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

Spain’s Aleix Espargaró will retire at the end of the season and the Aprilia rider chose his home race, in Barcelona, to announce his retirement from MotoGP.Spain’s Aleix Espargaró will retire at the end of the season and the Aprilia rider chose his home race, in Barcelona, to announce his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 28, 2024 by EditorMay 27, 2024

Havelock North’s Luke McBeth (Kawasaki), best of the Intermediate grade riders on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comRound one of the 2024 edition of the Forestland Cross-country Series is in the bag after an exciting opener just south of Tokoroa on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 27, 2024 by EditorJune 8, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda, centre), picking up in motocross where he left off in the just-completed US Supercross Championships.The AMA Pro Motocross Championship series kicked into life at Pala, California, at the weekend and Jett Lawrence was again showing the way.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 26, 2024 by EditorMay 23, 2024

Want 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.Want 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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