Australia will field four rising motocross stars at the 2025 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship (WJMX) in France this weekend, with the event broadcast live for the first time ever. Australia will field four talented juniors at the 2025 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship. Press: MA

Kye Sproule (NSW, Yamaha) and Mason Ezergailis (Vic, KTM) will contest the 65cc class, while Seth Thomas (NSW, KTM) and Blake Bohannon (NSW, Yamaha) are entered in the 85cc category. Ross Beaton will manage the team. The 21st running of the WJMX has attracted entries from 38 nations, with 84 riders in the 85cc class and 69 in the 65cc division. After qualifying, only 40 riders will progress to Sunday’s championship motos.

Thomas and Ezergailis bring valuable experience from the 2024 WJMX in The Netherlands, where Thomas finished 12th in the 85cc and Ezergailis claimed eighth in the 65cc. For Sproule and Bohannon, it will be their first WJMX appearance, but both are confident heading into the event.All four riders are standout talents at home. Bohannon and Thomas recently finished first and second in the Fox Racing MX85 class of the 2025 Penrite ProMX Championship, while Ezergailis and Sproule currently sit first and third in the KTM Group MX65 Futures after round one.

The WJMX has been a launchpad for stars Jett Lawrence, who won the 65cc title in 2014, before becoming a global motocross force. Other past winners include Eli Tomac, Ken Roczen, Jeffrey Herlings, Jorge Prado, and Tim Gajser. Australia’s WJMX winners also include Jay Wilson (2009), Caleb Grothues (2012), Bailey Malkiewicz (2018), and Braden Plath (2018). Tye Simmonds, Hunter Lawrence, Kayden Minear, and Ky Woods have recorded podium finishes.

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Qualifying will be held July 5 around the 1.58km Romagne circuit, a French motocross venue. Racing on July 6 will see the 65cc class compete over two races of 12 minutes plus two laps, while the 85cc riders will battle for 20 minutes plus two laps in each moto. In a first for the event, the 2025 WJMX will be broadcast live on MXGP-TV.com.

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