The 22nd running of the remarkable talent factory that is the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship (WJMX) will be held in the Czech Republic on July 4-5, with Motorcycling Australia represented by an impressive line-up of six riders across all three classes. 

The Team Australia roster includes two riders with past WJMX experience, Seth Thomas and Blake Bohannon, alongside four newcomers to the pinnacle of junior motocross competition: Ryder Madafiglio, Hudson Francis, Jayce Stocker and Cooper Ford.

The riders will be competing in the following two-stroke classes:

•    65cc: Madafiglio (NSW, Husqvarna) and Francis (Qld, Yamaha)
•    85cc: Bohannon (NSW, Yamaha) and Stocker (WA, KTM)
•    125cc: Thomas (NSW, KTM) and Ford (Tas, KTM)

The team manager is Ross Beaton.

All six riders are competing – or have competed – under the 2026 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores (ProMX) umbrella, with Madafiglio currently leading the KTM Group MX65 Futures after two of three rounds, with Francis second.

Bohannon was in a class of his own in the recently completed Fox Racing MX85 Cup, retaining the silverware after a perfect season. Stocker also produced a blistering campaign, finishing second.

Team Australia makes a welcome return to the 125cc class at the WJMX in 2026, with current ProMX MX3 riders Thomas and Ford ready to rumble in a category which has attracted a whopping 100 entries.

The 125cc form guide points towards riders actively competing in the European EMX125 championship, but the Aussies will be up for the challenge – especially Thomas, who finished a brilliant third in the 85cc class at the 2025 WJMX, adding to his name to the honour roll of Australian podium finishers alongside Jay Wilson, Jett Lawrence, Bailey Malkiewicz, Tye Simmonds, Hunter Lawrence, Kayden Minear, Ky Woods and Caleb Grothues.

Wilson (85cc), Jett Lawrence (65cc) and Malkiewicz (125cc) also won their respective classes.

Meanwhile, 94 and 88 riders are entered in the 85 and 65cc classes (making for a grand total of 282 riders), with the event to be held at Jinin, 130km south of Prague. The hard-pack track is very technical and previously hosted the event in 2005 and 2013.

If the track isn’t demanding enough, the brutal nature of the 2026 WJMX starts on Saturday, where more than half the riders won’t even qualify for Sunday’s motos. Only 40 from each class will make the start gates.

For the full entry list at the 2026 WJMX, click here.

Every race at Jinin will be broadcast live on MXGP-TV.com.