American Zach Osborne, with previous MXoN experience when in action for Team Puerto Rico in the UK in 2008. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Team USA riders Cole Seely, Thomas Covington and Zach Osborne have a huge weight of responsibility resting on their collective shoulders.
There is no doubt that the United States is among the top nations in the world when it comes to motocross racing, having won the Motocross of Nations an astounding 22 times since the competition’s inception in 1947.
Matterley Basin in the UK, when it hosted the MXoN in 2006. And the MXoN is back at the same venue this year. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Motocross has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the 1920s … actually in a paddock just down the road a few kilometres from the venue for this year’s Motocross of Nations.
Team NZ’s Ben Harding (foreground, bike No.69) ready to blast out of the gate at Farleigh Castle in the UK. Photo by Gary Smith, BikesportNZ.com
Team New Zealand had a trip to remember to the Veterans’ Motocross des Nations at Farleigh Castle in England at the weekend.
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It was with terribly mixed emotions that New Zealand’s Courtney Duncan wrapped up her 2017 Women’s Motocross Championships campaign in France at the weekend.
A few highlights from the final MXGP of the year, at Villars-sous-Ecot in France at the weekend.
Italy’s Kiara Fontanesi was crowned Women’s Motocross World Champion for the fifth time at the final Grand Prix of the season in France at the weekend.
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