Dylan Ferrandis

Dylan Ferrandis knows Troy Lee Designs well. They were one of his first sponsors when he was racing 85cc machines in Europe as a teenager. Years later, reunited with TLD — now as a co-owner of the most ambitious new factory program in American supercross — Ferrandis has come full circle. In 2026, he and Justin Barcia are the two riders chosen to write the opening chapter of Ducati's AMA Supercross story.

Born on November 28, 1993, in Avignon in the south of France — a city of ancient Roman aqueducts and medieval popes along the Rhône River — Ferrandis developed his racing in the European circuits before making the move to America. His path through the 250 class was defined by raw, undeniable speed: ten or more race wins, a 250SX West championship in 2021, and that same year a 450MX outdoor championship that stamped him as a dual-discipline champion in a single calendar year.

The Ducati Development Rider

Ferrandis' technical riding style — meticulous, calculated, precise — makes him ideal for the role of developing a new motorcycle in a new format. Where Barcia provides the wide-open aggression that stress-tests the Desmo450 MX, Ferrandis brings the analytical approach that identifies what needs to be refined. Together, the two represent exactly the rider pairing Ducati needed for a debut season. A thumb injury sustained at Daytona has sidelined him through the middle portion of the 2026 season, but the development work continues in his absence.