ATLANTA, GA – July 23, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Triumph Motorcycles is gearing up for its next major challenge as Jonny Walker and Sam Sunderland get set to take on the 2025 Red Bull Romaniacs in Romania from July 22–26. Widely regarded as the world’s toughest hard enduro rally, Romaniacs will push both riders and their machines to the limit across the demanding terrain of the Carpathian Mountains.
Both Jonny and Sam will compete on near-standard Tiger 900 Rally Pro adventure bikes in the event’s dedicated Adventure categories. Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team’s Jonny Walker will line up in the Adventure Ultimate class, while two-time Dakar Champion and Triumph Motorcycles Brand Ambassador Sam Sunderland will compete in the Adventure Lite class.
For Jonny, Romaniacs is a chance to return to an event where he has extensive experience in the Gold class, but this time with a fresh challenge – taking on the race aboard a Tiger 900 Rally Pro. Having raced at the sharp end of hard enduro for years, Jonny is looking forward to testing both his skills and the bike’s capabilities in a completely new way.
This event also marks Sam’s first official race appearance with Triumph. Having signed on as Brand Ambassador earlier this year, the Brit is eager to test the Tiger 900 Rally Pro in one of the world’s most demanding off-road environments.
Red Bull Romaniacs begins on Tuesday, July 22, with the city prologue in Sibiu, before competitors head into four gruelling days of off-road racing through the mountains, covering a mix of rocky climbs, riverbeds, forest sections, and high-altitude trails.
With two world-class riders competing on near-stock adventure machines, Triumph is ready to showcase the real-world capability of its Tiger 900 Rally Pro in the most extreme conditions Romania has to offer.
Jonny Walker said: “I’m really excited to take on this iconic race on the Tiger 900 Rally Pro. I’ve enjoyed riding it already, so I can’t wait to head to Romania and actually race it. Being in the Adventure Ultimate class, it’s going to be different than my experience of the race in the past – hopefully a bit less intense – but still a new challenge for myself and the bike. I’m looking forward to it!”
Sam Sunderland added: “I’m super excited to take on Romaniacs – the name of the race says everything really! I’ve seen some crazy videos from previous years and I can’t wait to get involved. I’m looking forward to competing in the Adventure Lite class for my first race back in a while, and it will no doubt be good training for my upcoming adventure around the world! Jonny has been a massive help already, giving me plenty of advice from a hard enduro perspective, so I’m feeling confident on the bike and eager to get out to Romania.”
Ian Kimber, Head of Global Racing Programmes, Triumph Motorcycles commented: “It’s going to be great to see Sam and Jonny take on the adventure class for Triumph’s debut at the Red Bull Romaniacs! It will be quite different to what they have done before, but having two world class racers aboard the Tiger 900 Rally Pros will add a lot of intrigue into this new class at one of the world’s most iconic off-road bike events, while also highlighting the bike’s capability.
“The classes are hotting up, so the racing is expected to be really good; I know both guys want to put on a good show and I’m sure we’ll learn a lot from their experience there. We can’t wait to get going and see how they get on!”
ON THE ROAD
The Tiger 900 Rally Pro has a race-winning pedigree, having most recently won the Trail category of the 2022 Baja Aragón in the hands of the legendary Iván Cervantes. Leading its adventure bike class, the Tiger 900 Rally Pro blends off-road capability and specification with long-range comfort, road handling and style.
The three-cylinder engine with its T-plane crank delivers 108 PS of peak power and 90 Nm of peak torque, offering excellent tractability at lower revs. Key features include Optimised cornering ABS and traction control with IMU and six riding modes including Road, Rain, Sport, Off-Road, Rider Configurable and Off-Road Pro, as well as a Triumph Shift Assist, heated grips and seats, tyre pressure monitoring system and Brembo Stylema® Monobloc brakes. The Tiger 900 Rally Pro also benefits from Showa 45mm USD adjustable cartridge forks with manual preload, rebound and compression damping and a rear suspension unit with fully adjustable manual preload and rebound damping, 240mm fork travel and 230mm rear wheel travel.
The Tiger 900 Rally Pro is available to configure now or book at test ride at alocal dealerships, at www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
ABOUT TRIUMPH
First established in 1902, Triumph Motorcycles celebrated 120 years of motorcycle manufacture in 2022. For more than three decades, Triumph Motorcycles has been based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and has produced iconic bikes that perfectly blend authentic design, character, charisma, and performance.
A GLOBAL BRITISH SUCCESS STORY
- Record global sales of 134,635 motorcycles were delivered in 2024, through a network of 950 dealers in 68 countries, confirming Triumph Motorcycles’ position as the largest British motorcycle manufacturer.
- Triumph currently employs around 3,000 personnel worldwide and has subsidiary operations in the UK, North America, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Sweden (Scandinavia), Benelux, Brazil, China, and Thailand as well as a network of independent distributors. Triumph has manufacturing facilities in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and Thailand plus CKD facilities in Brazil and India.
A WORLD-CLASS RANGE
- With a laser-sharp focus on what riders across the world are looking for, a passion to deliver the perfect ride for every customer, and attention to detail that delivers the highest quality motorcycles, Triumph offers a growing range of category-leading motorcycles spanning Modern Classics, Roadsters and Adventure bikes. From the accessible Speed 400cc TR series to the Rocket 3 with its powerful 2500cc engine, every model exemplifies Triumph’s iconic style, quality and performance.
- Delivering a fun, agile and confidence-inspiring ride for riders of all ages and experience levels, the Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X launched in 2023 with a brand-new single engine platform (TR Series), representing incredible value for money and bringing Triumph to a whole new generation of riders.
- The Modern Classics feature Triumph’s legendary Bonneville twin engine. Famously named to celebrate Triumph’s 1956 land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, the Bonneville was the original British superbike and a race-winner straight out of the crate, chosen by famous motorcyclists of the past for its handling, style, and character. Now, the Bonneville family has evolved, with rider-focused technology and cool custom style. The Bonneville range includes the Bonneville Bobber, Speedmaster, Thruxton RS, Speed Twin 900, Speed Twin 1200, Scrambler 900, Scrambler 1200 and the iconic Bonneville T120 and T100.
- The Roadsters start with the agile and popular Trident 660 and sporty Daytona 660 then the Street Triple 765, and finally the Speed Triple 1200 RS. For adventure riders, Triumph has a complete line-up of epic Tigers, starting with the Tiger Sport 660 and Tiger Sport 800, moving up to the Tiger 900 range, and finally to the Tiger 1200 range.
- In 2023 Triumph officially claimed the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for ‘The greatest distance travelled on a motorcycle in 24 hours (individual)’. Riding a factory-specification Tiger 1200 GT Explorer on the High-Speed Ring at the Nardò Technical Center in Italy, 5x Enduro World Champion and Triumph Global Ambassador Iván Cervantes travelled more than 4012km in a 24-hour period, beating the previous record of 3406km by a huge margin of more than 600km.
TRIUMPH RACING
- Triumph has a glorious racing history, competing in and winning races in almost every class and field of motorcycle sporting achievement. From winning the second ever Isle of Man TT in 1908, through to 1960s road and track success in Europe and America, right up to contemporary racing achievements with the Triumph triple powered 2014 and 2015 SuperSport titles and World SuperSport racing, Isle of Man SuperSport TT wins in 2014 and 2019, courtesy of Gary Johnson and Peter Hickman, plus an average speed of over 130mph 2023 by Peter Hickman on his Triumph STR765, and a thrilling last-lap victory at the legendary Daytona 200 by Brandon Paasch on the Street Triple 765 in 2022.
- Triumph’s racing legend continues as the exclusive engine supplier to the FIM Moto2™ World Championship since the start of the 2019 season. Triumph Motorcycles provides all the teams with race-tuned 765cc triples, each of which is based on the class-leading Street Triple RS powerplant. Redefining the class, Triumph broke record after record in the inaugural year, including the first ever +300km/h Moto2™ top speed. Reflecting these great successes, the wonderful feedback, and partnerships that Triumph have had with the riders and their teams, and the incredible response from Triumph fans across the world, Triumph and Dorna, decided to extend the relationship in 2021 and again in 2023, signing a new contract for another five years of racing: 2025 – 2029.
- Triumph is working with PTR Triumph Factory Racing to participate in the 2025 World Supersport Championship. Tom Booth-Amos and Oli Bayliss are racing on the Street Triple 765. Macadam Triumph Factory Racing continues with British Supersport riders Luke Stapleford (2024 vice-champion) and Max Wadsworth.
- In the National Sportbike Championship, the team has a four rider lineup on the Daytona 660; Brodie Gawith, Jayden Martin, Katie Hand and Lewis Smart.
- In 2023, Triumph announced its intention to compete in the 2024 MXGP/MX2 and SuperMotocross World Championships, and after a successful first season, has a four-rider team for 2025. Jalek Swoll, Austin Forkner, Jordon Smith, Stilez Robertson are racing for the British manufacturer, competing on both coasts of Supercross and the full Pro Motocross series with the TF 250-X. In the FIM MX2 World Championship Camden McLellan is competing for a second year aboard Triumph machinery, alongside Guillem Farres. Mikkel Haarup remains as a test rider (due to age restrictions in the MX2 category).
- In September 2024 Triumph revealed Motorsport legend and former world champion Paul Edmondson has officially been appointed Team Manager of Triumph Racing’s enduro programme, which will see the brand represented at the highest levels of enduro competition worldwide. In 2025, Jonny Walker took 2nd place overall in the SuperEnduro World Championship on his TF 250, and finished the 2025 Red Bull Erzbergrodeo on a near-standard TF 250-E four-stroke. Racing for Triumph in EnduroGP aboard the TF 250-E, is the experienced duo of Jamie McCanney and Mikael Persson.
Source: Triumph Motorcycles America Ltd
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