Official MXoN 2026 entries

DeStouwer wrote:

I'll update the list whenever a team is announced. Japan was the first one, Belgium will announce their team this weekend during the GP at Lommel.Most...

I'll update the list whenever a team is announced. Japan was the first one, Belgium will announce their team this weekend during the GP at Lommel.

Most of the Latin American nations who participated last year in the USA probably won't make the trip to France this year, but I've added them for now. They can be deleted when due course.

Australia
Team Manager: Michael Byrne
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USA
Team Manager: Mike Pelletier 
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France
Team Manager: Gautier Paulin
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Belgium
Team Manager: Joël Roelants
10 Lucas Coenen (KTM)
11 Sacha Coenen (KTM)
12 Liam Everts (Husqvarna)

Slovenia
Team Manager: Sašo Kragelj
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Italy
Team Manager: Thomas Traversini
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Sweden
Team Manager: Filip Thuresson
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Switzerland
Team Manager: Mat Rebeaud
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Latvia
Team Manager: Dāvis Ivanovs
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Spain
Team Manager: Paco Rico
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Japan
Team Manager: Takateru Atsuta
31 Kainosuke Oshiro (Yamaha)
32 Haruki Yokoyama (Kawasaki)
33 Yuki Okura (Honda)

Brazil
Team Manager: Wesley Magalhães
34 Fábio Santos (Yamaha)
35 Salvador Pérez (Yamaha)
36 Enzo Lopes (Honda)

Estonia
Team Manager: Martin Arumäe
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South Africa
Team Manager: Cheryl McLellan
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Germany
Team Manager: Marcel Dornhöfer
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Great Britain
Team Manager: Mark Chamberlain
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Venezuela
Team Manager: Nicolás Cardona
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Norway
Team Manager: Espen Blikstad
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Netherlands
Team Manager: Barry Forschelen
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Denmark
Team Manager: Thomas Kjær Olsen
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Austria
Team Manager: Karl Schmidinger
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Canada
Team Manager: Kourtney Lloyd
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65 Dylan Rempel (Honda)
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Finland
Team Manager: Kusti Manninen
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Chile
Team Manager: Matías Horta
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Uruguay
Team Manager: Laurent Lazard
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Israel
Team Manager: Raz Heymann
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Argentina
Team Manager: Kelly Andris
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FIM Asia
Team Manager: Stanley Yasuhiro
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Ireland
Team Manager: Martin Barr
85 Lennox Dickinson (Honda)
86 Glenn McCormick (KTM)
87 Jason Meara (Yamaha)

FIM Latin America
Team Manager: Pére Ramon
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Morocco
Team Manager: Essaadi Intaj
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Costa Rica
Team Manager: Alberto Antillón
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Mexico
Team Manager: José García
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Iceland
Team Manager: Gunnlaugur Karlsson
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Ukraine
Team Manager: Oleksandr Shovsh
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Puerto Rico
Team Manager: Joel Vélez
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Honduras
Team Manager: Oriel Peregrina
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DonM wrote:

JCoop will be back at Unadilla and would probably be the best pick with Deegan….don’t know what to think with 250’s….at this point none of them...

JCoop will be back at Unadilla and would probably be the best pick with Deegan….don’t know what to think with 250’s….at this point none of them can put together 2 consistent moto’s. 

DonM wrote:

JCoop will be back at Unadilla and would probably be the best pick with Deegan….don’t know what to think with 250’s….at this point none of them...

JCoop will be back at Unadilla and would probably be the best pick with Deegan….don’t know what to think with 250’s….at this point none of them can put together 2 consistent moto’s. 

Perky wrote:

To his credit, Kitchen has ridden through the pack to a top 10 every time he’s gone down or lost the start. No telling if he...

To his credit, Kitchen has ridden through the pack to a top 10 every time he’s gone down or lost the start. No telling if he could podium MX2 but I’d bet money he keeps it within the top 10 regardless of what happens. For that I think he should be the clear 250 pick.

DeStouwer wrote:

I've heard/read somewhere that Calvin Vlaanderen shows interest to race under the South African flag again. Seems logical, as he was born there. He would make...

I've heard/read somewhere that Calvin Vlaanderen shows interest to race under the South African flag again. Seems logical, as he was born there. He would make a great combo with Camden McLellan, who had to bear the weight of the team on his own the passed years. And with Tristan Purdon, who has experience in the MXGB-scene, they could even do very well. Don't know if this rumour is true, though.

Netherlands has plenty of options to replace Vlaanderen, with Van de Moosdijk or Coldenhoff. If they don't want to put De Wolf on a 250 they could select Karssemakers for the MX2 bike aswell.

joelsmx wrote:

Imagine a team South Africa with Calvin, Camden and Webster (South Africa born). For team NL I’d go Herlings, Karssemakers and De Wolf (assuming Calvin is...

Imagine a team South Africa with Calvin, Camden and Webster (South Africa born). For team NL I’d go Herlings, Karssemakers and De Wolf (assuming Calvin is riding for RSA) 

ProKawi24 wrote:

Can anyone explain to me why Mike Pelletier is managing team USA?  Just seems like such an odd choice to me. 

Sully wrote:

I believe all of the teams use their country's sanctioning body's equivalent of the director of racing. I personally think that if it has to be...

I believe all of the teams use their country's sanctioning body's equivalent of the director of racing. I personally think that if it has to be an AMA dude, it should be J-Bone.

DonM wrote:

JCoop will be back at Unadilla and would probably be the best pick with Deegan….don’t know what to think with 250’s….at this point none of them...

JCoop will be back at Unadilla and would probably be the best pick with Deegan….don’t know what to think with 250’s….at this point none of them can put together 2 consistent moto’s. 

Perky wrote:

To his credit, Kitchen has ridden through the pack to a top 10 every time he’s gone down or lost the start. No telling if he...

To his credit, Kitchen has ridden through the pack to a top 10 every time he’s gone down or lost the start. No telling if he could podium MX2 but I’d bet money he keeps it within the top 10 regardless of what happens. For that I think he should be the clear 250 pick.

Beeby wrote:

This time last year people were giving Prado shit saying how he was poor because he couldn’t even beat Marchbanks. This year, Marchbanks is the third...

This time last year people were giving Prado shit saying how he was poor because he couldn’t even beat Marchbanks. This year, Marchbanks is the third best American rider in the 450 class 

DonM wrote:

So what’s your point 🤷🏼‍♂️

Beeby wrote:

That using Marchbanks as proof Prado wasn’t good aged pretty badly.

 

DonM wrote:

So what’s your point 🤷🏼‍♂️

Beeby wrote:

That using Marchbanks as proof Prado wasn’t good aged pretty badly.

 

DonM wrote:

What does Marchbanks have to with George's shitty attitude last year?

MX Maaike wrote:

Team Netherlands:

Herlings
De Wolf
Eggens (125 KTM 2stroke) 48y old and known as the Dutch Carmichael https://youtu.be/r8m4ytAjvgo?si=hoyI-NF2EcrQNst-

MX Guy wrote:

Team USA should be:Deegan MX1Beaumer MX2Marchbanks OpenIf Kawi USA is still being weird about supporting it, extend Hampshire's Husky deal another couple weeks and let him...

Team USA should be:

Deegan MX1

Beaumer MX2

Marchbanks Open

If Kawi USA is still being weird about supporting it, extend Hampshire's Husky deal another couple weeks and let him ride. 

Yes, Tomac, yadda yadda. GM and RJ have earned the opportunity, regardless of how Tomac finishes the season in my opinion.

dog_lover_136 wrote:

Don't think Kawi would support it, and please no Garrett, his starts aren't that good.

Nairb#70 wrote:

With the race being in Ernee and France having Febvre, Valin and Renaux to chose, I don't see how they could lose.

Rudicross wrote:

Any updates about Cas Valk? I'll guess he's almost race ready? It will be probably betweem him and Karssemakers for the MX2 bike?

dog_lover_136 wrote:

Don't think Kawi would support it, and please no Garrett, his starts aren't that good.

MX Guy wrote:

I’d definitely settle for RJ. I just don’t think RJ can make it thru a moto without hitting the deck. GM is more reliable. 

Beeby wrote:

That using Marchbanks as proof Prado wasn’t good aged pretty badly.

 

DonM wrote:

What does Marchbanks have to with George's shitty attitude last year?

Beeby wrote:

If anyone said anything about anyone’s attitude, your post would make sense. As it happens, it doesn’t at all

DeStouwer wrote:

Brazil:

34 Fábio Santos (Yamaha)
35 Salvador Pérez (Yamaha)
36 Enzo Lopes (Honda)

DonM wrote:

JCoop will be back at Unadilla and would probably be the best pick with Deegan….don’t know what to think with 250’s….at this point none of them...

JCoop will be back at Unadilla and would probably be the best pick with Deegan….don’t know what to think with 250’s….at this point none of them can put together 2 consistent moto’s. 

Perky wrote:

To his credit, Kitchen has ridden through the pack to a top 10 every time he’s gone down or lost the start. No telling if he...

To his credit, Kitchen has ridden through the pack to a top 10 every time he’s gone down or lost the start. No telling if he could podium MX2 but I’d bet money he keeps it within the top 10 regardless of what happens. For that I think he should be the clear 250 pick.

joelsmx wrote:

Team Belgium: 

MXGP: Lucas Coenen

MX2: Sacha Coenen

OPEN: Liam Everts 

Brent Van Doninck and Jago Geerts are reserve riders