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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 June 25, 2026 by EditorJune 25, 2026

Germany’s Ken Roczen, in action during the Motocross of Nations in the United States in 2010. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2026 AMA 450cc Supercross Champion will now join 250cc Champion and Kiwi superstar Cole Davies for New Zealand’s biggest ever Supercross event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 22, 2026 by EditorJune 22, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), the outstanding individual at the must-win final round of this season’s National Club Enduro Series near Atiamuri on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt went down to the wire at the fourth and final round of New Zealand’s popular National Club Enduro Series near Atiamuri on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 16, 2026 by EditorJune 16, 2026

Could MXTrackr be the answer to your prayers in terms of motocross management for riders, parents, clubs, and coaches. MXTrackr has now launched in New Zealand and it may revolutionise motocross management for riders, parents, clubs, and coaches.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 16, 2026 by EditorJune 16, 2026

Run by the Forestland Motorcycle Club, the trees and forest tracks around Atiamuri will echo and resonate with the fourth and final round of the popular National Club Enduro Series (NCES).New Zealand’s Central Plateau is again the place to be for the nation’s elite off-road motorcycle racers this weekend as they flock together to face a dramatic final showdown.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 15, 2026 by EditorJune 15, 2026

Australian Jett Lawrence has been sensational in his 450 AMA Pro Motocross career thus far. The Pro Motocross Championships in the United States headed to Colorado for its third stop of the summer and round 20 of the 2026 SMX World Championship in Denver.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 10, 2026 by EditorJune 10, 2026

Lucas Coenen controlled the MXGP class from start to finish with dominant race pace and composure under pressure to secure a perfect double moto victory and extend his championship lead. Photo: Juan Pablo AcevedoThe damp conditions of recent days made way for glorious sunshine at the weekend as the Motocenter Zelta Zirgs played host to the MXGP of Latvia, round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 9, 2026 by EditorJune 9, 2026

Australian brothers Hunter and Jett Lawrence, top of the 450cc podium at Hangtown at the weekend.Australian Jett Lawrence has been nearly untouchable in his 450 AMA Pro Motocross career thus far, so a third-overall finish at last week’s 2026 opener had some wondering if his superiority had slipped.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 8, 2026 by EditorJune 9, 2026

The MX1 class launches out of the start gate at Himatangi on Sunday with (from left) Huntly’s Josiah Natzke (No.30), Oparau’s James Scott (No.108) and Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis (No.44) leading the way. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was a case of contrasting extremes at the 63rd annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Himatangi at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 3, 2026 by EditorJune 4, 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 Himatangi. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is just a few days now until the “greatest show on turf” – the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere – the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 1, 2026 by EditorJune 4, 2026

Frenchman Mathis Valin (Kawasaki), top rider in the MX2 class at Teutschenthal. The cacophony of noise from horns, whistles, voices, and of course the chainless chainsaws meant that we could only be in one place, at the Talkessel circuit, near Teutschenthal, for the MXGP of Germany.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 21, 2026 by EditorMay 21, 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 May 18, 2026 by EditorMay 18, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), among the favourites to win this season’s National Club Enduro Series after another strong performance near Atiamuri on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe National Club Enduro Series is going down to the wire after a thrilling third round of four near Atiamuri on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 13, 2026 by EditorMay 13, 2026

National Club Enduro Series organiser Sean Clarke lays down the law during rider’s briefing. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe National Club Enduro Series is at the halfway stage and the second phase of the tremendously popular off-road motorcycle competition gets underway this weekend, with everything still at stake for trophy hopefuls. 

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 12, 2026 by EditorMay 13, 2026

Cole Davies at round 17 of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships in Salt Lake City Utah.Kiwi Cole Davies delivered a composed ride to win the Salt Lake City East/West Showdown, controlling the race from the front after the lead battle fell apart behind him to cap off his East Division championship season.After 16 rounds of twists, surprises and momentum swings, the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships came down to one final gate drop, round 17 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 5, 2026 by EditorMay 5, 2026

Australia Hunter Lawrence (Honda No.96), on the top of the 450cc class podium at the weekend in Denver, Colorado.It was a start-to-finish win for Australian racer Hunter Lawrence at the Denver Supercross at the weekend, the penultimate round of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 27, 2026 by EditorApril 27, 2026

New Zealand’s Cole Davies, on the podium at the weekend as 2026 East Coast Supercross Champion in the United States. The 250SX story coming into Philadelphia was simple: New Zealand’s Cole Davies needed just a small points gain over Seth Hammaker to secure the supercross championship title.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 19, 2025 by EditorSeptember 19, 2025

Invercargill’s Seth Morrow (Honda), the sole entry in the main classes at this weekend’s final round of the Motocross World Championships. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It all comes down to the 20th and final round of the FIM Motocross World Championships and the event will feature at least one Kiwi rider, Honda ace Seth Morrow.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 16, 2025 by EditorSeptember 16, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), leader in the 450cc class after round two of the SMX series.The second event of the SuperMotocross playoffs saw the Honda HRC Progressive team sweep the overall wins in St. Louis, taking control of both title fights in the three-round series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 15, 2025 by EditorSeptember 15, 2025

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (KTM), winner of the GP of China in Shanghai at the weekend.After a downpour of biblical proportions on Saturday evening, The Oriental Beauty Valley MXGP of China saw bright sunshine the following day at the Shanghai International Off-Road Circuit.

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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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