Triumph confirms expanded 2026 Dirt Store Racing line-up
The team builds on its 2025 title-winning season with six confirmed riders and new commitments across MXGP, Arenacross and Enduro.
Dirt Store Triumph Racing has announced its full rider line-up for 2026, confirming an expanded off-road programme covering motocross, Arenacross and Enduro.
The team retains British MX2 champion Tommy Searle, Dylan Woodcock and Billy Askew, and adds new signings Ben Watson, Eddie Jay Wade and Rich Ely. The roster follows a successful 2025 campaign in which the team delivered Triumph’s first national motocross title in its debut season.
MXGP and Motocross
Ben Watson joins the team to front its move into MXGP. The former Grand Prix winner will race the Triumph TF 450-X in selected European MXGP rounds and contest the British MX1 Championship.
Tommy Searle returns to defend his MX2 British Championship title aboard the TF 250-X. In 2025 he recorded three wins and seven podiums on his way to the championship. Billy Askew continues with the team and will compete in both the EMX250 Championship and the British series after taking his first professional win and a European podium last season.
Arenacross
Dylan Woodcock stays with Dirt Store Triumph Racing after joining mid-2025. He will race the TF 450-X in the British Arenacross Championship alongside new signing Eddie Jay Wade, a former 85cc World Champion.
Enduro
Rich Ely joins the programme to race the TF 250-E in the British Enduro Championship, marking Triumph’s first official move into Enduro competition.
Watson said the move to Triumph gives him “a competitive spot in MXGP” and praised the team’s progress and technical package.
Team manager Jon Giffard said the 2026 line-up positions the team to fight for titles across multiple disciplines and highlighted continued support from Triumph UK.
Triumph UK general manager Devron Boulton said the expanded programme reflects the company’s long-term off-road strategy and builds on the momentum of its 2025 achievements.
Dirt Store Triumph Racing is Triumph Motorcycles’ official UK off-road team, competing in motocross, Arenacross and Enduro. The team debuted in 2025, securing Triumph’s first national motocross title in its inaugural season.
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