Triumph Factory Racing signed fourth-year pro Gage Linville as a short-term 250 fill-in for injured teammates Austin Forkner and Jalek Swoll. Linville is expected to debut for Triumph in St. Louis on April 4 aboard the TF 250-X and will finish this SuperMotocross season with the factory squad while Triumph manages recovery timelines for Forkner and Swoll. Triumph Racing America general manager Jeremy Coker said the organization was “beyond heartbroken” for Forkner and Swoll and praised Linville’s work ethic and potential.

A Georgia native who turned pro in 2023, Linville arrives after more than two years with privateer DBD Racing (also referenced in sources as Dirt Bike Depot/Dirt Legal). He missed the start of the season after a February practice crash that broke five ribs, lacerated his liver and collapsed a lung; the signing advances his recovery and return-to-racing plans.

Linville has 14 career main-event starts and earned his first podium with a third-place finish in a mud race at Foxborough in 2025. He also swept the Partzilla Arenacross Pro Open and 250 Pro championships and is identified as a two-time Partzilla Arenacross champion. The move gives Triumph an immediate replacement in its 250 class as Forkner recovers from hand surgery for a broken left hand and Swoll is sidelined with a damaged Achilles tendon suffered in Birmingham and facing an extended recovery. Triumph will field Linville alongside 450-class rider Jordon Smith under the Triumph tent for Supercross, with Mikkel Haarup joining the team in 450MX for Pro Motocross. Linville called the opportunity “a dream come true” and said he was “very thankful for this opportunity to ride for Triumph Factory Racing.”

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