Overview

• On June 22, he covered the British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park for ITV4 before announcing his retirement.
• A two-minute montage featured messages from Lando Norris, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Jenson Button, David Coulthard, plus other drivers.
• He began his broadcasting journey at the BBC nearly five decades ago before moving to ITV in 2005 to front Formula One and World Cup coverage.
• Ryder hosted flagship BBC programs such as Grandstand, Sports Personality of the Year, Olympic Games coverage, rugby, golf, motorsport, rowing.
• His October 2023 prostate cancer diagnosis led to emergency surgery that prevented the tumour from spreading.