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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 1, 2024 by EditorJune 30, 2024

Shannon Hewetson (Kawasaki), racing in the veterans’ class for the Nelson Motorcycle Club. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was perhaps no surprise that a team including two former Motocross of Nations team riders won the day at the big annual Battle Of The Clubs motocross in Taupo on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 30, 2024 by EditorJune 28, 2024

: The eighth round of 20 in this season’s MotoGP championship takes riders to the Cathedral of Speed in Assen.The eighth round of 20 in this season’s MotoGP championship takes riders to the “Cathedral of Speed” in Assen, in the Netherlands, for what should be a thrilling weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 29, 2024 by EditorJune 27, 2024

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (KTM No.84), sure to be among the leading riders in Indonesia this weekend. As the FIM Motocross World Championship begins the second half of the season, it’s that time of the year when we head to the largest archipelagic state on the planet, the Republic of Indonesia.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 28, 2024 by EditorJune 26, 2024

Belgian brothers Lucas Coenen (No.96) and Sacha Coenen (No.19), together setting the MX2 world alight in 2024. Photo by Ray Archer.It is something very special when brothers can both be battling at the front at the ultimate level of motocross, just as New Zealand’s King brothers, Darryll and Shayne, did back in the 1990s.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 27, 2024 by EditorJune 26, 2024

Taupo’s Brad Groombridge (Honda No.32) is off to a great start in this race at the 2010 MXoN in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAll roads lead to the Bay of Plenty this coming weekend, where the start gates will drop at the popular Battle of the Clubs motocross fundraiser event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 26, 2024 by EditorJune 25, 2024

Spain’s Josep Garcia has maintained his lead in the FIM EnduroGP World Championship with victory in both the EnduroGP and Enduro1 categories at round four in Italy.Spain’s Josep Garcia has maintained his lead in the FIM EnduroGP World Championship with victory in both the EnduroGP and Enduro1 categories at round four in Italy.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 25, 2024 by EditorJune 24, 2024

Honda’s Kyle Webster, one of the dominant riders in the MX1 category so far this season.The fifth round of the 2024 Australian ProMX Championship at Murray Bridge, near Adelaide in South Australia, at the weekend was another strong day out for red riders.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 24, 2024 by EditorJune 21, 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 23, 2024 by EditorJune 23, 2024

Spain’s Ivan Cervantes is currently waving the flag for the Triumph factory and making quite an impression doing that.Spain’s Ivan Cervantes is widely considered an enduro legend and today we bring you an interview with the Triumph rider and dirt bike trailblazer.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 22, 2024 by EditorJune 21, 2024

Honda’s Kyle Webster, one of the dominant riders in the MX1 category so far this season.The 2024 Australian ProMX Championship makes high-speed national return to Murray Bridge, near Adelaide in South Australia, this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 21, 2024 by EditorJune 20, 2024

Mathis Valin was in sovereign form as he clinched the French MX2 motocross title at the weekend.Mathis Valin was in top form as he clinched the French MX2 motocross title at the weekend, the teenager having a perfect day in the final round of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 20, 2024 by EditorJune 19, 2024

Solid results from former MXGP world champion Tim Gajser (Honda), means he has extended his points lead in the 2024 MXGP title chase.The Motocross World Championships reached the halfway stage in Italy at the weekend, with the 10th round of 20 at Maggiora Park, and there Tim Gajser extended his MXGP class lead.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 19, 2024 by EditorJune 18, 2024

Kawasaki rider Courtney Duncan, from Otago, is down in an unaccustomed seventh place overall in the championship standings after five rounds. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comRound five of seven in the Women’s Motocross World Championships (WMX) in Italy, at historic Maggiora at the weekend, delivered intense racing, mixed with tough conditions, for all competitors.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 18, 2024 by EditorJune 17, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), top dog at round four of the motocross nationals in the United States at the weekend.An evening of scattered thunderstorms gave way to perfect conditions at the weekend as the Pro Motocross Championships in the United States kicked off its East Coast swing at High Point Raceway.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 17, 2024 by EditorJune 16, 2024

An Italian and a Spaniard to join forces at KTM for MotoGP in 2025.A potent rider line-up and fresh colour scheme for the bikes will mark a new era for KTM’s MotoGP factory presence on the world scene in 2025.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 16, 2024 by EditorJune 16, 2024

The two-hour senior race gets underway shortly after midday on Saturday, with Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna No.384) snatching the early advantage. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 edition of the popular Forestland Cross-country Series surged past the halfway mark in treacherous conditions north-west of Taupo on Saturday.

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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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