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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 April 16, 2024 by EditorApril 17, 2024

West Auckland-based former Takaka rider Hamish Harwood (CML KTM Racing Team KTM450SXF), on his way to sealing up the national MX1 title in Taranaki on Sunday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comYet another national title has headed the way of West Auckland’s Hamish Harwood and his CML KTM Racing Team although perhaps this season’s win was the hardest of all to achieve.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 15, 2024 by EditorApril 15, 2024

West Auckland’s Hamish Harwood (KTM No.153) leads the charge into the second corner in this MX1 class race on Sunday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comSome things are just worth waiting for and the 24-hour delay called before the eventual running of the finale for the 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships in Taranaki is a fine example of that.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 14, 2024 by EditorApril 13, 2024

Spain’s Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Ducati), currently top of the MotoGP world standings. The MotoGP racers head “overseas” (outside of Europe) again this weekend to tackle the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Americas GP, scheduled for the Circuit of The Americas in Texas.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 13, 2024 by EditorApril 13, 2024

Three MX2 class wins in a row now for Dutch teenager Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna).The 2024 MXGP World Motocross Championship runs on consecutive weekends for the first time this weekend … and staying in the same country too, Italy.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 12, 2024 by EditorApril 12, 2024

The extremely wet weather that has drenched the country over the past couple of days finally reached Taranaki today. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThere will be a 24-hour delay now until the running of the fourth and final round of this year’s New Zealand Motocross Championships in Taranaki.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 12, 2024 by EditorApril 11, 2024

Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Camden McLellan made it onto the MX2 podium in Italy at the weekend.Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Camden McLellan has secured his first overall podium result in this year’s MX2 World Championship with a stunning third at the MXGP of Sardegna.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 11, 2024 by EditorApril 10, 2024

Two runner-up finishes by former MXGP world champion Tim Gajser (Honda) at the weekend means he is keeping the pressure of series leader Jorge Prado.It was the season’s first taste of sandy terrain at round three of the motocross world championships in Sardinia, Italy, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 10, 2024 by EditorApril 10, 2024

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), on his way to winning the day at round two of the 2024 Australian Motocross Championships at the weekend.Tasmanian-born former GP rider Jed Beaton and New Zealand’s Brodie Connolly shone out at Horsham, in Victoria, round two of the 2024 Australian Motocross Championships at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 9, 2024 by EditorApril 9, 2024

Defending national MX2 motocross champion Cody Cooper (GASGAS) leads the way at the start of this race at the Pukekohe last month and he’ll need more of the same quick reactions to keep his rivals on the hop at the final round in Taranaki this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comFor so many riders, this weekend’s final round of the 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships in Taranaki will be the most important race meeting of the season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 9, 2024 by EditorApril 8, 2024

Kawasaki rider Courtney Duncan, from Otago, is down in an unaccustomed seventh place overall in the championship standings after two rounds. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comDutch rider Lotte van Drunen powered her way to a dominant double-race victory at the second round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship in Riola Sardo, Sardinia, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 8, 2024 by EditorApril 11, 2024

Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker (KTM 300EXC), outright winner of the 2024 No Way In Hell Extreme Enduro on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comOnly 34 of the 148 riders to start the 2024 edition of the No Way In Hell Extreme Enduro on Saturday made it to the final hurdle.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 7, 2024 by EditorApril 4, 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 April 6, 2024 by EditorApril 3, 2024

Danish rider Mikkel Haarup and his Triumph motorcycle are making an impact in the MX2 class already this season.It has been an impressive start to the 2024 MX2 world championship by Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s factory rider Mikkel Haarup, the Danish star scoring solid points at both opening rounds.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 5, 2024 by EditorApril 3, 2024

Rotorua’s Callum Dudson (Honda CRF450RX), outright winner of the 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships after the final two rounds over the Easter Weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe odds were stacked against him, but Bay of Plenty’s Callum Dudson has been crowned the New Zealand cross-country motorcycling champion for 2024.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 4, 2024 by EditorApril 15, 2024

Ever been told to “go to Hell”? This is probably the place they meant … the No Way In Hell extreme enduro, and it’s happening this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 3, 2024 by EditorApril 2, 2024

Eventual 2024 champion Callum Dudson (Honda No.731), from Rotorua, leads the way in this high-speed traffic jam soon after the start of the senior grade race at Flemington on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships wrapped up with back-to-back races at different venues in the south-east of the North Island over the Easter Weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 2, 2024 by EditorApril 1, 2024

Colorado’s Eli Tomac took his first win of the season, and his first since returning from his 2023 Achilles injury, with 1-1-1 race scores at the St. Louis Triple Crown Supercross at the weekend.Colorado’s Eli Tomac took his first win of the season, and his first since returning from his 2023 Achilles injury, with 1-1-1 race scores at the St. Louis Triple Crown Supercross at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 1, 2024 by EditorApril 23, 2024

The top Junior grade riders at Flemington on Saturday were (from left) Owaka’s Blake Affleck (runner-up), Te Awamutu’s Nixon Parkes (race winner) and Rotorua’s James Bates (who finished third). Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comRound three of four in the 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships was held at Flemington, in Central Hawke’s Bay, on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 31, 2024 by EditorMarch 31, 2024

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia has finished an intense pre-season of testing and training and is now ready to take on the first race of his 2024 calendar.Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia has finished an intense pre-season of testing and training and is now ready to take on the first race of his 2024 calendar.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 30, 2024 by EditorMarch 26, 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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