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Bikesportnz Posted on October 6, 2026 by EditorOctober 6, 2026

Riders aged between 4-11 years bashed handlebars in the series of high-intensity races at the 2026 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals in Tokoroa at the weekend.Riders aged between 4-11 years bashed handlebars in the series of high-intensity races at the 2026 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals in Tokoroa at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 5, 2026 by EditorOctober 5, 2026

Team Belgium celebrates MXoN success in 2026. Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.A typical hillside full of eager fans at Ernee, in France, and some of the most passionate racing ever seen, produced another memorable weekend as the 79th edition of the FIM Motocross of Nations saw an historic win for Team Belgium.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 4, 2026 by EditorOctober 6, 2026

The racing was intense throughout all the various classes at the 2024 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals near Tokoroa at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comA heady mix of bravery, tenacity and talent in equal measures were on show at the 2026 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals in Tokoroa at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 30, 2026 by EditorSeptember 30, 2026

Huntly’s Tessa Slater (bike No.102, left) is seen here battling Whakatane’s Cooper Whyte (No.71) in this recent mini motocross event and they will likely face one another again in the 4-7 years Intro Trail 50cc class in Tokoroa this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comDon’t let the size of these racers fool you. Their hearts are huge and their desire and determination perhaps even greater than that.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 22, 2026 by EditorSeptember 22, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda), right, alongside 2026 MX2 world champion Guillem Farres (Triumph), from Spain. Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.With memories of last year’s downpour still fresh, there were no weather issues this time for the MXGP of Australia as the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex near Darwin was bathed in bright sunshine for the whole of the day on Sunday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 14, 2026 by EditorSeptember 14, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda No.84) was again the man to beat in the premier MXGP class in China at the weekend. Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing. The MXGP of China, the 18th round of 19 in the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships, was run in humid conditions in Shanghai’s Oriental Beauty Valley and that made it tough for the riders.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 30, 2026 by EditorAugust 30, 2026

New Zealand’s Cole Davies (Yamaha), on top in the United States this season. Photo courtesy MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc. History never repeats … or does it? A dig into the motocross archives certainly makes for some interesting reading.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 25, 2026 by EditorAugust 25, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda No.84) was again the man to beat in the premier MXGP class at Arnhem, in The Netherlands, at the weekend. Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.The blue skies were painted orange at the Motorsportpark Gelderland Midden near Arnhem as the MXGP of The Netherlands hosted the final European round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 24, 2026 by EditorAugust 24, 2026

Chance Hymas [#29] seized the moment in Moto 2 and turned the holeshot into his first overall victory of the season, setting a new record for parity. MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.Australian Hunter Lawrence dominated at Budds Creek in the United States at the weekend to reclaim the points lead and set up a winner-takes-all US and world championship showdown with his younger brother Jett Lawrence.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 18, 2026 by EditorAugust 18, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda No.84) was again the man to beat in the premier MXGP class at Uddevalla, in Sweden, at the weekend. Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.The Glimminge Motorstadion circuit, near the town of Uddevalla in south-western Sweden, was barely visible as thousands of fans in horned headwear gathered to cheer on their heroes at the MXGP of Sweden.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 17, 2026 by EditorAugust 17, 2026

Casey Cochran [#59] led in Moto 1 early but crashed out of the race, which allowed NZ’s Cole Davies [#37] to lead before eventually giving way to Levi Kitchen [#47]. Photo courtesy MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.The weekend’s Pro Motocross Champs in the US, at the Unadilla circuit, combined the ninth round of the MX series and round 26 of the 2026 SMX World Champs.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 15, 2026 by EditorAugust 15, 2026

Renowned rider from yesteryear, Tauranga’s Peter Ploen (Suzuki No.7), sure to be among the leaders at the 2026 Udderly Organic Grand National Vintage motocross in the South Island. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe countdown is on ahead of the 2026 Udderly Organic Grand National Vintage motocross in the South Island.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 4, 2026 by EditorAugust 4, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda No.84) was again the man to beat in the premier MXGP class at Lommel, in Belgium, at the weekend. Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.In front of a record crowd of more than 40,000 fans that packed around the Stedelijk Motocrossterrain Lommel circuit, the MXGP elite battled with one of the most physically demanding tracks on the planet.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 28, 2026 by EditorJuly 28, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda) was again the man to beat in the premier MXGP class at Loket at the weekend. Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.The hot summer of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Champs continued at the weekend around the Loketske Serpentiny venue for the MXGP of Czech Republic, the 13th round of 19 in the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 27, 2026 by EditorJuly 27, 2026

New Zealand’s Cole Davies [#37] grabbed the holeshot and carried on to a wire-to-wire victory. Australian Hunter Lawrence secured back-to-back victories and overall triumph in the United States at the weekend, while New Zealand’s Cole Davies made an emphatic return to the top of 250SMX class podium.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 20, 2026 by EditorJuly 20, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda) was the man to beat in the premier MXGP class at Foxhills at the weekend. Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.Foxhills was resurrected at the weekend for its return to the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar, and the awesome atmosphere that was last seen 26 years ago was back.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 14, 2026 by EditorJuly 14, 2026

Australian Jett Lawrence has been sensational in his 450 AMA Pro Motocross career thus far. With his third overall 450cc class victory of the season, Australian Jett Lawrence is back in the lead in the United States.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 13, 2026 by EditorJuly 13, 2026

Club riders always get right behind their teams at the Battle of the Clubs event. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was a coming together of epic proportions for New Zealand’s motocross elite on Saturday and it was all for a good cause.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 9, 2026 by EditorJuly 9, 2026

Club riders always get right behind their teams at the Battle of the Clubs motocross event. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTeams racing of the highest order is set to light up the track at Taupo on Saturday as the venue once again hosts the popular annual Battle of the Clubs motocross event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 6, 2026 by EditorJuly 6, 2026

A staggering 260 riders, representing 38 nations, descended on the wonderful Czech Republic countryside of Jinin, 130 kilometres south of Prague, to contest for the FIM World championship gold plates and all the glory that goes with them. The 2026 edition of the FIM Junior World Motocross championship is now in the history books and they will tell you it was an event to be long remembered.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 26, 2025 by EditorMay 26, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda No.18) finished 1-1 at Pala Raceway at the weekend.It was Australian Jett Lawrence who dominated the AMA motocross championship series opener at Fox Raceway at Pala, in California, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 24, 2025 by EditorMay 23, 2025

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 23, 2025 by EditorMay 22, 2025

The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship moves to the north-western corner of France this weekend as the legendary Circuit Raymond Demy venue of Ernée hosts round nine of the series. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship moves to the north-western corner of France this weekend as the legendary Circuit Raymond Demy venue of Ernée hosts round nine of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 19, 2025 by EditorMay 19, 2025

There was a silver lining to a dark cloud for New Zealand’s Cole Davies, even as he was forced to end his Unityed States campaign in a hospital bed.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 18, 2025 by EditorMay 18, 2025

Lower Hutt’s Nixon Frost (No.99) in full flight during the New Zealand Superbike Championships earlier this year. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Rising teenage motorcycling star Nixon Frost, from Lower Hutt, is primed and poised to accept his latest major international challenge.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 16, 2025 by EditorMay 16, 2025

Honda hero David Bailey, a standout in the United States from back in the 1980s.For anyone who loves motocross, the AMA motocross championship is must-watch action and 2025 season kicks off at Fox Raceway at Pala, in California, on May 24.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 14, 2025 by EditorMay 13, 2025

Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker (KTM 300 EXC) is the latest rider to win a weekend outright. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThis season’s ultimate off-road motorcycling competition could be the toughest yet, with so many different riders featuring at the top and each of them in contention for ultimate glory.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 12, 2025 by EditorMay 12, 2025

French former world champion Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), now reinforced at the top of the MXGP class for 2025.After getting through a dry Saturday at the Circuito Municipal Jorge Prado, the rains came on Sunday to lash the Lugo venue that made conditions difficult for everyone involved at the MXGP of Spain.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 10, 2025 by EditorMay 9, 2025

Wainuiomata’s Shane Richardson (Kawasaki No.28), seen here racing alongside friend and rival Damon Rees (Honda No.5) during the 2017 season in New Zealand. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

Popular Kiwi motorcycle racer Shane Richardson will be remembered for his infectious smile, kindly nature and being an “absolute firebrand” on the racetrack after his shock death in the United Kingdom at age 29.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 9, 2025 by EditorMay 8, 2025

French former world champion Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), now leading the MXGP class.The 2025 Motocross World Championship stays on the Iberian Peninsula for round eight this weekend, as the teams make the relatively short journey to the north-western corner of Spain, near the city of Lugo.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 6, 2025 by EditorMay 8, 2025

Wainuiomata racer Shane Richardson, victim of multi-bike pile-up at Oulton Park in the UK.BikesportNZ.com is shocked and saddened to hear of the multi-bike incident at Oulton Park which has taken the life of popular Kiwi rider Shane Richardson.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 5, 2025 by EditorMay 2, 2025

Ian Dawson with his book, A Life With Two Wheels. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWant a colourful insight into what was perhaps the most vital, significant formative years of motorcycle road-racing in New Zealand?

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 4, 2025 by EditorMay 2, 2025

Italian nine-time world champion Antonio Cairoli took to the circuit for Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team at the age of 39.The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship recently concluded its first quarter with the return to the Italian mainland for the classic “Il Ciclamino” circuit at Pietramurata.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 3, 2025 by EditorMay 2, 2025

The seventh round of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships will go ahead in Agueda, Portugal, this weekend without Slovenia’s multi-time former champ and current championship leader Tim Gajser.The seventh round of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships will go ahead in Agueda, Portugal, this weekend without Slovenia’s multi-time former champ and current championship leader Tim Gajser.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 2, 2025 by EditorMay 2, 2025

Then Taupo man Ben Townley (Phase Suzuki RM125) in action at Broadford, in Australia, during the motocross Grand Prix there in 2001 (24 years ago).The call has gone out for MXGP of Australia wildcard expressions of interest, meaning now’s your chance to get entered.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 1, 2025 by EditorApril 30, 2025

Expect packed spectator grandstands and close racing like this when the Suzuki International Series kicks off in December. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The revs are starting to build with massive support arriving and overseas interest again being shown ahead of the 2025 edition of the Suzuki International Series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 30, 2025 by EditorApril 29, 2025

Nelson’s Bailey Basalaj (Honda CRF250), leading the way after round one of the 2025 New Zealand Enduro Championships in the South Island at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comEven when things weren’t going his way, South Islander Bailey Basalaj managed to overcome the odds and prevail at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 29, 2025 by EditorApril 28, 2025

Nelson’s Bailey Basalaj (Honda CRF250), the leading rider after round one of the 2025 New Zealand Enduro Championships in the South Island at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comSouth Islander Bailey Basalaj obviously relished racing on home turf as he won the opening round of the 2025 New Zealand Enduro Champs near Nelson at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 28, 2025 by EditorApril 28, 2025

Flying Frenchman Tom Vialle (KTM), 250cc class winner in Pittsburgh. After more than 40 years away, Monster Energy AMA Supercross returned to the Steel City of Pittsburgh for round 15 of the 2025 season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 26, 2025 by EditorApril 25, 2025

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Team Rees Honda CBR1000), who dominated the premier class at all four rounds in the 2025 New Zealand Superbike Championships – winning convincingly in Invercargill, Timaru, at Hampton Downs and, finally, at Taupo. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand superbike ace Mitch Rees is in no doubt about the enormity of the challenge that lies ahead for him when he tackles racing at the Isle of Man starting May 26.

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