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Bikesportnz Posted on October 19, 2026 by EditorOctober 19, 2026

Italy’s Andrea Verona (KTM) helped his country to first overall in the 2026 ISDE in Portugal. Photo courtesy KTMItaly’s Andrea Verona has secured his first ever individual win at this year’s International Six Days Enduro following a memorable performance in Grândola, Portugal.

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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 February 23, 2024 by EditorFebruary 22, 2024

The premier F1/Superbike class blasts through the first turn at Taupo, round one of the 2023-24 Suzuki International Series/NZSBK in December. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe New Zealand Superbike Championship and Suzuki International Series will not be run in conjunction in 2024-25.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 22, 2024 by EditorFebruary 22, 2024

Taikorea’s Colton Whibley (Yamaha), winner of the mini grade at Marton at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comRound two of the 2024 Un4seen NZ Sprint Series (NZSS) near Marton at the weekend was a stunner, in terms of splendid venue and close competition too.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 21, 2024 by EditorFebruary 26, 2024

Appleby’s Wills Harvey (Yamaha No.122), hoping he can repeat his 125cc class performances from Woodville and Rotorua when he lines up in Balclutha this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships may be headed to the deep south this weekend, but we can again expect the race action to be red hot.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 20, 2024 by EditorFebruary 19, 2024

Ducati Lenovo factory team rider Francesco Bagnaia is ready to defend his MotoGP title after testing in Qatar.The Ducati Lenovo Team is ready to get back on track in Qatar for the final two days of pre-season testing and team-mates Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini are fizzing to go.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 19, 2024 by EditorFebruary 19, 2024

As the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship season rolls into sight, the Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing team is gearing up for what promises to be an awesome season ahead.As the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship season rolls into sight, the Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing team is gearing up for what promises to be an awesome season ahead.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 18, 2024 by EditorFebruary 17, 2024

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), keen for start of 2024 MXGP season. Frenchman Romain Febvre enters his fifth season racing for Kawasaki confident that he can secure the FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship title he so narrowly missed in 2021 and 2023.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 17, 2024 by EditorFebruary 15, 2024

Otago’s four-time and current Women’s Motocross World Champion Courtney Duncan, surely deserving of greater national recognition. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comOtago’s four-time and current Women’s Motocross World Champion Courtney Duncan is surely deserving of greater national recognition.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 16, 2024 by EditorFebruary 14, 2024

Kevin Ryan, from Barrytown, on the West Coast, with his Post Classic Pre ’82 GM 500. He is one of only two riders to have competed in every year of the Burt Munro Challenge. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Burt Munro Challenge is an iconic event, a week of bike-related activity that was marked off in big red letters on the calendars of many New Zealanders and not just by the motorcycling community.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 15, 2024 by EditorFebruary 14, 2024

Invercargill’s Conrad White (Honda CRF450), on his way to winning the iconic 50-lap race on Oreti Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThousands of motorcycle riders made their annual pilgrimage to Southland for the 17th annual Burt Munro Challenge festival this year and all were rewarded with special memories to cherish.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 14, 2024 by EditorFebruary 12, 2024

The 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships kicked off with thrill-a-minute racing at back-to-back rounds one and two near Nelson at the weekend.The 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships kicked off with thrill-a-minute racing at back-to-back rounds one and two near Nelson at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 13, 2024 by EditorFebruary 12, 2024

The Supersport 600 class blasts off the start line at Teretonga on Sunday with (from left) Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (Suzuki), Whanganui’s Luca Durning (Ducati) and Invercargill’s Cormac Buchanan (Yamaha) leading the way. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWeather conditions were mixed and so were the results at the penultimate round of the New Zealand Superbike Championships at the Teretonga Park race circuit, near Invercargill, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 12, 2024 by EditorFebruary 11, 2024

The Speedway element of the 2024 Burt Munro Challenge week had to be postponed on Saturday afternoon because of the rain, but it ran instead the following day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Burt Munro Challenge wrapped up for 2024 with the always-popular Speedway event, this time including the flat-track dirt bike brigade.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 11, 2024 by EditorFebruary 10, 2024

The Burt Munro Challenge continues to amaze, entertain and delight in equal measures, with the unique Beach Race segment perhaps the most popular.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 10, 2024 by EditorFebruary 8, 2024

The Hill Climb segment of the 2024 Burt Munro Challenge week drew plenty of people to Bluff Hill on Thursday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Burt Munro Challenge is a week-long spectacle that attracts all sorts of motorcycling enthusiasts from all parts of the country and from overseas too.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 9, 2024 by EditorFebruary 6, 2024

Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda), on his way to winning in Sardinia at the weekend. Slovenian former world champion Tim Gajser has secured an impressive win for Honda in his warm-up for the MXGP season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 8, 2024 by EditorMarch 8, 2024

Invercargill’s Cormac Buchanan (Yamaha), chased here by Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (Suzuki), is determined to put on a great show in front of his hometown crowd this coming weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) literally zoomed through the first four of six rounds in December and January and, with just two more rounds remaining, we now have a pretty clear idea where the various titles might end up.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 7, 2024 by EditorFebruary 6, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence, main event winner at the opening round of the AMA Supercross Championships and now round five in Detroit too.In a performance reminiscent of his impressive 450SX debut at Anaheim 1, Jett Lawrence dominated AMA Supercross round five in Detroit at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 6, 2024 by EditorFebruary 6, 2024

The Burt Munro Challenge is an iconic must-see or must-do event, a week-long spectacle that transcends the various codes and branches of motorcycling and now celebrates its 17th year in 2024. The Burt Munro Challenge is an iconic must-see or must-do event, a week-long spectacle that transcends the various codes and branches of motorcycling and now celebrates its 17th year in 2024.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 5, 2024 by EditorFebruary 6, 2024

The 2024 cross-country racing season follows hot on the heels of the 2023 edition, so there should be no excuses for not being warmed up. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships kick off this coming weekend and you could be forgiven for thinking that time really does fly, because it seems the 2023 edition has only just concluded.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 5, 2024 by EditorFebruary 4, 2024

West Auckland-based former Takaka man Hamish Harwood (KTM 450SFX), on his way to another MX1 class win, this time at round one of the New Zealand Motocross Championships near Rotorua on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAucklander Hamish Harwood is rapidly becoming the stuff of legends, his performance near Rotorua on Saturday nothing short of amazing.

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