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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 June 15, 2024 by EditorJune 16, 2024

The winning Team United States from the Motocross of Nations in 1986 (from left) Ricky Johnson, David Bailey and Johnny O’Mara. They are pictured here at the 30-year celebrations of that at Maggiora in 2016. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 Motocross World championships reach the halfway stage in Italy this weekend, with the 10th round of 20 set for the spectacular hillsides of Maggiora Park.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 14, 2024 by EditorJune 13, 2024

Jalek Swoll (Triumph), making his mark at the top level in the United States. Triumph is showing plenty of promise and take that into the next round of the 2024 United States Motocross Champs series after impressing at round three on the outskirts of Denver, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 13, 2024 by EditorJune 12, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda, left) and elder brother Hunter Lawrence (Honda) shared the podium at round three in Colorado at the weekend. It was a breakout weekend for Team Honda HRC at Thunder Valley, just outside Denver, in Colorado, for round three of the United States Motocross Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 12, 2024 by EditorJune 12, 2024

Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker (KTM No.166) grabs the holeshot at the start of the senior race at Ohakuri last season. Close behind him is Takanini’s James Sutton (Kawasaki No.64), who remarkably shot through to this frontrunning position from a second-row starting spot. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt’s go time for New Zealand’s best dirt bike racers, with the second round of three in this season’s Forestland Cross-country Series set for Ohakuri this coming weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 12, 2024 by EditorJune 11, 2024

Dutch star Jeffery Herlings (KTM), top rider in the MXGP class in Latvia at the weekend.The battle turned brutal near the Baltic this weekend for the MXGP of Latvia, near Kegums, and the sandy circuit served up a tough challenge which resulted in some nail-biting racing.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 11, 2024 by EditorJune 11, 2024

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (Yamaha), running third overall in the domestic series after four of five rounds and now heading to Spain to compete for New Zealand. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe nation’s elite motorcycle racers are on the home straight now, with just the fifth and final round remaining for the 2024 New Zealand Enduro Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 10, 2024 by EditorJune 10, 2024

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 June 9, 2024 by EditorJune 8, 2024

French rider Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), forced to take a break from the MXGP world championships after Germany.Two weeks after defying a painful thumb injury to mount the podium at the French MXGP, Romain Febvre was forced to withdraw from last weekend’s German MXGP.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 8, 2024 by EditorJune 7, 2024

Spain’s MotoGP world championship leader Jorge Martin has signed a deal to race for the Aprilia factory in 2025.Spain’s MotoGP world championship leader Jorge martin will replace Aleix Espargaro next season as he moves from Ducati to the Noale factory.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 7, 2024 by EditorJune 6, 2024

Spain’s multi-time former world champion Marc Marquez, now headed the way of the factory Ducati team in MotoGP.After much speculation, Spain’s Marc Marquez will officially ride as a factory Ducati rider in 2025. Who could have foreseen that?

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 6, 2024 by EditorJune 5, 2024

Oparau’s James Scott (left) and Taupo’s Brad Groombridge are close rivals in this season’s New Zealand Enduro Championships, but, in a few weeks’ time they will be international team-mates. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comOparau’s James Scott and Taupo’s Brad Groombridge will switch roles from motorcycle racing rivals to international team-mates in just a few weeks’ time.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 5, 2024 by EditorJune 5, 2024

Tapanui’s Kylie Dorr (Beta RR200) is the leading female in the domestic enduro competition and she has now been selected to race for New Zealand in Spain in October. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comShe may perhaps be something of a late bloomer in the motorbike racing world, but South Islander Kylie Dorr is quickly making up for lost time.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 4, 2024 by EditorJune 4, 2024

Germany’s Larissa Papenmeier (Honda), overall winner at round four of the 2024 Women’s Motocross World Championships at the weekend.Round four of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship in Teutschenthal saw some great action for the German fans who came in numbers despite difficult weather conditions.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 4, 2024 by EditorJune 3, 2024

Spain’s Jorge Prado (GASGAS), back on top of the MXGP world standings after winning in Germany.For the third GP out of the past four, wet weather affected the conditions for the gladiators of the MXGP World Motocross Championships at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 3, 2024 by EditorJune 5, 2024

Amberley’s Nathan Hodge (KTM), third overall in the Expert Grade E2 (201cc-to-open two-stroke bike) class after three of five rounds. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThis season’s five-round New Zealand Enduro Championships are significant for two very important reasons and the riders responded to this.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 3, 2024 by EditorJune 3, 2024

Italian defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, right), top of the MotoGP podium in Italy at the weekend.It was a superb one-two for the Ducati Lenovo Team at the Italian GP at Mugello, round seven in the MotoGP world series overnight.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 1, 2024 by EditorJune 4, 2024

Fantic factory rider Glenn Coldenhoff, from The Netherlands, keen to step up this weekend. Photo courtesy Fullspectrum Dutchman Glenn Coldenhoff is one of the most consistent motocross riders in the world and being on top is where he belongs.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 31, 2024 by EditorJune 8, 2024

Germany’s Simon Laengenfelder (GASGAS), running second overall in the MX2 class, but on home turf this weekend.The 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship returns after a weekend off to launch into another three-week run of events, beginning this weekend with the MXGP of Germany at the circuit of Teutschenthal.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 30, 2024 by EditorJune 8, 2024

Bulls Run Road, near Porirua and Judgeford, just north of Wellington, is the venue this weekend for round three of the 2024 New Zealand Enduro Championships series. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThis season’s five-round New Zealand Enduro Championships will nudge past the halfway stage with round three this King’s Birthday Weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 29, 2024 by EditorMay 29, 2024

Italian defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), top of the MotoGP podium in Spain at the weekend.The Ducati Lenovo Team returned to the top step of the podium in the Sunday race of the Catalan Grand Prix courtesy of an extraordinary win by Francesco Bagnaia.

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