Yearly Archives: 2012
HOME-GROWN CONTENT
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WHO IS THAT?
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KING TO BE HONOURED
Waikato’s Darryll King is the victim of his own success. The 43-year-old New Zealand MX2 motocross champion has just arrived back in New Zealand after a brief holiday in Europe following his success in winning the World Veterans’ Motocross Championships … Continue reading →
TALE OF THE TWO JEFFS
There is no doubt that the United States is the top nation in the world when it comes to motocross, having won the Motocross of Nations an astounding 22 times since its inception in 1947.
Continue reading →BEHIND THE SCENES
Today we take a brief look behind the scenes with the Monster Energy Yamaha crew.
Continue reading →TOP RIDERS SIGN UP
The resurrection this season of the famous six-hour dirt bike marathon seems to have re-captured the hearts and imagination of New Zealand’s elite off-road motorcycle riders. Just as the big annual event seemed to be sliding towards yet another cancellation … Continue reading →
FINAL FAREWELL TO GPs
Motueka’s Josh Coppins started his Grand Prix motocross career as an 18-year-old in Talavera, Spain, in 1995, and on Sunday he signed off at Teutschenthal in Germany.
Continue reading →BADDEST OF THE BAD
There’s no rest for the wicked, or so the saying goes, and that must mean Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley is a very bad man indeed.
Continue reading →CHAMPIONSHIPS WRAP UP
Teutschenthal hosted the final Motocross World Championship round of the season overnight with about 40,000 spectators watching Antonio Cairoli and Tommy Searle win the German Grand Prix.
Continue reading →BIAGGI CLOSE TO TITLE
Italy’s Max Biaggi has one hand on the Superbike World Championship title for 2012. Biaggi will take a comfortable 30.5 point lead over Britain’s Tom Sykes into the final round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship after his two solid … Continue reading →
USA PREPARES
Team USA gets a little practice in ahead of the Motocross of Nations next weekend. They test out the deep sand track at Lommel, in Belgium, and talk about their expectations for the great race.
Continue reading →READY, WILLING AND ABLE
Belgian motocross star Ken De Dycker is feeling mixed emotions. In fact, mixed emotions is a very mild way to describe De Dycker’s state of mind last Sunday.
Continue reading →HITTING THE MAINSTREAM
This web site is about so much more than just cutting and pasting work done by other people. Once again this week, BikesportNZ.com has given you plenty of exclusive, fresh and original content on-line, as well as saturating the mainstream … Continue reading →
WHO IS THAT?
The BikesportNZ.com photo archive is a treasure trove of classic old snaps. We have decided that each week we are going to run an archive photo or two – a bit of a guessing game for you. See if you … Continue reading →
A LOOK BACK IN TIME
The Motocross of Nations has come a long way since the sport’s humble beginnings back in the 1920s.
Continue reading →REEVES HOPS TO DEAD TOAD WIN
Palmerston North’s Adam Reeves showed all the style that made him a three-time national cross-country champion when he won the annual Dead Toad Cross-country race near Auckland at the weekend.
Continue reading →VETS IN BATTLE OF NATIONS
The Veterans’ Motocross of Nations wrapped up over the weekend at Farleigh Castle in England. With more than 360 of the best classic and evo riders in the world in attendance, the Farleigh Castle track gave way to some awesome … Continue reading →
STEP CLOSER TO TITLE
New Zealand motorcycle ace Paul ‘The Axeman’ Whibley has taken another huge step closer towards securing the Grand National Cross Country Championships title in the United States this season.
Continue reading →LEAD EXTENDED
Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo brought his 2012 MotoGP race win tally to six today, leading from the start grid to take victory in the Grand Prix of San Marino.
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