{"id":337229,"date":"2025-12-09T13:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/337229\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:30:09","slug":"motocross-star-dies-aged-17-in-horror-training-session-as-tributes-pour-in-for-rising-national-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/337229\/","title":{"rendered":"Motocross star dies aged 17 in horror training session as tributes pour in for rising national rider"},"content":{"rendered":"

A promising Spanish motocross talent has died at the age of 17 during a private training session on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Enzo Badenas lost his life at the Red Sand Park circuit in Castellon, located in eastern Spain.<\/p>\n

Badenas had established himself as a key figure within Spain’s national motocross squad, claiming the Spanish 85cc championship title in 2022.<\/p>\n

Tributes have poured in for the young rider, born in Gandia, Valencia province, on 24 January 2008.<\/p>\n

The youngster was developing his career in the EMX125 Championship throughout the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred just three days after the teenager posted an emotional birthday message to his father, in which he said, “I love you”.<\/p>\n

The Specialised Centre for Motorsport Training (CETDM), headquartered at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Cheste near Valencia, released a statement mourning the loss of the rider.<\/p>\n

The centre confirmed that Badenas “suffered a serious accident on Sunday, December 7 while training privately.”<\/p>\n

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Enzo Badena died at the age of 17 during a private training session on Sunday<\/p>\n

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He joined the CETDM in 2023 following his national championship success.<\/p>\n

The teenager demonstrated remarkable personal and sporting development, securing multiple podium places and victories.<\/p>\n

His progression earned him selection for the Spanish Motocross Team, enabling him to compete at regional, national and international level, including the European Championship.<\/p>\n

The CETDM statement expressed profound sadness, with staff offering “condolences, love and strength to Enzo’s family, colleagues, friends and loved ones at this difficult time”.<\/p>\n

\"Enzo<\/p>\n

Tributes have poured in for Enzo Badenas<\/p>\n

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The statement concluded with the organisation saying: “May he rest in peace.”<\/p>\n

Supporters from the motocross community shared heartfelt messages following the devastating news.<\/p>\n

One fan wrote: “The worst news you can hear about a motorcycle rider. Rest in peace. <\/p>\n

“A big hug to his family and friends. He was enjoying his passion and from Heaven he will now take care of all his colleagues.”<\/p>\n

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The Valencia regional government issued an official statement of condolence<\/p>\n

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Another mourner expressed their grief, they said: “I’m lost for words. You’ll always be in my heart Enzo.”<\/p>\n

The Valencia regional government issued an official statement on X, expressing deep sorrow at the loss of the young Valencian motorcyclist.<\/p>\n

The authority wrote: “We deeply regret the death of the young Valencian motorcycle rider Enzo Badenas at the age of just 17.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A promising Spanish motocross talent has died at the age of 17 during a private training session on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":337230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,44,169471,588,85,1346],"class_list":["post-337229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-news","tag-other-sport","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}