Meet the World Supercross Riders SX2

The World Supercross SX2 class if full with exciting talent, including Haiden Deegan and Max Anstie. This category is going to be hotly contested and features some incredible wildcard selections. Here’s your SX2 riders for 2025.

Max Anstie
Number Plate: 99
DOB: 25/04/1993
Nationality: British
Team: Team GSM Powered by Star Racing Yamaha

Max is one of the few Brits in World Supercross but brings a lot of prestige, experience and know-how to the gate. A son of a motocrosser; Max has won FIM World championship MX2 Grands Prix, scooped MXGP podiums, won Motocross of Nations honours and claimed AMA Supercross 250SX victories. He’s raced machinery from at least five major brands and represented several factory teams at the highest levels of dirtbike racing. In short, he’s been there and done it. Fun-loving, stylish on the motorcycle and a rapid starter: Anstie will be in the mix for top points at each round.

Kyle Chisholm
Number Plate: 11
DOB: 13/09/1986
Nationality: American
Team: Pipes Motorsport Group

Kyle brings class and longevity to World Supercross. He may be the oldest rider on track but that means he has raced every type of supercross layout and dirt, battled some of the true greats of the sport, ridden a wide catalogue of different bikes and boasts experience of practically every competitive scenario! ‘Chiz’ never knows when to quit, and this attitude means he is one of the most respected riders in the paddock. Still quick, and with more supercross starts than seats in a wide section of a stadium, Kyle will keep going, going and going. 

Brodie Connolly
Number Plate: TBC
DOB: 05/10/2003
Nationality: New Zealand
Team: Honda Racing

Brodie will already stand out in World Supercross due to his nationality: he’s the only Kiwi to be on the start list! He comes with pedigree: a national champion in the 250cc (SX2 class) and fast enough to represent his county at the Motocross of Nations. Brodie is one of the quickest riders competing on Australian motocross soil and has the skills to transfer that pace to World Supercross tracks. He’ll be dialling-up the excitement. 

Haiden Deegan
Number Plate: 38
DOB: 10/01/2006
Nationality: American
Team: Wildcard

If you want star power, then look no further. Son of a FMX and motocross icon, Haiden is reaching and outstripping the profile of his Dad. Why? His ability and the unyielding pace means he is a multiple title winner in the United States even before his 21^st birthday and is touted as the future of supercross. Haiden brings the ‘go’ and then creates the show with his tenacity on track and his fearless approach to rivalries. Beating Haiden will not only mean other riders will need to summon all their potential but they will have to win the psychological battle as well. Fireworks before the fireworks!

Maxime Desprey
Number Plate: 141
DOB: 07/06/1992
Nationality: French
Team: Team GSM

Maxime knows his way around the curves and obstacles of both a supercross and motocross track. He was one of France’s up-and-coming young stars at the start of the last decade and rose to P4 in the MX2 FIM world championship with both style and efficiency on a 250cc machine. His love of supercross means he has been a regular fixture in domestic and international European SX events and has maintained a high level of competitiveness, taking 1^st place in 2025! Max is yet another rider with guile and the taste of podium success on his career record.

Michael Hicks
Number Plate: 460
DOB: 06/04/2000
Nationality: American
Team: Stark

Michael has graced the Pro supercross scene for more than half a decade and become a mainstay for Main Event qualification and points in the United States. Hicks has a natural flair for motorcycling, whether it’s SX, free-riding, Freestyle motocross or even pitbike riding! The American seems happiest when his dirtbike is throwing radical shapes. Of course, he’s also fast. Michael was chosen by Stark to develop the electric VARG bike in competition and has shown the potential of the platform with standout results in the French SX Tour series.

Lance Kobusch
Number Plate: 95
DOB: 01/08/2001
Nationality: American
Team: Stark

Lance’s nickname, ‘lightning’, might tell you what you need to know. A seasoned campaigner of American main events, Kobusch hails from Missouri and is based in Texas so he carries a cowboy spirit and a willingness to find limits on a dirtbike. Lance has suffered with injury and even paused his career for a while but the lure of the throttle was too strong. He is searching for a clear spell of fitness and momentum to realise some potential. His World Supercross tilt comes thanks to Stark this year and he’ll be hammering the characteristics of the electric bike to aim for fresh goals.

Bogdan Krajewski
Number Plate: 34
DOB: 07/08/2002
Nationality: French
Team: Team GSM [Reserve Rider]

Bogdan is one of Yamaha’s bets for World Supercross glory. The French racer has been a prominent figure on the national motocross and supercross scene, rising to the status of championship runner-up as well as a podium finisher in the popular domestic ‘SX Tour’; a breeding ground for some of the best supercross talent in Europe. Krajewski could be one of the surprises of the field.

Enzo Lopes
Number Plate: 16
DOB: 16/08/1999
Nationality: Brazilian
Team: Rick Ware Racing

Enzo has been a notable racer in the United States and in supercross stadiums but his influence stretches far beyond. An 11-times champion in his home country of Brazil, Lopes has also shone in motocross and Arenacross (a more compact, frenetic and intense version of supercross staged in small stadia) and brings vast scope of experience and racecraft to World Supercross. Enzo has sometimes spent far too long in hospital waiting rooms but speed and cunning are never in short supply with this athlete.

Shane McElrath
Number Plate: 1 [red]
DOB: 11/08/1994
Nationality: American
Team: Honda Racing

Shane is already a World Supercross legend thanks to his SX2 class titles in 2022 and 2024. The capacity for both race wins across the globe and to manage a championship campaign comes from his 12 years of Pro experience in the United States where he rode for some of the biggest and most prestigious teams in supercross. Shane hasn’t always been lucky with injury or his health but when fit and firing then he’s a favourite to uncork those champagne bottles. Can more World Supercross fame be on the agenda?

Colt Nichols
Number Plate: 45
DOB: 22/03/1994
Nationality: American
Team: Pipes Motorsport Group

Colt is a supercross winner and 250SX (SX2) title holder in the United States. Those career achievements mean he is among the sport’s elite, even though his strong efforts in the last couple of seasons have been disrupted by injury. Since focussing on American supercross competition, Nichols has represented top teams like Monster Energy Star Yamaha and HRC Honda and his reputation as a focused and committed athlete means he is capable of posting results to catch the eye. To win the race you need to be in the race, and Colt gives his all. 

Cullin Park
Number Plate: 43
DOB: 13/06/2001
Nationality: American
Team: MotoConcepts Racing

Cullin is scaling the supercross pyramid. Growing up in Florida gave him a good grounding for different tracks and a decent learning platform as he clocked-off the laps at motocross compound facilities and with other racers based in the state. Park had a strong 2025 and clasped his first podium trophy as a privateer in the United States, taking a P5 position in the 250SX East championship. His tall frame can be seen as a slight disadvantage on the 250, but his energy and technique carry him through. Expect Cullin to come calling for his rivals!

Kyle Peters
Number Plate: 110
DOB: 08/04/1993
Nationality: American
Team: Venom Bud Racing Kawasaki

Kyle knows all about the journey from agony to elation. This experienced supercross and dirtbike racer had a serious back injury in 2022 but fought and clawed his way to fitness and to the handlebars, He won another two Arenacross championships to take his tally for the discipline to five. Arenacross (a more compact, frenetic and intense version of supercross staged in small stadia) is Peters’ domain and he’s therefore ready for the close quarters combat that regularly infuses World Supercross. As hard and as tough as they come.

Coty Schock
Number Plate: 69
DOB: 12/10/1997
Nationality: American
Team: Rick Ware Racing

Coty’s rabid resilience to keep fighting up the race orders of supercross and motocross in the United States (even with freshly broken collarbones) means that this veteran had produced plenty of inspirational material. He has secured results in the top ten and top five of 250SX (SX2) and 450SX (SX1) against factory riders and teams and squads with resources that outstrip his own. Schock has not been daunted by the opposition and that determination means he will be a fantastic and charismatic addition to World Supercross.

Cole Thompson
Number Plate: 2
DOB: 24/05/1993
Nationality: American
Team: Venom Bud Racing Kawasaki

Laps, longevity and persistence mark Cole’s career and a privateer campaigner who has well over a decade of professional racing experience, especially in the vast North American indoor stadia. He darted across the border from his Canadian roots, where he won national supercross and arenacross titles, to attempt supercross in the United States and broke into the top ten and the top five. Still Canada’s best supercrosser, Cole has recently represented Yamaha and KTM teams and has raced overseas. He’ll no doubt be the main attraction for at least one of the World Supercross rounds!

Noah Viney
Number Plate: 39
DOB: 04/03/2005
Nationality: American
Team: MotoConcepts Racing

Noah is another one of the younger riders hoping to ruffle the established veterans of World Supercross. He came to the attention of the American industry and motocross and supercross paddock with a top three finish at Loretta Lynn’s: the biggest amateur stage for the sport in North America. He then appeared in the 250SX Futures feeder series and is firmly in an educational phase. Look out for his progress.

Robbie Wageman
Number Plate: 64
DOB: 16/03/1999
Nationality: American
Team: Pipes Motorsport Group

Robbie has been on the trail of 250SX (SX2) Main Event qualification and top ten honours against the glut of factory supported riders. A recent broken and dislocated left wrist was an injury ‘hiccup’ that sidelined the Californian for most of 2025 but World Supercross is part of his recovery and preparation for 2026 where he’ll represent Yamaha once more.