PIERRE-YVES BIAN

Frenchman Bian made his name in the International Road Racing Championship finishing sixth overall in 2018 before winning the title three years later when he won five of the eight races held. With victories and podiums at the likes of Hengelo, Chimay and Horice, it was inevitable the Mountain Course would be on his radar, and he first showed his credentials at the Manx Grand Prix in 2019 when he led the Newcomers race from start to finish.

That led to a move to the TT when racing resumed in 2022 and he immediately impressed with sixth place in the second Supertwins race. He also finished second at the North West 200 that year as his road racing progression continued at pace and those results brought him to the attention of Peter Hickman who’s run him in the Supersport class since 2023 on the K2 Trooper Beer by PHR Triumph.

However, it’s the Supertwin class where he’s excelled at the TT the most and after finishing fourth on the VAS Engine Racing Paton in 2022, he made history in 2023 when second place, ironically to Hickman, in the second race saw him became the first French rider to finish on a solo TT podium. With three top six finishes in the class, he’s now firmly knocking on becoming a regular podium finisher whilst the possibility of a maiden TT win isn’t that remote.

A crash at the North West 200 ruled him out of the 2025 event but he returns in 2026, again part of Hickman’s PHR Performance team running Swan-liveried Triumphs in the Supersport and Sportbike classes.

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