Triumph Motorcycles is preparing for a new chapter in its history this weekend at the opening round of the 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Championship in Fafe, Portugal, where the Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team will make its series debut with the newly launched TF 250-E.

Racing for Triumph in the Enduro1 category under the guidance of four-time world champion and Team Manager Paul Edmondson is the experienced duo of Jamie McCanney and Mikael Persson, who are excited to be lining up for the British manufacturer to compete in its inaugural season in EnduroGP.

Manxman McCanney joins the Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team with a wealth of experience thanks to his distinguished career so far. A former Youth and Junior World Champion, the 30-year-old has secured runner-up finishes in Enduro2 and Enduro1, and was a key contributor in Team Great Britain’s International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) victory in 2022. Last year, McCanney claimed four podiums in the E1 class before an injury cut his season short. Now, Jamie will compete in E1 aboard the TF 250-E and is ready to make an impact during Triumph’s debut season.

Swedish rider Mikael Persson brings an abundance of experience to the Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team. A proven contender on the world stage, the 30-year-old finished as runner-up in the Enduro3 World Championship in 2022 and 2023, and topped the E3 class at the 2022 ISDE in France. After competing in E2 last year, Persson will now contest the E1 category in 2025, bringing his talent and adaptability to the British manufacturer’s EnduroGP campaign.

Leading the team is Paul Edmondson, an ultra-experienced, former multi-time world champion who has been involved in Triumph’s off-road project from the very beginning. Already in 2025, under Paul’s leadership, Triumph Factory Racing achieved success in its first ever FIM SuperEnduro World Championship campaign, with Jonny Walker securing multiple podiums and a race win to clinch an impressive second overall in the series. The team aims to carry this momentum into the upcoming EnduroGP season, with Jamie and Mikael both feeling confident following a positive pre-season testing programme.

Last week, Triumph Motorcycles officially unveiled the newly developed TF 250-E and TF 450-E models, marking a bold entry into the competitive enduro market and an entirely new segment for the British manufacturer, having launched its motocross range last year.

The FIM EnduroGP season opener in Portugal will also host the bike’s first official public unveiling this weekend. The series travels to seven events in total including stops in Spain and Sweden in May. A key highlight will be the team’s home round at the GP of Wales in Rhayader on 1st-3rd August, before the championship heads to France in September, then Italy and Germany to conclude the season in October.

Jamie McCanney

“I’m really looking forward to the 2025 season and being part of the Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team! Last year was cut very short for me after injury, but I started riding again in January, and since being back we’ve been working hard together with our testing programme to be ready for the upcoming EnduroGP season. I’ve been working with Triumph alongside Paul for over three years now, so it’s great to have gone from the initial testing and durability phase as the bike was being designed, all the way through to now racing the bike in the world championship. It’s exciting to be part of something completely new, and to be part of Triumph’s history – and it’s also great for the enduro series. It’s still early days when it comes to racing, but I’m sure we will progress as the season goes on and hopefully get some good results!”

Mikael Persson

“Coming into 2025 with Triumph is really exciting, and pre-season testing has gone really well. We’re looking forward to getting going at the first GP and for everyone to see Triumph’s enduro bike competing in the EnduroGP World Championship. From a racing perspective, I’ve been working hard to recover from an Achilles injury while also developing the new bike, but I’m feeling positive and really looking forward to Portugal. It's hard to set a solid personal goal for this year right now, but we’ll see where we are at come the start of the season and continue to build from there. It’s exciting, and I’m really looking forward to not only my home round in Sweden, but also Triumph’s home round in the UK!”

Paul Edmondson – Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team Manager

“For 2025 I’m really excited to get going with the new team in EnduroGP and bring my riders along with me. Everyone has worked unbelievably hard to be ready, and I must say a big thanks to all involved. Both Jamie and Mikael are the perfect fit for the team, bringing plenty of experience along with rider quality. It’s a proud moment for the Triumph programme and to get the enduro project now at the next step. I’m confident the results will arrive early on during this year, especially after our great pre-season test programme.”

Ian Kimber – Triumph Head of Global Racing Programmes

“The step into the EnduroGP championship marks the start of another exciting chapter for Triumph. Bringing in Paul, who has been involved since the start of our off-road development project, to head up our factory racing Enduro team was a natural step with his wealth of knowledge, and he has brought with him two quality riders in Jamie and Mikael. This weekend is another historic moment for the brand, as we race the FIM EnduroGP World Championship for the first time with the TF 250-E platform, which was launched to the public last week. There’s been a lot of work going on behind the scenes, and I’m excited to see what both riders can do this year as we continue build the Enduro racing programme.”