TRIUMPH’S INSTANT ENDURO SUCCESS

Imagine for a moment that you work for Triumph and have spent the past few years of your life immersed in the development of the brand’s first ever enduro machines. Would you be comfortable throwing your shiny new baby into battle at a bunch of national and world championship series around the globe before they even hit dealer floors mid-year? And if so, what would success look like in that debut season in racing circles? You’d probably settle for a few encouraging top-fives, and indications the bike showed enough potential to finally snare a podium within a year or two, right?

Well, for Triumph’s off-road design team, success looked a whole lot better than that – particularly for their 2026 TF250-E, which we lauded as a real standout after Triumph’s recent Australian media launch for their enduro models. In fact, when you take a look at the racing success this all-new TF250-E has achieved around the world in the space of just eight months, it’s no wonder Triumph has taken the time to collate this impressive little machine’s laundry list of achievements. Here’s an excerpt of Triumph Motorcycles recent PR about that 2025-season success across major race series – all of which, by the way, comes in addition to the quarter-litre Triumph TF250-X model’s notable wins in the AMA Supercross Championship and 250cc-class Hattah Desert Race win back in July…

The newly launched TF250-E has made a remarkable debut in its first year of competition, powering Triumph Motorcycles to multiple successes across the FIM EnduroGP World Championship, including third, fourth and fifth in the Enduro1 category and two top-10 finishes in the EnduroGP (Outright) standings. Its impressive performance also extended to the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), three national championship victories, and standout results in indoor and hard enduro events, cementing the TF250-E as a formidable force in the off-road racing world.

ENDUROGP WORLD C’SHIP

Entering a completely new segment, Triumph kicked off its campaign at the highest level of enduro with strong performances. At the opening round in Portugal, the TF250-E was immediately competitive; the new enduro machine took four top-10s in EnduroGP over the two days, and two podium finishes in the Enduro1 class with riders Mikael Persson, Jamie McCanney and Morgan Lesiardo.

It set the scene for a very respectable debut season, where Triumph-mounted riders clinched 15 podium finishes in Enduro1 over the seven rounds of competition. Triumph Racing Italia’s Lesiardo finished the season in third, with Triumph Factory Racing’s McCanney in fourth, and Persson fifth, despite missing the final round due to injury. Persson also concluded the year seventh in EnduroGP, with Lesiardo one place behind in eighth position. A season highlight was when Lesiardo took a 2-1 finish in Enduro1 at the penultimate round of the championship in Italy, his home race, taking Triumph’s first class victory in the EnduroGP World Championship and with it an EnduroGP podium in second.

INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO

In addition, both Persson and Lesiardo enjoyed strong outings at the prestigious International Six Days Enduro, staged in Italy in late August. Persson delivered to help Team Sweden to their first podium in 17 years in second position, while Team Italy took a very popular home victory at the Bergamo venue, adding to the TF250-E’s ever-growing list of accolades.

NATIONAL ENDURO C’SHIPS

In the UK’s domestic championships, Jamie McCanney clinched the ACU British Enduro Championship title with Persson a close second; Triumph TF250-E machinery dominated the season overall. McCanney also took the British Sprint Enduro title, while Morgan Lesiardo took Enduro1 title honours in the hotly contested Italian national enduro series earlier in the season.

SUPERENDURO WORLD C’SHIP & ERZBERG

Further strengthening the TF250-E’s credentials has been Jonny Walker, who finished on the podium at every round in the 2025 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship on his way to second in the series. The popular British star also took an outstanding sixth place finish against the traditional two-strokes at the notoriously difficult Red Bull ErzbergRodeo, while also finishing as runner-up at the Red Bull Tyne Ride. Jonny recently debuted the TF450-E in AMA EnduroCross, winning the opening round with a 3-1-1 finish across the three races.

Yes, both Triumph and everyone involved in the British brand’s racing program has plenty to be pleased with. “We are very proud of everything we’ve achieved in enduro this year,” explained Ian Kimber, Head of Global Racing, Triumph Motorcycles. Launching our first off-road bike last year and our extensive international racing program was a huge undertaking, and we were excited to step into the various types of enduro competition in 2025. Against some very established teams and riders, we achieved an awful lot in EnduroGP with both the factory team, led by Paul Edmondson, along with the Italian team. To finish the season where we have with bikes that are not far away from stock, bar a few specific race parts, is testament to the work done in development as we brought the bike to market and by the teams in the pre-season. Mickael was unlucky to be unable to finish the season off after a really consistent year, and we must say thanks to him for everything he’s achieved.

“Jamie took the British Championship, and Morgan secured our first class victory in Enduro1 and EnduroGP podium, as well as the Italian national Enduro1 title. Not only that, but Triumph machinery also helped deliver the Men’s World Trophy victory at the ISDE and a second place for Team Sweden. We believe that’s an excellent result for a manufacturer entering the segment for the first time.

“In addition, the results at Erzberg and indoors really substantiates the strength of the platform we have, and we’re really looking forward to the future where we can evolve on what we’ve learnt so far. A huge thank you to all of the teams and riders for all of their effort this season. We can definitely be pleased with our first year in enduro,” Kimber went on to say.