Triumph celebrates impressive debut season for TF 250-E
The new Triumph TF 250-E is shaping up to be a contender for years to come after an impressive maiden enduro campaign.
Triumph revealed its new TF 250-E motorcycle earlier this year, but it hasn’t taken the new model long to ruffle feathers on the enduro racing stage.
The Hinckley-based company would have been forgiven if its new TF 250-E made a slow start to life as a race machine. Especially as it was competing against brands such as Honda, KTM, Kawasaki and Husqvarna, all of which have been successful when it comes to off-road racing.
Of late, KTM’s 250 EXC-F has been the bike to beat in the hands of Josep Garcia, and while the Spaniard again went on to win the 2025 title with KTM, Triumph showed its ready to challenge for wins and maybe even championships.
That’s pretty remarkable when you think about it, because the TF 250-E was only revealed in March. Usually in racing a good couple of years is needed to develop a bike before being a consistent challenger.
Leading Triumph’s charge aboard the TF 250-E in the FIM Enduro World Championship, was Morgan Lesiardo, who finished third in the Enduro1 series. That was one place ahead of fellow TF 250-E riders Jamie McCanney and Mikael Persson.
When it comes to the overall Enduro GP standings, Persson was the highest ranked in seventh, one spot ahead of Lesiardo. The TF 250-E was victorious on one occasion, with Lesiardo winning in the Enduro1 category at the penultimate round in Italy. The new TF 250-E also stood on the podium 15 times over the course of just seven rounds.
On top of the success it achieved in the Enduro World Championship, the TF 250-E performed well at the International Six Days Enduro event, and went on to win the ACU British Enduro Championship title.
Racing the TF 250-E in the FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, Jonny Walker finished on the podium at every round and clinched a second place finish in the standings.
Paul Edmondson, Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team Manager, said this about the brand’s first season racing the TF 250-E:
“Overall, I think it’s been an amazing season! Looking at the bigger picture, we started this relationship a long time ago working with the production bikes, so to come all the way through to racing the new enduro bikes this year is amazing. What we have achieved with the TF 250-E is incredible. All our bikes have finished every day of racing at world and national level competition, so you can’t get a better example of reliability. We’ve picked up a few domestic titles along the way too!
“The highlight for me has to be the 2025 International Six Days Enduro, where after six days of intense racing, Mikael Persson and Morgan Lesiardo finished fourth and fifth overall respectively aboard their TF 250-E machines. Looking ahead to 2026, I feel that we are already very well prepared. We have learnt so much about the bikes this year, and we can’t wait to put all that knowledge to good use over the winter and into the 2026 season.”
The TF 250-E is available in the UK for £9,795, while its bigger TF 450-E sibling is fractionally more expensive at £10,395.
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