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Bikesportnz Posted on February 24, 2026 by EditorFebruary 24, 2026

Look out for these cross-road signs on your way to watching or participating in some fantastically entertaining dirt bike race action at Oparau this coming weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHow busy could your weekend be? Well, the clue is that there are going to be two big events back-to-back on consecutive days.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 16, 2026 by EditorFebruary 16, 2026

Eli Tomac (KTM) battled through the most demanding track conditions of the season to capture his third win of the championship campaign.It’s just become tighter at the top of this season’s AMA Supercross Championships after a thrilling round six of the series in Seattle at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 11, 2026 by EditorFebruary 13, 2026

Australian Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on top of the 450cc supercross standings in the United States. Honda’s Hunter Lawrence took over the series lead at the latest round of the AMA Supercross Championships at Glendale and the Americans must be wondering what they can do about the Aussie onslaught.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 9, 2026 by EditorFebruary 12, 2026

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R) proved himself unstoppable on the two vastly different race tracks he tackled during the famous Burt Munro Challenge festival week. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comBay of Plenty superbike star Mitch Rees couldn’t have scripted a better send-off ahead of his 2026 international racing campaign, delivering a flawless performance at the Burt Munro Challenge in Southland.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 6, 2026 by EditorFebruary 6, 2026

Can you afford not to be there in Cairns in September? The 2026 MXGP of Australia in Darwin from September 18-20 will again feature the nation’s elite junior talent launching a thrilling three days of competition in the MA Motocross State Challenge.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 4, 2026 by EditorFebruary 4, 2026

Otago’s Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki) adds incredible strength to New Zealand’s bid for 2026 Oceania Women’s Motocross honours. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand has named a strong team to contest the Oceania Women’s Motocross Championships in Australia next month.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 2, 2026 by EditorFebruary 2, 2026

Lucas Coenen topped the standings as the European motocross season got underway in Italy at the weekend.Belgium’s Lucas Coenen has followed his MX2 class-winning brother Sasha Coenen’s lead with victory in the opening 450 race of the 2026 European motocross season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 28, 2026 by EditorJanuary 28, 2026

Opotiki’s Cody Cooper (GASGAS), always a contender whenever and wherever he races. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2025-26 New Zealand Motocross Championships kicked off with two rounds in the South Island in November and fast approaching now is round three in Tauranga.

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

The 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville fell victim to the torrential onslaught of rain at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comA cancellation doesn’t happen too often, but, when it does, the Kiwi motorcycling community sits up and takes notice. The 2026 MX at Woodville was ended early and this was one of those reflective moments. 

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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 October 8, 2024 by EditorOctober 7, 2024

The 2024 Motocross of Nations podium saw Team Australia (centre) winning from Team USA (left) and The Netherlands (right). Photo by Ray Archer.History was made at the weekend with the first ever victory for Team Australia in the FIM Motocross of Nations, as the 77th edition of the event took place at Matterley Basin, near Winchester.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 7, 2024 by EditorOctober 7, 2024

Team New Zealand for the 2024 Motocross of Nations were (from left) Tauranga’s Josiah Natzke, West Auckland’s Hamish Harwood and Tauranga’s Brodie Connolly. Photos by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was a mixed weekend of emotions for the men from Downunder at the Motocross of Nations, the so-called “Olympic Games of Motocross”, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 7, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

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

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 6, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

Qualification for the main event at the Motocross of Nations again comes down to one race for Team NZ, the B Final. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 77th Edition of the Motocross of Nations burst into life in England, as the qualifying races took place to decide the gate picks for the event’s main races.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 5, 2024 by EditorOctober 4, 2024

Pictured here is the new bike, with Ricky Carmichael the rider, that will fly the flag for Triumph on the 450cc world motocross scene.Triumph Motorcycles has revealed its first 450cc motocross bike, designed in collaboration with the “greatest Of All Time” (The GOAT), American motocross and supercross legend Ricky Carmichael.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 4, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

Can New Zealand colours fly again at Matterley Basin this weekend, just as they did here in 2006 with (at right) Josh Coppins, Cody Cooper and Ben Townley? Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt’s here at last! The 2024 Motocross of Nations is getting ready to go at the epic Matterley Basin circuit, a happy hunting ground for New Zealand in the past.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 3, 2024 by EditorOctober 2, 2024

New Zealand colours will again fly at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, in southern England, at the Motocross of Nations this coming weekend, just as is pictured here from the 2006 event. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comA talented three-man Kiwi motocross squad is revved up to race in the United Kingdom this coming weekend, determined to again challenge, and hopefully beat, the best riders in the world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 2, 2024 by EditorOctober 1, 2024

It's a traffic jam as the riders arrive at turn one at the start of this recent mini motocross race and it will be similarly hectic in Taranaki 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 October 1, 2024 by EditorSeptember 30, 2024

Karaka’s Hayden Draper (Husqvarna), winner of the younger of the two 200-250cc classes in Australia at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand riders shone out at the Australian Junior Motocross Championships over the weekend, winning three of the 12 championship categories.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 30, 2024 by EditorSeptember 30, 2024

Spanish defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS), overall championship winner in the MXGP class again in 2024.The 2024 FIM Motocross World Championships came to a scorching conclusion in southern Spain at the weekend at the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 29, 2024 by EditorSeptember 28, 2024

Spanish defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS), who will be determined to win the final round on his home soil this weekend.It’s time for the champions to be crowned in both classes of the 2024 MXGP Motocross World Championships, as the Spanish venue of Cozar hosts the 20th and final round of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 28, 2024 by EditorSeptember 30, 2024

The world elite will all be at the Motocross of Nations in England next month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith just over a week to go now until the Motocross of Nations, we are still not quite 100 percent sure who might be turning up for the greatest show on turf.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 27, 2024 by EditorSeptember 26, 2024

British rider Peter Hickman, in action during the Suzuki International Series racing at Manfeild in 2018. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comSome of the world’s top international motorcycle racing stars are packing their bags for a visit to New Zealand in just a few weeks’ time and the locals can’t wait to welcome them.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 26, 2024 by EditorSeptember 25, 2024

Spain’s Pedro Acosta (GASGAS), not deterred by crash in Moto GP race in Misano at the weekend.The MotoGP race at Misano at the weekend was a mixed bag for rising star Pedro Acosta and the small matter of a crash will not weaken his spirit.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 25, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), overall winner of the 2024 SuperMotocross Championships. Australian brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence finished 1-2 as the SuperMotocross World Championships wrapped up in Las Vegas at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 24, 2024 by EditorSeptember 24, 2024

Italy’s Enea Bastianini (Ducati), the winner at Misano at the weekend.Enea Bastianini and the Ducati Lenovo Team come out victorious at Misano, scoring win number 100 in MotoGP for Ducati, which secured a fifth consecutive manufacturer’s title.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 23, 2024 by EditorSeptember 11, 2024

Here are a few very important things that you really need to know. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com As motorbike racers get old and feeble, it is likely that they will have accumulated a useful amount of riding skill and an even larger volume of knowledge.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 22, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

New Zealand's Courtney Duncan at the German GP in 2016. The Otago woman had won three of the first four races in the 2016 edition of the Women's Motocross World Championships (WMX), but she fell victim to a freak crash at the third round of seven that year, the German GP.We all know that photographers love to get close to the action. But when is it too close for comfort or safety? And when can a photographer just get in the way?

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 21, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

Self-belief ... it’s a hard thing to develop and nurture but it could also be the true secret recipe to racing success.Self-belief … it’s a hard thing to develop and nurture but it could also be the true secret recipe to racing success or even success elsewhere in life.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 20, 2024 by EditorSeptember 28, 2024

A salute to our Kiwi motorbike heroes and heroinesKiwis are constantly riding high among world’s motorcycling elite, and have done so for many seasons now, and today we’d like to offer a big salute to our modest heroes and heroines.

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