At the end of the 2018 Motocross season, it was announced that the Women’s Motocross series was shutting down. This was the series for the top female talent to race in the U.S. 

After the shutdown, the WMX concept fell out of conversation and was starting to be forgotten. However, in 2025 the women’s series came back, and this year, it has a higher profile and will be run alongside with the Pro Motocross series. 

The women will race six races this year, all at the Pro Motocross races. The championship will be run on a two-day format. 

Fridays at the tracks have been press days for male riders to get out on the track and spin some laps while having the opportunity to speak to members of the media. With the addition of the WMX series, Fridays will still consist of riding and interviews for the men, but now the women will also have their qualifiers and first of two motos on Friday. Saturday will feature the second and final motos for the women. 

Last year’s champion was 19-year-old sensation Lachlan “Lala” Turner. Younger sister of Pro Motocross racer Lux Turner, Lala has been one of the top talents in the class and won four out of the five races last summer. 

Turner will come in with the number one plate, and with momentum on her side. 

Turner’s biggest threats as she seeks to defend her title will come from Australian Charli Cannon and Californian Mikayla “KayKay” Nielsen. These two were consistently on the podium last year. Nielsen has been doing a lot of off-season training and races. Also, she was the racer to win the only race that Lala did not win. 

Their championship kicks off tomorrow at the Hangtown Motocross Classic in Rancho Cordova, Calif. It’s time for the women to take on the summer, with live broadcasting on Peacock around 6 p.m. eastern.