Be amongst the first to book seats for the second edition of X-Trial Leeds on Saturday 23 January 2027 at the First Direct Bank Arena Leeds. Both Harry and George Hemingway will be back in action in their hometown up against the World’s best riders for another memorable night of incredible drama and entertainment.
FIM X-Trial World Championship action returned to the UK for the first time in a decade on Saturday night when round six of the series was staged in Leeds’ superb First Direct Bank Arena and while it was business as usual for defending champion Toni Bou – Repsol Honda, who claimed his fifth win of the 2026 campaign, it was local hero and birthday boy Harry Hemingway – Beta who almost brought the house down.
In less than two week the planet’s best Trial riders will be fighting it out at the First Direct Bank Arena Leeds, as X-Trial Leeds becomes the first ever motorcycle event to be hosted at this amazing venue on Saturday 24th January.
All X-Trial Leeds ticket holders will also be able to enjoy free entry to Trial Expo exhibition which will be held alongside the main event at the First Direct Bank Arena Leeds on Saturday 24 January 2026, in the continued absence of any other dedicated indoor off-road show in the UK.
With the final rider line up now confirmed for X-Trial Leeds that will take place on Saturday 24 January 2026 at The First Direct Bank Arena Leeds, ML Events are pleased to announce the presenting partners for each of the riders.
Following last weekend’s fifth round double header in Italy, the full line-up for X-Trial Leeds on Saturday 24 January 2026 at the First Direct Bank Arena Leeds, which will mark the sixth stop of the series, has now been confirmed based on current championship standings, with the series promoter selecting the final two riders.
Despite each already having two World titles to their names, Leeds born brothers George and Harry Hemingway realised another childhood dream when they took part in a Red Bull activation outside the East stand at Elland Road ahead of last night’s premiership clash as Leeds United took on Chelsea under the lights.
When X-Trial Leeds takes place in the First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds on Saturday 24 January 2026, fans will be treated to a full day of entertainment and action as the indoor World series returns to the UK for the first time since 2016 and will become the first ever motorcycle event to be held at the impressive city centre venue.
With just under three months now until X-Trial Leeds takes place on Saturday 24 January 2026 at the First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds. Yorkshire’s own Harry Hemingway is already grabbing the headlines thanks to his standout performances at the opening two events of the new series, that will return to the UK for the first time in ten years early next year.
Plans are really taking shape for X-Trial Leeds, which will take place on Saturday 24 January 2026 at the First Direct Bank Arena Leeds, with six of the eight riders who will compete in this historic competition now confirmed. The event will be the first ever motorcycle show of any kind to be held in the amazing city centre venue and will mark a return of the indoor series to the UK after a ten-year absence.