2011 winner Josh Sheehan will make his return to competition at Cockatoo Island.

An international all-star line-up is set to take control of Cockatoo Islands Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour season finale on 6 October.

12 of the world’s best freestyle motocross riders will bring their best bag of tricks to Sydney’s highly-anticipated event.

Seven nationalities are represented on the official rider list, which reads as a who’s who of the action sport’s elite. Australia will field four athletes, each with a chance at taking out top spot.

Defending Sydney champion Josh Sheehan makes his long-awaited return from injury, and is joined on the list by Blake ‘Bilko’ Williams, Rob Adelberg and two-times X Games gold medalist Jackson ‘Jacko’ Strong.

Levi Sherwood of New Zealand and Thomas Pages of France head into the finale tied for the series lead, setting the stage for an exciting finish.

Sherwood, nicknamed ‘The Rubber Kid’, brings flexibility and flair to the table, and with two wins to his name in 2012, will be a favourite to take out Tour honours.

Pages is a perennial X-Fighters front-runner but has stepped up his game in 2012, moving to the equal lead with Sherwood after a spectacular win in Germany.

Spain’s Dany Torres, the 2011 Champion and the rider with the most Red Bull X-Fighters starts to his name, comes to the competition as a serious threat to the leaders.

Torres is only 50 points shy of Sherwood and Pages, and with 100 points up for grabs for a win, a come-from-behind feat is far from impossible.

Limited tickets to Red Bull X-Fighters are still available, starting at $69.00 (plus booking fee) including ferry transfers. Visit ticketek.com.au/xfighters to purchase.