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2026 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout Date Change: Friday, August 28 to Sunday, August 30, 2026

Due to a conflict with the FIM Hard Enduro Championship, the 2026 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) has been changed to Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August 30, 2026.

This change allows some of the world’s top Hard Enduro racers to participate in the TKO. In fact, Red Bull KTM’s Mani Lettenbichler and Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt are planning to be back to compete against the top North American Hard Enduro racers.

“After confirming the dates for the sixteenth annual TKO last year, we were surprised that the FIM Hard Enduro Championship scheduled a new event on the same date,” Eric Peronnard, the co-producer of the TKO said. “With our team of partners, we worked to modify our schedule to allow the best riders in the world to attend the TKO to the delight of American fans. The Red Bull Tennessee Knockout is one of the pioneers of Hard Enduro in America and we are proud to host the final round of the AMA National Hard Enduro Championship series which is thriving. Sincere apologies to the people that made plans around our original dates and big thanks to Red Bull, KTM, Husqvarna and our other partners for their support.”

TKO is the premier US Hard Enduro event and sells out the 500 amateur entries available each year. The format allows for different levels of riders to enjoy a challenging course that ramps up in difficulty throughout multiple rounds of racing. This allows less experienced riders to develop their skills and watch the best Hard Enduro riders in the world in the later rounds of racing.

2026 TKO entries are now open: CLICK HERE TO ENTER.

The 2026 TKO action will start on Friday with the amateur Hot Laps setting the Saturday starting positions. Saturday will include two rounds of amateur racing that will allow up to thirty riders to earn the opportunity to race in the Sunday pro competition. The pro riders will kick off their weekend with a Hot Lap on Saturday afternoon. Sunday will include three rounds of pro class racing that concludes with a multi-lap main event that is spectacular for the fans.

TKO will include all the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship classes. That includes two eMoto classes for electric motorcycles and there will be electric motorcycle demo rides to add to the fun weekend for racers and spectators.

Germany’s Mani Lettenbichler won the 2025 TKO over Canada’s Trystan Hart and the UK’s Billy Bolt. This was Lettenbichler’s third TKO win, matching Hart with three total wins. Cody Webb is the all-time TKO win leader with six. Don’t miss the 2026 TKO!

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2025 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout full weekend video recap; the best action and gnarly sections from Friday to Sunday

The 2025 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout (TKO) celebrated fifteen years with an epic weekend of action. The three days of racing served as the final round of the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship and attracted 535 entries. For most participants, the goal is to just finish but many are aiming to be one of the top twenty riders that qualify for the Sunday main event.

Check out the full weekend recap video here:

Mani Lettenbichler won the 2025 TKO on his Red Bull KTM. The German dominated all four rounds of pro class competition and made an early pass of both Trystan Hart and Billy Bolt to take over the lead in the main event and held that to the finish. Hart held on for second position and wrapped up his fifth AMA US Hard Enduro Championship on his FMF KTM. The UK’s Billy Bolt round out the podium on his Husqvarna.

Sherco rider Will Riordan made last lap passes on Yamaha’s Cody Webb and Rockstar Husqvarna’s Ryder LeBlond to secure fourth place. LeBlond finished fifth and Webb finished sixth. Eddie Karlsson came over from Sweden and finished seventh on a Stark Varg electric motorcycle after dominating the electric bike expert class and earning his way into the main event. James Flynn finished in eighth on his Beta. Hawaii’s Kawelo Huddy finished ninth on a KTM ahead of fellow Hawaiian Ryder Guest who was also on a KTM.

The Women’s pro class competed along with the top amateurs on the Saturday race two long course. Rachel Gutish took the win on her Rieju and finished in twenty-sixth overall. Louise Forsley finished second in her first race for the Beta team. Nikki Russell rounded out the podium on a Rieju.

In addition to the pro racing, the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout crowned amateur champions in several classes. Saturday included two rounds of amateur racing with race two serving as the AMA Grand championship-deciding race. During that second race, Idaho’s Niko Piazza was the overall and A class winner with a winning time of 1:04:36 on a Husqvarna. Coran Calvert finished second on a Sherco just under 41 seconds back and Maverik Thaxton rounded out the top three riding a KTM. The top thirty riders also earned the opportunity to compete with the twenty-seven pro riders, which kicked off their racing on Saturday afternoon followed by three rounds of racing on Sunday. All three of the teenagers managed to qualify for the Sunday main event.

2025 Red Bull Tennessee, Knockout Main Event Results

  1. Manuel Lettenbichler, KTM, Germany
  2. Trystan Hart, KTM, Canada
  3. Billy Bolt, Husqvarna, United Kingdom
  4. Will Riordan, Sherco, Australia
  5. Ryder LeBlond, Husqvarna, USA
  6. Cody Webb, Yamaha, USA
  7. Eddie Karlsson, Stark, Sweden
  8. James Flynn, Beta, USA
  9. Kawelo Huddy, KTM, USA
  10. Ryder Guest, KTM, USA
  11. Jordan Ashburn, GasGas, USA
  12. Branden Petrie, Beta, Canada
  13. Daniel Lewis, Beta, USA
  14. Niko Piazza, Husqvarna, USA
  15. Coran Calvert, Sherco, USA
  16. Quinn Wentzel, Rieju, USA
  17. Gauge Logan-Key, GasGas, USA
  18. Maverik Thaxton, KTM, USA
  19. Creed Kisling, GasGas, USA
  20. Braxton Hintze, Fantic, USA

Complete TKO Results here.

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