Australian Motocross Star "Joel Evans" Dies aged 30 in ProMX Championship Tragedy

metalmachine · Apr 29, 2025

The Australian motocross community is in mourning after the 30-year-old crashed at the top-level championship event.
Motocross rider Joel Evans has tragically passed away following a crash during the elite MX1 race at the ProMX Championship in South Australia on Sunday.

The 30-year-old sustained injuries in a solo-bike accident at Gillman Speedway. Motorcycling Australia (MA) announced that the event was called off as the incident demanded “the complete attention of trackside medical resources.”

Round three of the 2025 Australian ProMX Championship was abandoned on Sunday following a serious incident involving MX1 competitor Joel Evans, who has sadly been confirmed to have lost his life at the Gillman event.

Emergency responders rushed Evans to the hospital, but MA confirmed on Monday that he sadly died on Sunday night.

vans, who had also competed in Asia, had previously defied the odds after a devastating crash in 2015 that nearly left him paralysed.

Following a week in an induced coma, he had to relearn how to walk—and was back on the bike within a year.