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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 March 29, 2024 by EditorMarch 27, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), still leading the SX450 class after round 11 in Seattle at the weekend.Australian Jett Lawrence still managed to finish third after crashing at round 11 of the 2024 AMA Supercross Championships and that was enough for him to maintain his series lead in the USA.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 28, 2024 by EditorApril 2, 2024

Eketahuna’s Sheldon Brown (Yamaha), running second overall in the junior grade after the opening two rounds of the 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships near Nelson last month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships will wrap up this coming Easter Weekend with back-to-back rounds three and four taking place in the east of the North Island.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 27, 2024 by EditorApril 1, 2024

Invercargill’s Jack Treloar (Motul Honda Racing Team CRF450), on his way to another podium finish in the 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comExperience is always a huge advantage in top national-level sport, but the rising young stars of motocross racing have shown they are quick learners indeed.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 26, 2024 by EditorMarch 27, 2024

Bombay’s Reuben Smith (CML KTM Racing Team) has strengthened his grip on the 125cc class in the senior New Zealand Motocross Championships after racing at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith a firm grip now in two of the three men’s categories they are tackling, the 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships seem to be going very well indeed for the “Orange Army” from north of the Bombay Hills.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 25, 2024 by EditorMarch 25, 2024

Spain’s Daniela Guillen (GASGAS), winner of the opening round of the 2024 Women’s Motocross World Championships at the weekend. The season opener at Intu Xanadu Arroyomolinos marked a captivating start for the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship in what promises to be an exhilarating and competitive season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 25, 2024 by EditorMarch 25, 2024

Back-to-back MXGP wins now for Spain’s defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS).From the unique volcanic surface of Argentina’s opening round, the MXGP World Motocross Championships had to deal with high temperatures and baked-hard ruts in Spain for round two.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 25, 2024 by EditorMarch 24, 2024

Opunake’s Taylar Rampton (Kawasaki), winner of the opening race in the women’s class on Saturday. Raetihi’s Karaitiana Horne (also on Kawasaki) still leads this class and she now enjoys a 26-point lead over Rampton with just one round now remaining. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe nation’s elite rose to the many challenges presented to them at round three of the 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championship near Pukekohe on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 24, 2024 by EditorMarch 24, 2024

Hamish Harwod leads the MX1 class out of turn one at Pukekohe. Photo by Andy McGechan; BikesportNZ.comPukekohe turned it on at the weekend for round three of four in the 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships … there were all extremes of weather conditions, wet and wild on Saturday morning to hot and sweaty by the afternoon.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 24, 2024 by EditorMarch 20, 2024

Spain’s Jorge Prado (GASGAS), the points leader after round one, a positive start to his MXGP title defence.Defending MXGP world champion Jorge Prado surely arrived in Argentina for round one of the 2024 series last weekend with one thing on his mind and that was victory.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 23, 2024 by EditorMarch 23, 2024

It was Charli Cannon all the way in the women’s class at round one of the Australian Motocross Championships at Wonthagghi, in Victoria, at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was Charli Cannon all the way in the women’s class at round one of the Australian Motocross Championships at Wonthaggi, in Victoria, last weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 22, 2024 by EditorMarch 20, 2024

Auckland’s Ryan Hayward (KTM), best of the senior riders at the third and final round of the Un4seen NZ Sprint Series on Sunday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 edition of the Un4seen NZ Sprint Series came to its conclusion last weekend on a stunning piece of property just outside of Te Kuiti.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 21, 2024 by EditorMarch 19, 2024

The premier MX1 class blasts out of the start gate at Rotorua, and more quick-off-the-mark reflexes will be required when racing erupts at round three in Pukekohe this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe second half of the 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championship season hits the dirt this weekend and so now is the time to really make it count.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 20, 2024 by EditorMarch 19, 2024

Perth rider Kyle Webster and New Zealand’s Brodie Connolly shone out at Wonthagghi, in Victoria, round one of the 2024 Australian Motocross Championships at the weekend.Perth rider Kyle Webster and New Zealand’s Brodie Connolly shone out at Wonthagghi, in Victoria, round one of the 2024 Australian Motocross Championships at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 19, 2024 by EditorMarch 18, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), now further in front after winning round 10 at Indianapolis at the weekend. Australian Jett Lawrence has now made it three wins in a row in the 2024 AMA Supercross Championships after dominating at round 10 in Indianapolis at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 18, 2024 by EditorMarch 17, 2024

Dutchman Glenn Coldenhoff, tackling the MXGP series now with the Fantic bike brand. Dutch MXGP rider Glenn Coldenhoff reveals his mindset and goals for the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championships as he rides out now on a Fantic bike.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 17, 2024 by EditorMarch 15, 2024

The motocross world is starting to embrace the arrival of new technology and e-bikes could shortly be with us at world championship level. The organisation that runs the Motocross World Championships, Infront Moto Racing, is delighted to announce the launch of a ground-breaking electric category in the world of MXGP.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 16, 2024 by EditorMarch 15, 2024

Multi-time motocross world champion Antonio Cairoli takes a Ducati motocross bike for a blast. Nine-time Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli is very much one of the most important people in the development of the all-new Ducati challenge.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 15, 2024 by EditorMarch 14, 2024

Italian Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia (Ducati), celebrating winning start to his MotoGP title defence.Several key questions were finally answered as the 2024 MotoGP world championships kicked off in Qatar at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 14, 2024 by EditorMarch 13, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), now further in front after winning round nine in Birmingham, Alabama, at the weekend.Australian Jett Lawrence became the first back-to-back round winner of the year in the 2024 AMA Supercross Championships with his win in Birmingham, Alabama, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 13, 2024 by EditorMarch 13, 2024

The beautiful but brutal Villa La Angostura circuit has a unique surface that requires maximum concentration, and its unpredictable nature helped to make the opening round of the season a particularly dramatic one.After the teasing tasters of Saturday’s qualifying races, the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina served up the main course of the Grand Prix races to really get the 2024 MXGP World Championship underway in style.

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