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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 July 22, 2024 by EditorJuly 21, 2024

KTM’s Chase Sexton, overall winner of the 450cc class at the weekend.Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Chase Sexton swept to his third-straight national motocross championship round victory at Washougal in the United States, to extend his advantage in the 450cc standings.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 21, 2024 by EditorAugust 8, 2024

Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda), with another qualifying race win under his wheels.Slovenian Tim Gajser was victorious in the Czech Republic qualification race, not only winning the race, but also increasing his lead at the top of the 2024 MXGP world championship standings. 

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 20, 2024 by EditorAugust 8, 2024

French rider Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), with an eye on taking the Loket GP win record this weekend.The MXGP Motocross World Championships make a return to Europe this weekend as the classic Loketske Serpentiny circuit, commonly known as Loket, hosts the MXGP of Czech Republic.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 19, 2024 by EditorAugust 8, 2024

Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda), hoping he can extend his world championship lead in the Czech Republic.MXGP class leader and multi-time former world champion Tim Gajser can’t wait to get to grips with his return to Europe this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 18, 2024 by EditorAugust 8, 2024

Dutch rider Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic), hoping to score good points in the Czech Republic this weekend. The 13th round of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship comes back to Central Europe for the MXGP of the Czech Republic.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 17, 2024 by EditorAugust 8, 2024

Swiss rider Jeremy Seewer (Kawasaki), making his mark in the MXGP class again this season. There are a handful of tracks that Swiss rider Jeremy Seewer really enjoys and, while the Loket circuit in the Czech Republic is a tough track for many of the 2024 series contenders, Seewer loves the place.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 16, 2024 by EditorAugust 8, 2024

KTM’s Chase Sexton, overall winner of the 450cc class at the weekend.The second half of the 2024 Pro Motocross Championships in the United States got underway on Saturday with the series’ annual visit to the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” and the Spring Creek MX Park.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 15, 2024 by EditorJuly 19, 2024

New Zealand’s Levi Townley, top rider in the 85cc class at the Junior Motocross World Championships at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 FIM Junior Motocross World Champions and World Cup Winner were crowned at the conclusion of racing on the Circuit Kamperweg Heerde in the heart of the Netherlands.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 14, 2024 by EditorJuly 14, 2024

Italian Davide Guaneri has had a long and versatile career racing both motocross and enduro.Italy’s Davide Guaneri earned his name in dirtbike history courtesy of his long and versatile career at the highest level and now he’s moved on to another phase in his life.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 12, 2024 by EditorJuly 11, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), top dog in the United States for a couple of seasons now.It has been a hectic week for Australian motocross sensation Jett Lawrence and here he talks about the latest developments in his busy world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 11, 2024 by EditorJuly 16, 2024

Danish rider Mikkel Haarup (Triumph), impressive in Lombok at the weekend. Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Mikkel Haarup finished a fine second overall at round 12 of the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 10, 2024 by EditorJuly 9, 2024

Italian defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), top of the MotoGP podium in Germany at the weekend.Italy’s defending MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has snatched the lead of this year’s series after winning round nine in Germany at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 9, 2024 by EditorJuly 8, 2024

KTM’s Chase Sexton, overall winner of the 450cc class at the weekend. The 2024 Pro Motocross Champs in the United States reached its halfway point at the weekend with the annual Independence Day tradition at RedBud, in Michigan, round six of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 8, 2024 by EditorJuly 16, 2024

Dutch former world champion Jeffery Herlings (KTM), MXGP winner on the island of Lombok at the weekend.The heat and humidity of the Selaparang circuit on the Indonesian island of Lombok was perhaps more intense than last week, so the weekend’s MXGP round 12 certainly tested the best motocross riders in the world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 6, 2024 by EditorJuly 5, 2024

MXGP series leader Tim Gajser (Honda), determined to raise the bar once more this weekend.  After a week of acclimatising to the Indonesian weather, Team HRC’s Tim Gajser will be lining up for the second of the Lombok double-header, highly motivated to improve on his results from last weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 5, 2024 by EditorJuly 4, 2024

Australian Honda rider Kyle Webster, seen here in action at the MXoN in The Netherlands in 2019. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAustralia will have an extremely strong presence at this year’s Motocross of Nations in the United Kingdom in October.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 4, 2024 by EditorJuly 3, 2024

Italian defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), top of the MotoGP podium at round eight in the Netherlands.The eighth round of 20 in this season’s MotoGP championship set alight the race track at the “Cathedral of Speed” in Assen, in the Netherlands, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 3, 2024 by EditorJuly 2, 2024

It’s history now that the North King Country Motorcycle Club have now made it two times consecutively that they’ve won the big annual Battle Of The Clubs motocross in Taupo.It’s history now that the North King Country Motorcycle Club have now made it two times consecutively that they’ve won the big annual Battle Of The Clubs motocross in Taupo.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 2, 2024 by EditorJuly 2, 2024

Slovenian Jorge Prado (GASGAS), GP winner in Indonesia at the weekend.In the relentless heat and humidity of the MXGP of West Nusa Tenggara, on the island of Lombok, the intensity never faded as the MXGP elite put on a spectacular display in the Indonesian sun.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 2, 2024 by EditorJune 30, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), top dog at round five of the motocross nationals in the United States at the weekend.After a week off, the Pro Motocross Championships returned to action for round five of the 2024 season with an annual visit to Western Massachusetts and the iconic sand track at Southwick.

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