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Bikesportnz Posted on February 9, 2026 by EditorFebruary 9, 2026

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R) proved himself unstoppable on the two vastly different race tracks he tackled during the famous Burt Munro Challenge festival week. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThousands of motorcycle riders again made their annual pilgrimage to Southland for the 19th annual Burt Munro Challenge festival this year and all were rewarded with special memories to cherish.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 6, 2026 by EditorFebruary 6, 2026

Can you afford not to be there in Cairns in September? The 2026 MXGP of Australia in Darwin from September 18-20 will again feature the nation’s elite junior talent launching a thrilling three days of competition in the MA Motocross State Challenge.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 4, 2026 by EditorFebruary 4, 2026

Otago’s Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki) adds incredible strength to New Zealand’s bid for 2026 Oceania Women’s Motocross honours. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand has named a strong team to contest the Oceania Women’s Motocross Championships in Australia next month.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 2, 2026 by EditorFebruary 2, 2026

Lucas Coenen topped the standings as the European motocross season got underway in Italy at the weekend.Belgium’s Lucas Coenen has followed his MX2 class-winning brother Sasha Coenen’s lead with victory in the opening 450 race of the 2026 European motocross season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 28, 2026 by EditorJanuary 28, 2026

Opotiki’s Cody Cooper (GASGAS), always a contender whenever and wherever he races. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2025-26 New Zealand Motocross Championships kicked off with two rounds in the South Island in November and fast approaching now is round three in Tauranga.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 26, 2026 by EditorJanuary 26, 2026

The 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville fell victim to the torrential onslaught of rain at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comA cancellation doesn’t happen too often, but, when it does, the Kiwi motorcycling community sits up and takes notice. The 2026 MX at Woodville was ended early and this was one of those reflective moments. 

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 25, 2026 by EditorJanuary 26, 2026

Congratulations to the mini riders and their family, friends and supporters for the endurance and perseverance they offered on Saturday!We all woke up to news this morning that the senior day for the 2026 New Zealand Grand Prix at Woodville had been cancelled due to overnight rain on an already drenched track.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 21, 2026 by EditorJanuary 21, 2026

Josiah Natzke (left) and Maximus Purvis will be going head-to-head at the Honda New Zealand Motocross GP at Woodville this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt’s an incredible 18 years since these photos of then future Kiwi motocross greats Josiah Natzke and Maximus Purvis were taken at the New Zealand Mini Motocross Championships in 2008.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 20, 2026 by EditorJanuary 20, 2026

Australian hero Kyle Webster (Honda), the clear favourite to win the at 63rd annual Woodville Motocross Grand Prix this coming weekend. Here he is shown racing for Team Australia at the Motocross of Nations in The Netherlands in 2019. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand riders are going to have a massive fight on their hands this coming weekend if they are to have any hope of capturing the greatest motocross trophy on offer in this part of the world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 18, 2026 by EditorJanuary 17, 2026

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 January 17, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

Huntly’s Josiah Natzke, sure to be one of the favourites to win at this year’s 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is just a week now until the “greatest show on turf” – the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere – the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 16, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

American Honda rider Skyler Howes, who won stage 11 of 13 in this year’s Dakar Rally. Honda’s Skyler Howes claimed his first-ever Dakar Rally stage victory with a commanding performance on one of the fastest tests of this year’s event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 16, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

Perhaps New Zealand has its own Field Of Dreams and from the Hollywood film of that name came the phrase: “Build it and they will come”.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 14, 2026 by EditorJanuary 14, 2026

A multi-time AMA supercross champion, Colorado’s Eli Tomac (KTM No.3) set himself up for another top season with victory at round one for 2026.The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team opened the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships with a pair of convincing podium performances at Anaheim 1 at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 11, 2026 by EditorJanuary 11, 2026

KTM rider Daniel Sanders, from Australia, leading the Dakar Rally at the halfway stage.Australian rider Daniel Sanders (KTM) has maintained his overall advantage at the top of the 2026 Dakar Rally standings after putting in an excellent ride to third place on the long stage six of the event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 3, 2026 by EditorJanuary 3, 2026

Honda’s Adrien Van Beveren, prepared for the worst that the desert can throw at him.The Monster Energy Honda HRC race team is cleared for take-off as the gruelling 2026 Dakar Rally gets ready to kick off in Yanbu.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 2, 2026 by EditorJanuary 2, 2026

Flying Dutchman Jeffery Herlings will be racing for Honda in the 2026 MXGP seasonFive-time world champion Jeffrey Herlings, from the Netherlands, is joining Honda in a multi-year deal, as he looks to add to his list of amazing achievements.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 30, 2025 by EditorDecember 30, 2025

Ararimu bike racer Paul Pavletich, with yet another motorcycling title win to his credit. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHis nickname is “Superman” and, even as he hits the ripe old age of 67, he’s still proving faster than a speeding bullet and maybe even able to leap small buildings.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 29, 2025 by EditorDecember 29, 2025

Aucklander Cameron Leslie (KTM RC8C) stepped up to be counted this year’s Suzuki International Series, which wrapped up on the streets of Whanganui’s famous Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAucklander Cameron Leslie stepped up to be counted this year’s Suzuki International Series, which wrapped up on the streets of Whanganui’s famous Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 28, 2025 by EditorDecember 27, 2025

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R) cracked the ‘triple’ once again this season, winning the premier Formula one/Superbike class overall for the series, then the New Zealand F1 TT title for winning race two at Whanganui, and then also snatching the coveted Robert Holden Memorial feature race trophy on Boxing Day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHis trophy cabinet is bulging and ready to burst, but still Bay of Plenty’s Mitch Rees reckons there’s room for a few more to be squeezed in.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 10, 2025 by EditorSeptember 10, 2025

The ballot at the MXoN event in The Netherlands in 2019. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWe can now share the provisional entry list for the 2025 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, scheduled for Ironman Raceway in Indiana, in the United States, from October 3 to 5.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 5, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

The Motocross of Nations is the biggest international event on the motocross calendar and it has grown in leaps and bounds since it was first introduced more than 75 years ago.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 3, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

Belgium's Stefan Everts collects the award as No.1 MX1 rider at the MXoN in 2006, while the Americans contemplate their overall victory that day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comKeen to see what happened at the 2006 Motocross of Nations when a soon-to-retire Stefan Everts whipped the rest of the world, including the American superstars, at his farewell appearance?

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 1, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

Motocross has come a long way since its extremely humble beginnings in the 1920s to now be a multi-million dollar sport of international repute.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 31, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

American motocross legend Jeff Ward, in action at the 1987 MXoN event at Unadilla, New York. Ward, along with team-mates Bob Hannah and Rick Johnson won the event that season, that occasion marking their seventh MXoN win in a row.There is no doubt that the United States is among the top nations in the world when it comes to motocross racing, having won the Motocross of Nations an astounding 23 times since the competition’s inception in 1947.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 29, 2025 by EditorAugust 28, 2025

We all know the Motocross of Nations is commonly referred to as the "Olympic Games of Motocross", but let's take that a step further.We all know the Motocross of Nations is commonly referred to as the “Olympic Games of Motocross”, but let’s take that a step further.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 27, 2025 by EditorAugust 26, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), winner of the 450cc class title again this season, clinching it with a round to spare.The AMA Pro Motocross Champs in the United States wrapped up at Budds Creek MX in Maryland at the weekend with Australian Jett Lawrence celebrating a dominant season finish.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 26, 2025 by EditorAugust 25, 2025

New Zealand’s Brodie Connolly (Honda), set to race in the United States in the 2026 season.New Zealand’s Brodie Connolly is all primed and ready to race the full national motocross championship season in the United States in 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 25, 2025 by EditorAugust 25, 2025

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (KTM), winner of the Dutch GP at Arnhem at the weekend.It was a glorious Grand Prix day near Arnhem on Sunday (today, NZ time), although the heat made it tougher for the MXGP elite as they fought it out in the sand for the last time in 2025.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 23, 2025 by EditorAugust 26, 2025

Dutchman Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna), one to watch in the MX2 class this weekend.The 2025 Motocross World Championships holds its final event on mainland Europe this weekend for round 17, the MXGP of Netherlands, hosted at a track just north of the city of Arnhem.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 18, 2025 by EditorAugust 18, 2025

Sweden’s Isak Gifting (Yamaha), one of the stand-outs at round 16. The MXGP of Sweden saw the Uddevalla venue host round 16 of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships, and the emotions ran high on the tough and technical Swedish track.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 17, 2025 by EditorAugust 17, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), winner of the 450cc class title again this season, clinching it with a round to spare.In upstate New York on Saturday, Honda rider Jett Lawrence clinched the 2025 450 AMA Pro Motocross National Championship one round early, with a 1-1 moto tally aboard his factory race machine.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 14, 2025 by EditorAugust 14, 2025

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), leading in the MXGP standings by a narrow margin after round 15.The 2025 motocross world championships starts the final quarter of the season this weekend with round 16, the MXGP of Sweden, which sees a return to the Glimminge Motorstadion venue.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 13, 2025 by EditorAugust 13, 2025

Where would you place your money if betting was an option at this year’s Motocross of Nations? Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe United States have selected their trio for the upcoming FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations (MXoN) in the US from October 3-5, hoping they can restore some pride in the American psyche.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 11, 2025 by EditorAugust 11, 2025

Australian Hunter Lawrence (Honda), winner of the 450cc class at the weekend.The 2025 Pro Motocross Championships in the United States marked round nine at Ironman Raceway near Indianapolis, also round 26 of the SMX World Championship regular season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 7, 2025 by EditorAugust 7, 2025

Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team) will be sidelined again this weekend.Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Aaron Plessinger will remain on the sidelines ahead of Saturday’s United States Motocross Championships round in Indiana.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 5, 2025 by EditorAugust 5, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), top dog in the MX2 class in Australia again this season. Photo courtesy Honda. In what was once considered unthinkable, Honda Australia has done it again, claiming all four national motocross titles for the second consecutive year in the 2025 Australian Motocross Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 4, 2025 by EditorAugust 4, 2025

Young Belgian Lucas Coenen (KTM), winner at round 15 of the MXGP world championships at the weekend.The sun shone on Lommel on Sunday as the fans enjoyed a stunning day of racing around one of the very toughest circuits in the world and, as usual, the MXGP of Flanders delivered epic confrontations.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 1, 2025 by EditorJuly 31, 2025

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), leading in the MXGP standings by a narrow margin after round 14.It’s the 15th round of 20 in the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships in Belgium this weekend with everything to play for as the season winds down.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 30, 2025 by EditorJuly 30, 2025

Team Australia celebrates MXoN success in 2024. Photo by Grant Reynolds.Motorcycling Australia has selected a winning formula for its defence of the FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations (MXoN) in the United States of America from October 3-5.

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