Ken Roczen and Cole Davies win at Geelong SX
By Team TMX on 9th Nov 26
Ken Roczen and Cole Davies were the big winners at Geelong's GMHBA Stadium on Saturday as the third round of the 2026 Boost Mobile AUSX Supercross Championship, presented by Monster Energy, delivered a bumper AUSX Open in front of more than 20,000 fans.
The southern Victorian venue hosted the AUSX Open for the first time in its 11-year history, with the international line-up also featuring 250SX East champion Davies, Jo Shimoda and Justin Barcia alongside current 450SX king Roczen.
Quad Lock Honda's Christian Craig set the pace in SX1 qualifying with a 57.114 lap, just 0.130 ahead of Roczen (Pipes Motorsports Group), with Barcia third and Monster Energy CDR Yamaha's Jed Beaton the leading Australian in fourth.
Davies (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) was quickest in SX2, his 58.976 effort putting him ahead of Max Anstie (MXRP Yamaha) and Lux Turner (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha).
Roczen and Craig subsequently took SX1 heat wins, while Davies and Anstie led the SX2 heats. Roczen edged Craig in Superpole to secure first choice of gate, with Shimoda and Barcia completing the top four. Austin Politelli (Honda Racing) was fifth, ahead of Aaron Tanti (Monster Energy CDR Yamaha).
Davies proved the man to beat when the SX2 finals got underway, sweeping all three races for a maximum score and another commanding display. Turner backed up his qualifying pace with a 2-2-3 scorecard to take second overall, while Cameron McAdoo (Quad Lock Honda) finished third.
The championship remains finely poised, with McAdoo leading on 152 points, just two ahead of Davies on 150. Turner is third with 138.
Roczen was equally impressive in SX1, winning the first two finals before sealing the overall with another victory in the third, finishing 13.272 seconds clear of Craig. The Honda rider's consistency earned him second overall with three runner-up finishes, while Shimoda's three fourths were enough for third.
Craig retains the SX1 championship lead on 182 points, with Roczen moving into second on 150 and Clout third on 147.
Jack Deveson (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha) continued his winning run in SMX Next, following his New Zealand triple with another victory in Geelong. Jack Nunn and Riley Burgess completed the podium.
Nico Verhoeven (KTM) took the SX85 Futures win after an entertaining battle with Blake Bohannon (Yamaha), while Maxi Harris (Husqvarna) finished third.
The championship heads west for Round 4 at Perth's HBF Park on November 14, the penultimate round before the Newcastle finale. With both SX1 and SX2 titles still very much in play, the stakes are set to rise another notch.
