Bert Boam is the latest British Hard Enduro athlete to secure a factory ride with RIEJU Factory Racing by Eurotek, and will be competing for them in the 2027 SuperEnduro World Championship and the 2027 FIM Hard Enduro Championship.
Boam joins fellow young Brit Connor Watson in riding for the Spanish manufacturer, with the official post from Rieju saying, “Welcome to the family, Bert Boam 🚀 The British rider joins RIEJU to race the SuperEnduro World Championship with RIEJU Factory Racing, plus the Hard Enduro World Championship with RIEJU Factory Racing by Eurotek, riding the MR 300i Hard Enduro 2027. A big thank you to RIEJU UK for making it happen. Let’s go!”
Bert said of the announcement, “I’m really grateful and happy for this opportunity from Rieju Factory Racing. I am super happy with how excited and keen they are too; there aren’t many opportunities in hard enduro and super enduro nowadays, so to have such a good team give me an opportunity like this is so appreciated.
“Getting this opportunity has given me a bit of motivation I think I needed, so now I am really hungry to do well and prove to everyone what I can do. I have been out in Spain for the past week testing and training with the team, and everyone involved is super kind and helpful, and I can’t wait to be partnered with them for the 26/27 season, so I just want to give a big thank you to Reiju for this opportunity.”
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Bert’s focus right now is the SuperEnduro World Championship, which begins in Gliwice, Poland, on 5 December, so he won’t be racing this weekend’s Ballbreaker Extreme, the opening round of the 2027 British Extreme Enduro Championship.
“Unfortunately, I’m not doing the first round of the British Extreme Championship because my focus at the moment is the Super Enduro, but hopefully, if I have a free weekend, I would like to do some of the British Extreme Championship rounds because it is always good to support the British championship. Also, for racing in the UK, I hope Edge Off-Road brings their Hard Enduro championship back because, personally, I think they have the best hard enduro races and championship in the UK; it’s really unfortunate they don’t get the entries.
“But the main one for me, racing in the United Kingdom apart from the SuperEnduro round in Newcastle, will be Wild Willy’s at Tong, Parkwood Off-Road. I can’t wait for this race, and it is awesome that it’s the opening round of the Hard Enduro World Championship. I think this race will be great for British Hard Enduro and hopefully get a lot of love and coverage. It’s great for the Parkwood team because they always put max effort into their races and 100% deserve this opportunity. I hope to see you all there to support the race and all the British lads.”
The opening round of the 2027 FIM Hard Enduro Championship will be taking place at Parkwood Off-Road Centre, Tong, near Bradford, on the 17th & 18th April, where Bert will line up alongside fellow Brits Billy Bolt and the Brightmore brothers as well as current champion Manuel Lettenbichler, who has won five titles on the bounce.
