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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 January 1, 2024 by EditorDecember 31, 2023

The teams have been named to the 2024 MXGP and MX2 season ahead. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Motocross World Championships will be another action-packed competition in 2024, with the unveiling this week of the provisional MXGP & MX2 Officially Approved Teams (OAT) list.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 31, 2023 by EditorDecember 31, 2023

The spectacular hillside Italian track at Maggiora will feature again on the MXGP calendar in 2024. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe organising body for the motocross world championships – Infront Moto Racing – is excited to unveil updates to the 2024 racing calendar for the FIM series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 30, 2023 by EditorDecember 29, 2023

Invercargill’s Cormac Buchanan, the defending NZSBK champion in the F2/Supersport 600 class. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe first phase of the 2023-24 motorcycle racing season wrapped up in Whanganui on Boxing Day and, while rider entry numbers were very good, there were a few notable absentees.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 29, 2023 by EditorDecember 28, 2023

HRC Director Tetsuhiro Kuwata – a figure often seen at many of HRC’s two-wheeled competitions around the world.Episode Five, Season Two of ‘Behind the Dream’ explores the character and philosophy of HRC Director Tetsuhiro Kuwata.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 28, 2023 by EditorDecember 27, 2023

Whanganui’s Richie Dibben (right, Suzuki RM-Z450), national champion again in the Supermoto class after brilliant display on Whanganui’s Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day. Here he is congratulated by visiting international rider Davey Todd (Suzuki RM-Z450), Dibben’s main rival all series. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comJust like any good sports story, this season’s Suzuki International Series simply oozed drama, tension and fast-paced action from start to finish.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 27, 2023 by EditorDecember 27, 2023

Bay of Plenty’s Mitch Rees (Motul Honda CBR1000RR) dominated the premier Formula One/Superbike class and celebrated his first major wins of the 2023-24 season on Boxing Day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWhakatane’s Mitch Rees can tick off the first three jobs on his ‘to do’ list, the national No.1 collecting his first major silverware of the 2023-24 motorcycle racing season on Boxing Day.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 26, 2023 by EditorDecember 22, 2023

Australian Jett Lawrence has high praise heaped upon him by many US organisations.As teams and riders prepare for the 2024 season, the American motorcycle-racing sanctioning body have recently named Australian Jett Lawrence as their 2023 Rider of the Year.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 25, 2023 by EditorDecember 27, 2023

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 … it is waiting to be read right here …

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 24, 2023 by EditorDecember 22, 2023

Swiss star Jeremy Seewer, joining the factory Kawasaki team for the 2024 MXGP season.Kawasaki team newcomer Jeremy Seewer will enter the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship with high expectations following successful winter tests together with new team-mate Romain Febvre.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 23, 2023 by EditorDecember 22, 2023

Raetihi’s Karaitiana Horne (Kawasaki), determined to put on a good showing for Team New Zealand at Woodville at the end of January. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt will be time to step up and be counted when the top women’s motocross stars from Downunder head into a tough compeition at the 2024 Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville next month.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 22, 2023 by EditorDecember 20, 2023

The big Suzuki line-up for the upcoming AMA supercross and motocross season for 2024 again includes Germany’s Ken Roczen as its lead rider.The 2024 race season is fast coming up and Suzuki in the United States is starting to put the pieces in place for a successful AMA supercross and motocross showing.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 21, 2023 by EditorDecember 28, 2023

It will again be fierce and frantic on the streets of Whanganui on Boxing Day. This photo shows Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (bike No.1) leading Whanganui’s Richie Dibben (bike 91) through the first corner at the Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day last year. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Christmas rush should be over by December 25, but that doesn’t mean things will really be slowing down at all for many hundreds of people.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 20, 2023 by EditorDecember 19, 2023

Spain’s Ruben Fernandez (Honda), determined to move up the world rankings in 2024.The 2023 MXGP World Championships wrapped up in September and, believe it or not, the start of the 2024 edition of the competition is already just around the corner.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 19, 2023 by EditorDecember 18, 2023

Dutchman Kees Van Der Ven, a motocross hero from the 1980s. There is no question, long before Jeffrey Herlings collected his five motocross world championship titles, The Netherlands depended on a handful of riders to hand them Grand Prix glory.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 18, 2023 by EditorDecember 17, 2023

Italy’s Francesco Bagnaia led a Ducati 1-2-3 to the top of the MotoGP standings in 2023.A full house of fans were in Bologna, Italy, for “Campioni in Festa”, the event to celebrate Ducati’s domination in the world of racing in 2023, with triumphs in MotoGP, WorldSBK and WorldSSP.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 17, 2023 by EditorDecember 16, 2023

KTM rider Kevin Benavides, the defending champion, will race this at the Dakar Rally 2024. Photo by Sebas RomeroIn an ocean with no water, riding waves that never meet a beach, the world’s most skilled off-road bike riders and four-wheeled vehicle drivers hunt the line to a Dakar rally victory.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 16, 2023 by EditorDecember 15, 2023

The 2024 ProMX Championship will again be held over eight rounds, starting in Wonthaggi (Vic) on March 17 before concluding at Queensland Moto Park in Boonah on August 17-18.The calendar for the 2024 Penrite ProMX Championships, presented by AMX Superstores, has been set and it will feature a tantalising mix of established venues and an injection of exciting new locations.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 15, 2023 by EditorDecember 14, 2023

Former Taihape man Simon Crafar, pictured here when he won overall at Donington Park, in the UK, in 1998. Photo supplied.All roads will lead to the Hampton Downs race circuit in March next year when the Star Insure MotoFest again stages its celebration of motorcycling at the popular race facility near Meremere.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 14, 2023 by EditorDecember 13, 2023

New Zealand’s Brodie Connolly in action at the Junior Motocross Championships at Horsham, in Australia, in 2018. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt has been announced that the 2024 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship will be held at the Circuit Kamperweg Heerde in The Netherlands, on July 14 next year.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 13, 2023 by EditorDecember 12, 2023

It’s not hard to see why the annual Suzuki International Series each December has a huge following, both domestically and internationally too.

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