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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 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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Bikesportnz Posted on September 19, 2024 by EditorSeptember 18, 2024

You should never bite the hand that feeds you and just be enormously thankful there is such a service at all.You should never bite the hand that feeds you and just be enormously thankful there is such a service at all.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 18, 2024 by EditorSeptember 9, 2024

Sit back, settle in and enjoy the ride. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s still going to hurt … probably on Tuesday.Sit back, settle in and enjoy the ride. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s still going to hurt … probably on Tuesday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 17, 2024 by EditorSeptember 9, 2024

The sport of motocross has come a long wayFrom humble beginnings, sketchy scramble races across muddy fields, to the modern-day pinnacle of global motocross racing, this brief history looks at the defining moments of British motocross across the ages.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 16, 2024 by EditorSeptember 8, 2024

Enduro riders are the real super heroes of the worldWe’re fast coming to the conclusion that enduro riders are actually supermen (and women).

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