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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 August 13, 2024 by EditorAugust 13, 2024

Spanish defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS), who stepped up to win at Uddevalla at the weekend. Under beautiful Scandinavian sunshine, the MXGP of Sweden provided incredible race action at the circuit near Uddevalla at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 13, 2024 by EditorAugust 12, 2024

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), now with the Australian MX2 title in the bag for 2024.The Honda Racing camp couldn’t have asked for a much better day at the seventh and penultimate round of the 2024 Australian ProMX Championships at MX Farm in Gympie, Queensland, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 12, 2024 by EditorAugust 12, 2024

Jalek Swoll (Triumph), making his mark at the top level in the United States.Triumph rider Jalek Swoll delivered a 6-4 scorecard at Unadilla for third place overall at this ninth round of 11 in the motocross nationals in the United States.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 12, 2024 by EditorAugust 11, 2024

Multi-time former motocross world champion Antionio Cairoli will race a Ducati at the GP of the Netherlands next weekend.

It’s official – the Ducati Corse Factory MX Team will make its World Championship Motocross debut at the MXGP of The Netherlands, next weekend at the circuit of Arnhem.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 11, 2024 by EditorAugust 11, 2024

The numbers just don’t add up and many of these country-versus-country competitions are patently unfair. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWe all know the Motocross of Nations is commonly referred to as the “Olympic Games of Motocross”, but perhaps we can take that a step further.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 10, 2024 by EditorAugust 9, 2024

Multi-time Dutch junior champion and former German 85cc champion Bradley Mesters. Photo courtesy Steve Bauerschmidt, Fullspectrum MediaAhead of his MX2 World Championship debut next weekend and the EMX250 round of Sweden this weekend, it is the perfect time to speak with multiple Dutch junior champion and former German 85cc champion Bradley Mesters.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 9, 2024 by EditorAugust 8, 2024

Of today’s current riders, Swiss hero Jeremy Seewer (Kawasaki), who has won the most times at Uddevalla, with three victories in total, including the last two events in MXGP, plus an MX2 win in 2017.After a week’s break, the FIM Motocross World Championship fires into the first of its last three-week run, the MXGP of Sweden for round 15 of the world series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 8, 2024 by EditorAugust 7, 2024

Germany’s Ken Roczen (Suzuki), pictured here in action at the MXoN in Colorado, in the United States, in 2010. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comGermany has announced its three-rider squad for the 2024 FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations to be held near Winchester, in England, on October 4-6.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 7, 2024 by EditorAugust 5, 2024

Waitoki’s Cole Davies was in outstanding form at this year’s Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Motocross Nationals in the United States. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Motocross Nationals in the United States are typically a good litmus test for who might be among the next batch of factory professionals.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 6, 2024 by EditorAugust 5, 2024

Ducati’s Enea Bastianini, from Italy, who won both the sprint race and the main MotoGP race at Silverstone.It was a perfect weekend for Italy’s Enea Bastianini after he backed up his sprint race win on Saturday with the main MotoGP race win at the British GP the following day.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 5, 2024 by EditorAugust 4, 2024

New Zealand rider Chris Birch, who finished runner-up in the Silver Grade this time around. Birch was the outright winner of the 2010 edition of the Red Bull Romaniacs.Welcome to Red Bull Romaniacs 2024. Join us as we enjoy video coverage of one of the hardest enduro weekends of the season and we watch Mani Lettenbichler back in the competition after being injured.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 4, 2024 by EditorAugust 12, 2024

Ducati’s Enea Bastianini, from Italy, who won the sprint race at Silverstone.The Ducati Lenovo Team came out victorious in the sprint race for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone with Enea Bastianini, who scored his maiden win in the Saturday encounter.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 3, 2024 by EditorAugust 3, 2024

Paeroa’s Mark Whyte (Beta RR300 RR Racing), who battled some of the world’s elite enduro riders in Romania last month before he eventually settled for a creditable fourth overall in the Iron Grade. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

Paeroa’s Mark Whyte can classify himself now as a leading international rider after he finished fourth overall in his class at a major international motorcycling event in Romania last week.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 2, 2024 by EditorAugust 2, 2024

The Team New Zealand squad for this year’s Motocross of Nations in England has been announced. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comMotorcycling New Zealand has unveiled its squad for the 2024 FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations to be held in England on October 4-6.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 1, 2024 by EditorAugust 14, 2024

Germany’s Ken Roczen (Suzuki), pictured here racing for his country at the Motocross of Nations in Denver, Colorado, in 2010, is set to make his return from injury to the AMA motocross championships start line. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comGermany’s Ken Roczen is poised and ready now to return to race action in the United States again after a lengthy spell on the sideline with injury.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 31, 2024 by EditorJuly 30, 2024

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), back from injury and back on the podium too.Frenchman Romain Febvre returned to the podium just one week after his return from injury with third overall in the toughest round of the entire FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 30, 2024 by EditorJuly 30, 2024

Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Mikkel Haarup impressing in the MX2 podium class in Belgium at the weekend.Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Mikkel Haarup has claimed his second fifth-place overall finish in a row, delivering a strong performance at the MXGP of Flanders at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 29, 2024 by EditorJuly 29, 2024

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (KTM), top dog at the Belgian GP at the weekend. The MXGP of Flanders ran in much hotter conditions on Sunday than on Saturday, making the arduous Stedelijk Motocrossterrain Lommel circuit even more physically demanding.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 28, 2024 by EditorAugust 8, 2024

Spanish defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS), determined to step up in the Belgian sand this weekend. It’s time to get the paddle tyres ready for the FIM Motocross World Championship riders as round 14 of the series heads to the deep sand of Lommel in the north-eastern corner of Belgium this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 27, 2024 by EditorJuly 26, 2024

Taihape native Simon Crafar, once an apprentice mechanic at Phil Turnbull Suzuki in Palmerston North, now accepting new role within the MotoGP community. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand’s Simon Crafar will be leaving his job as a long-time pit reporter/commentator to now take over another key role within the MotoGP world.

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