A huge 11-rider crash in the accompanying Quattro Group British Supersport Championship race saw two riders killed, another with 'significant injuries' and a further five with minor injuries.
“I had a better race today, finishing in fourth,” said Ryde on Monday.
“But it means nothing.
"I send all my love to those families who have lost loved ones and best wishes to all others who were hurt.”
Ryde ended the weekend in fifth place overall in the standings for the OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha team with 23 points behind leader Bradley Ray, Leon Haslam, Glenn Irwin and Storm Stacey.
Ray marked his return to the Championship in sensational style in the opening qualifying session, setting the fastest ever BSB lap of the circuit, giving the Raceways Yamaha team pole position on their return to the series.
The lap put Ray 0.382s ahead of Ryde and Haslam, who claimed his first front row start on his return to Ducati with the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing team.
Ray then celebrated an incredible first Superbike race win of 2025, securing victory for the Raceways Yamaha team to mark a double celebration on their return to the series.
Ray was under lap record pace, smashing his own lap record to win by an impressive 1.937s, but Ryde was pushing for second place.
However, Haslam pushed him back to third on lap 13 with a decisive move at Lodge to put himself into second on the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing.
Meanwhile Irwin carved his way up the order to be pushing for a podium in the closing stages, moving third on lap 13 with a dive down the inside on Ryde at Shell.
Ryde dropped to fifth in the closing stages as Stacey delivered an impressive fourth after pushing for the podium finish.
Ryde was sixth fastest in the warm-up for race two which saw Haslam hold off pressure from both Ray and Irwin on the final lap to win.
Ryde was able to snatch fourth on the final lap, pushing Stacey back into fifth.