Jonny Walker's Austrian adventure
By Team TMX on 29th May 25
This weekend, Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team’s Jonny Walker heads to Austria to take on the legendary Red Bull Erzbergrodeo. With three previous wins to his name at the event, Jonny knows exactly what it takes to conquer the Iron Giant. In 2025, he returns with the fresh challenge of racing Triumph’s brand-new TF 250-E four-stroke in its hard enduro debut.
For Walker, Erzberg marks a return to familiar ground. A proven winner with years of experience at the forefront of hard enduro, he arrives fresh from a highly successful 2025 SuperEnduro campaign with Triumph, which featured podium finishes, race victories, and a runner-up result in the final standings. Now, his focus shifts to the outdoors.
Widely regarded as the toughest test in the sport, the Erzbergrodeo takes place in the iron ore quarry of Eisenerz. The weekend begins with the high-speed Iron Road Prologue, followed by Sunday’s main event – the infamous Hare Scramble. The brutal course covers over 30 kilometres of unforgiving terrain, with fewer than five percent of the 500 qualified riders typically reaching the finish within the four-hour limit.
While Erzberg marks the first hard enduro outing for the Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team, expectations remain grounded. The team’s setup in Austria is intentionally low-key, focused on gaining valuable insight and experience from one of the toughest races on the calendar. Jonny will line up aboard a near-standard TF 250-E, fitted with only a handful of race-specific parts. In a field dominated by two-strokes, taking on the Iron Giant with a four-stroke adds an extra layer of difficulty, but it’s a challenge the three-time Erzberg winner is excited to take on.
The Red Bull Erzbergrodeo takes place from May 29 to June 2, with the main Hare Scramble set for Sunday.
“Erzberg is a huge event, with over 80,000 spectators in person and even more watching online,” says Walker. “Triumph have never raced here before, so to come on the new enduro bike that I’ve not ridden for very long is an exciting challenge. The goal is to finish, and of course I’d like to fight for a podium as always. I’ve been training hard so I know that my fitness is where it needs to be. Riding a four-stroke is not the most common choice, but I’ve really enjoyed riding it for the past few weeks and I’m feeling confident. I’ve won here three times before and had a few more podiums too, so I know what I need to do. I can’t wait to get underway with the prologue!”
