overall quickest time of 1’35.441, less than a tenth slower than Davide Guigliano’s fastest from this morning, Sykes went on to put in six more in the 1’35s bracket from a total of 14.

Ducati’s Giugliano only managed one from ten laps while Sylvain Guintoli, Eugene Laverty and Loris Baz put in two each. Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes managed one in the 1’35s while the rest of the field are circulating in the 1’36s. Which is all a bit ominous…