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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 March 29, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

After a long and brutal day of racing, there were surprisingly just a few minutes to separate the winner, Bulls rider Connor Newton (left), and runner-up rider Cameron Judd, from Judgeford, just north of Wellington. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe annual Korito Technical Matrix event in Taranaki at the weekend again drew the cream of the crop from across a diverse range of motorcycling codes and they all brought something special to the popular event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 27, 2026 by EditorMarch 27, 2026

The signage pictured here at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe signage pictured at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 25, 2026 by EditorMarch 25, 2026

An archive photo of Parnassus rider Graeme Allan (Kawasaki), in action back in the 1980s and proudly displaying the 250cc class No.1 plate he achieved in 1987. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Westland Motorcycle Club hosted an extremely memorable 2026 Vet Nationals at the famous Waipuna Station, located approximately 26km south of Reefton, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 24, 2026 by EditorMarch 24, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda No.96) raced to victory at round 10 in Birmingham at the weekend.Australian Hunter Lawrence took his Honda to dominate round 10 of the AMA Supercross Champs at Birmingham for his second-consecutive win at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 23, 2026 by EditorMarch 23, 2026

The MXGP class hits turn one in Spain at the weekend.The second round of the 2026 Motocross World Champs saw the series ignite in Europe for the first time, and the local Spanish fans filled the revamped facility of the Circuito di Motocross di Almonte.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 16, 2026 by EditorMarch 16, 2026

Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (BMW), who survived a tight battle with Whanganui’s Luca Durning (BMW) for the premier crown. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand has a brand-new national superbike champion and it is Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (pictured here).

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 12, 2026 by EditorMarch 15, 2026

The rising stars of junior motocross in New Zealand, surely set to become our future internationals too. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTalented Kiwi videographer Derek Morrison left his Dunedin base to travel the country chasing some of the rising stars of New Zealand junior motocross.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 11, 2026 by EditorMarch 11, 2026

Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (BMW), in a tight battle with Whanganui’s Luca Durning (BMW) for the premier crown. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith three rounds complete and just one to go, it’s a mad scramble to find the New Zealand Superbike Champion in the premier grade for 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 3, 2026 by EditorMarch 4, 2026

Honda’s Rian King (bike No.110) gets the jump out of the gate at the start of this MX2 class race at Rotorua on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe latest edition of the New Zealand Motocross Championships straddled two years, kicking off in November 2025 and winding up at Rotorua on the last day of February 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 2, 2026 by EditorMarch 2, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), always a solid performer when the going gets tough. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe popularity of dirt bike events run by Sean Clarke and the Forestland Motorcycle Club continues to impress and this is despite the torturous course the racers were warned to expect.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 15, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Spain’s Dani Pedrosa has extended his critical role in the process and the progress of development related to KTM’s RC16 machinery at the peak of Grand Prix motorcycle sport.The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MotoGP project will count on the expertise and excellence of MotoGP legend Dani Pedrosa for the 2025 road-racing season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 14, 2024 by EditorNovember 13, 2024

British rider Peter Hickman, in action during the Suzuki International Series racing in New Zealand in 2018. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is likely to be another scorcher when the 2024 edition of the Suzuki International Series blasts off early next month.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 13, 2024 by EditorNovember 12, 2024

Spain’s Josep Garcia (KTM), overall winner at the 2024 International Six Days Enduro in Spain. Photo courtesy KTMRed Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia claimed the overall victory at the 98th edition of the FIM International Six Days of Enduro in Spain.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 12, 2024 by EditorNovember 11, 2024

Auckland’s Hadyn Fordyce, the best-performed of the Kiwi riders at The Bend, in South Australia, at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAustralian Hunter Corney has been crowned champion as the 2024 Oceania Junior Cup at the weekend unearthed more Australasian road-racing stars of the future.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 11, 2024 by EditorNovember 10, 2024

Spanish multi-time MXGP world champion could well be heading to the USA and racing for Kawasaki in 2025.It’s probably the worst-kept secret of the motocross “silly season”, but multi-time MXGP world champion Jorge Prado is almost certain to be racing on green next year.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 10, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Triumph Motorcycles will partner with the Dirt Store Motocross Team to represent the brand for its inaugural year in British Motocross in 2025.Triumph Motorcycles will partner with the Dirt Store Motocross Team to represent the brand for its inaugural year in British motocross in 2025.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 9, 2024 by EditorNovember 9, 2024

Christchurch’s Justin McDonald (Honda), one of the stand-out riders at the 2024 New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals near Timaru at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand riders excelled at the latest rendition of the USA-version of the World Veterans’ Motocross Championships in the United States.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 8, 2024 by EditorNovember 7, 2024

Dutch racer Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) relives his title-winning season in the MX2 world championship class.The date September 29 marked a defining moment for Dutch rider Kay de Wolf, as he realised his lifelong ambition and secured the MX2 world title.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 7, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Husqvarna Motorcycles has added the all-new Pioneer to its electric-powered motorcycle line-up, perfect for enduro racing and recreational riding.Husqvarna Motorcycles has added the all-new Pioneer to its electric-powered motorcycle line-up, perfect for enduro racing and recreational riding.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 6, 2024 by EditorNovember 6, 2024

Bay of Plenty’s Stefan Merriman, arguably New Zealand’s best-ever motorcycling export, with an enviable record of international and national title wins to his name. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThis could be a Trivial Pursuit question for the Kiwi motorcycling community … who is arguably the best bike racer ever produced by New Zealand?

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 5, 2024 by EditorNovember 6, 2024

Balclutha’s Dave ‘Crazy’ Latta (Kawasaki), top man overall at the 2024 New Zealand Veterans' Motocross Nationals near Mosgiel at the weekend. Photo courtesy Geoff Guthrie ImageryWhen the going got tough, the tough got going at the 2024 New Zealand Veterans’ Motocross Nationals near Mosgiel at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 4, 2024 by EditorNovember 4, 2024

Oparau’s James Scott, the dominant rider at the fifth and final round of racing in the Wairarapa at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt would possibly be no stretch of the imagination to say that New Zealand motorcycling history was made in the Wairarapa region at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 4, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Jalek Swoll back for another crack at motocross glory with the Triumph factory in 2025. The Triumph Factory Racing is thrilled to announce that its SuperMotocross World Championship squad will expand ahead of its second year in the United States.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 3, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Waitoki teenager Cole Davies (Yamaha), one of the latest in the crop of young Kiwis to make their mark on the motocross/supercross world stage this year. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt has been a massive year for New Zealand teenager Cole Davies, with his 2024 season in the United States promising even greater things to come.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 2, 2024 by EditorNovember 2, 2024

Belgian Lucas Coenen has on a regular basis shown that he is special and that will really best tested when he races the MXGP class in 2025.Belgian Lucas Coenen might have ended the 2024 season in the back of an ambulance, but his performances prior to his crash at the 2024 Motocross of Nations showed just how good this kid is.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 1, 2024 by EditorNovember 1, 2024

Former Motocross of Nations rider for Team Switzerland, the now Tuakau-based Gaudenz Gisler (Honda) is expected to be among the leading riders in the over-60 years veterans’ class this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comExpect to see champions of the past, present and future locked in heated battles at the annual New Zealand Veterans’ Motocross Nationals near Mosgiel this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 1, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (Yamaha), running third overall in the domestic series after four of five rounds and one of the favourites to win at the final round in the Wairarapa this weekend. He is pictured here on his way to winning the annual Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro over Labour Weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt will certainly be intense off-road motorcycle racing in the Wairarapa region this coming weekend, with a Who’s Who of Kiwi talent expected to flock to the province.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 31, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Bay of Plenty’s Levi Townley (Yamaha), heading to Europe in the New Year to race the EMX125 Championships. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAnother young Kiwi is set to head overseas to race motocross in the hotbed of Europe in 2025 – Bay of Plenty’s junior world champion Levi Townley.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 30, 2024 by EditorOctober 30, 2024

Hayden Draper, from Karaka, near Pukekohe, takes his Husqvarna TC125 to win two separate classes over two days at Labour Weekend’s big annual MX Fest extravaganza in Taupo. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comLabour Weekend’s big annual MX Fest in Taupo is a must-see and must-do event for anyone with a passion for Kiwi motocross and Karaka’s Hayden Draper certainly ranks among that number.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 29, 2024 by EditorOctober 29, 2024

Stratford’s Cameron ‘Camo’ Keegan (Honda), now with another New Zealand ATV title to add to his bulging trophy cabinet. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTaranaki’s Cameron ‘Camo’ Keegan raced his way to yet another commanding victory at the 2024 New Zealand ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) Motocross Nationals on the outskirts of New Plymouth over Labour Weekend.

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