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Bikesportnz Posted on June 10, 2026 by EditorJune 10, 2026

Lucas Coenen controlled the MXGP class from start to finish with dominant race pace and composure under pressure to secure a perfect double moto victory and extend his championship lead. Photo: Juan Pablo AcevedoThe damp conditions of recent days made way for glorious sunshine at the weekend as the Motocenter Zelta Zirgs played host to the MXGP of Latvia, round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 9, 2026 by EditorJune 9, 2026

Australian brothers Hunter and Jett Lawrence, top of the 450cc podium at Hangtown at the weekend.Australian Jett Lawrence has been nearly untouchable in his 450 AMA Pro Motocross career thus far, so a third-overall finish at last week’s 2026 opener had some wondering if his superiority had slipped.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 8, 2026 by EditorJune 9, 2026

The MX1 class launches out of the start gate at Himatangi on Sunday with (from left) Huntly’s Josiah Natzke (No.30), Oparau’s James Scott (No.108) and Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis (No.44) leading the way. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was a case of contrasting extremes at the 63rd annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Himatangi at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 3, 2026 by EditorJune 4, 2026

Huntly’s Josiah Natzke, sure to be one of the favourites to win at this year’s 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Himatangi. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is just a few days now until the “greatest show on turf” – the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere – the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 1, 2026 by EditorJune 4, 2026

Frenchman Mathis Valin (Kawasaki), top rider in the MX2 class at Teutschenthal. The cacophony of noise from horns, whistles, voices, and of course the chainless chainsaws meant that we could only be in one place, at the Talkessel circuit, near Teutschenthal, for the MXGP of Germany.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 21, 2026 by EditorMay 21, 2026

Kiwi Rider magazine in conjunction with BikesportNZ.comWant to know what’s happening on the motorcycling scene in New Zealand and abroad too? Well, check out the latest issue of Kiwi Rider magazine.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 18, 2026 by EditorMay 18, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), among the favourites to win this season’s National Club Enduro Series after another strong performance near Atiamuri on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe National Club Enduro Series is going down to the wire after a thrilling third round of four near Atiamuri on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 13, 2026 by EditorMay 13, 2026

National Club Enduro Series organiser Sean Clarke lays down the law during rider’s briefing. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe National Club Enduro Series is at the halfway stage and the second phase of the tremendously popular off-road motorcycle competition gets underway this weekend, with everything still at stake for trophy hopefuls. 

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 12, 2026 by EditorMay 13, 2026

Cole Davies at round 17 of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships in Salt Lake City Utah.Kiwi Cole Davies delivered a composed ride to win the Salt Lake City East/West Showdown, controlling the race from the front after the lead battle fell apart behind him to cap off his East Division championship season.After 16 rounds of twists, surprises and momentum swings, the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships came down to one final gate drop, round 17 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 5, 2026 by EditorMay 5, 2026

Australia Hunter Lawrence (Honda No.96), on the top of the 450cc class podium at the weekend in Denver, Colorado.It was a start-to-finish win for Australian racer Hunter Lawrence at the Denver Supercross at the weekend, the penultimate round of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 27, 2026 by EditorApril 27, 2026

New Zealand’s Cole Davies, on the podium at the weekend as 2026 East Coast Supercross Champion in the United States. The 250SX story coming into Philadelphia was simple: New Zealand’s Cole Davies needed just a small points gain over Seth Hammaker to secure the supercross championship title.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 20, 2026 by EditorApril 20, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda), top man in the premier MXGP class at Trentino.The atmosphere, the cliffsides, and the chaos – it can only be the MXGP of Trentino, and the fans rocked the slopes of “Il Ciclamino” for round five of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships in Italy.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 17, 2026 by EditorApril 17, 2026

The MXGP class hits turn one in Sardegna last weekend.The fifth round of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships takes riders from the Italian island of Sardegna to the north of the same country for this weekend’s MXGP of Trentino.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 15, 2026 by EditorApril 15, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium again at the weekend and now with an extended points lead.It was a commanding win for the boys from Downunder at the weekend as they dominated both the 450SX and 250SX classes at round 13 of the AMA supercross championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 14, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Cambridge’s Nico Verhoeven takes an early lead in the 11-12 years 85cc class at the 2026 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships held at the Brookhaven Motocross Training Facility in Leeston, Canterbury. Photo by Derek Morrison, MNZ. The superstars of the future were certainly on show at the New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships at Leeston, near Christchurch, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 13, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Auckland’s Jack Ellingham (Honda), a long-overdue national motocross championship winner in 2026. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It’s hard to believe for any ardent follower of the sport, but Auckland’s Jack Ellingham has just been crowned a New Zealand motocross champion.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 12, 2026 by EditorApril 12, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), top individual at round two of the National Club Enduro Series near Tokoroa on Saturday. Photo by Madison ClarkeThe nation’s elite dirt bike racers managed to escape the worst of the weather bomb that struck New Zealand’s North Island at the weekend, but the action was stormy nonetheless in forestry near Tokoroa on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 10, 2026 by EditorApril 10, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), one of the favourites to win this weekend’s National Club Enduro Series event near Tokoroa. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAll roads lead to New Zealand’s Central Plateau tomorrow as the nation’s elite off-road motorcycle racers converge near Tokoroa for racing in the National Club Enduro Series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 7, 2026 by EditorApril 7, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium at the weekend and now with a share of the series lead.Australian Hunter Lawrence again put his Honda on the podium at the weekend, this time at round 12 of the AMA supercross championships in St Louis.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 30, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

Cameras do lie … the image captured here does not do justice to the steep, slippery wet rock terrain that these riders are attempting to conquer. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWe had both winners and losers on the track at this year’s ninth annual Korito Technical Matrix in Taranaki on Saturday, but mostly it was the habitat of winners.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 25, 2026 by EditorJanuary 26, 2026

Congratulations to the mini riders and their family, friends and supporters for the endurance and perseverance they offered on Saturday!We all woke up to news this morning that the senior day for the 2026 New Zealand Grand Prix at Woodville had been cancelled due to overnight rain on an already drenched track.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 21, 2026 by EditorJanuary 21, 2026

Josiah Natzke (left) and Maximus Purvis will be going head-to-head at the Honda New Zealand Motocross GP at Woodville this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt’s an incredible 18 years since these photos of then future Kiwi motocross greats Josiah Natzke and Maximus Purvis were taken at the New Zealand Mini Motocross Championships in 2008.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 20, 2026 by EditorJanuary 20, 2026

Australian hero Kyle Webster (Honda), the clear favourite to win the at 63rd annual Woodville Motocross Grand Prix this coming weekend. Here he is shown racing for Team Australia at the Motocross of Nations in The Netherlands in 2019. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand riders are going to have a massive fight on their hands this coming weekend if they are to have any hope of capturing the greatest motocross trophy on offer in this part of the world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 18, 2026 by EditorJanuary 17, 2026

Kiwi Rider magazine in conjunction with BikesportNZ.comWant to know what’s happening on the motorcycling scene in New Zealand and abroad too? Well, check out the latest issue of Kiwi Rider magazine.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 17, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

Huntly’s Josiah Natzke, sure to be one of the favourites to win at this year’s 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is just a week now until the “greatest show on turf” – the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere – the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 16, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

American Honda rider Skyler Howes, who won stage 11 of 13 in this year’s Dakar Rally. Honda’s Skyler Howes claimed his first-ever Dakar Rally stage victory with a commanding performance on one of the fastest tests of this year’s event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 16, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

Perhaps New Zealand has its own Field Of Dreams and from the Hollywood film of that name came the phrase: “Build it and they will come”.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 14, 2026 by EditorJanuary 14, 2026

A multi-time AMA supercross champion, Colorado’s Eli Tomac (KTM No.3) set himself up for another top season with victory at round one for 2026.The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team opened the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships with a pair of convincing podium performances at Anaheim 1 at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 11, 2026 by EditorJanuary 11, 2026

KTM rider Daniel Sanders, from Australia, leading the Dakar Rally at the halfway stage.Australian rider Daniel Sanders (KTM) has maintained his overall advantage at the top of the 2026 Dakar Rally standings after putting in an excellent ride to third place on the long stage six of the event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 3, 2026 by EditorJanuary 3, 2026

Honda’s Adrien Van Beveren, prepared for the worst that the desert can throw at him.The Monster Energy Honda HRC race team is cleared for take-off as the gruelling 2026 Dakar Rally gets ready to kick off in Yanbu.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 2, 2026 by EditorJanuary 2, 2026

Flying Dutchman Jeffery Herlings will be racing for Honda in the 2026 MXGP seasonFive-time world champion Jeffrey Herlings, from the Netherlands, is joining Honda in a multi-year deal, as he looks to add to his list of amazing achievements.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 30, 2025 by EditorDecember 30, 2025

Ararimu bike racer Paul Pavletich, with yet another motorcycling title win to his credit. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHis nickname is “Superman” and, even as he hits the ripe old age of 67, he’s still proving faster than a speeding bullet and maybe even able to leap small buildings.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 29, 2025 by EditorDecember 29, 2025

Aucklander Cameron Leslie (KTM RC8C) stepped up to be counted this year’s Suzuki International Series, which wrapped up on the streets of Whanganui’s famous Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAucklander Cameron Leslie stepped up to be counted this year’s Suzuki International Series, which wrapped up on the streets of Whanganui’s famous Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 28, 2025 by EditorDecember 27, 2025

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R) cracked the ‘triple’ once again this season, winning the premier Formula one/Superbike class overall for the series, then the New Zealand F1 TT title for winning race two at Whanganui, and then also snatching the coveted Robert Holden Memorial feature race trophy on Boxing Day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHis trophy cabinet is bulging and ready to burst, but still Bay of Plenty’s Mitch Rees reckons there’s room for a few more to be squeezed in.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 27, 2025 by EditorDecember 28, 2025

The racing was insane around the streets of Whanganui on Boxing Day, just as it always is on the world-famous Cemetery Circuit. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comOld records tumbled and new ones were created at the spectacular Cemetery Circuit motorcycle race event on the public streets of Whanganui on Boxing Day.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 24, 2025 by EditorDecember 24, 2025

The organising body for the Motocross World Championships is thrilled to announce that MXGP will return to South African soil for the first time in 18 years. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe organising body for the Motocross World Championships is thrilled to announce that MXGP will return to South African soil for the first time in 18 years.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 23, 2025 by EditorDecember 23, 2025

The public streets of Whanganui will light up on Boxing Day, just as illustrated in this photo from any earlier edition of racing on the world famous Cemetery Circuit. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Christmas rush should be over by December 25, but that doesn’t mean things will really be slowing down at all for many hundreds of people.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 21, 2025 by EditorDecember 21, 2025

Honda HRC Progressive has confirmed that Jett Lawrence fractured his right ankle/foot in a training crash at the Dog Pound facility in Florida.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 20, 2025 by EditorDecember 20, 2025

Triumph Factory Racing is preparing to make its highly anticipated debut in the 450 class of AMA Supercross, with Jordon Smith and Austin Forkner competing for the team.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 16, 2025 by EditorDecember 16, 2025

Whakatane’s defending champion Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R No.1) leads his 58-year-old father Tony Rees (No.11) and Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (No.15) through turn one in the premier formula one/superbikes class at Manfeild at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It’s how sportsmen deal with adversity that defines championship-winning potential and that’s just the steely character that father-and-son racers Tony and Mitch Rees are showing right now.

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