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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 April 20, 2026 by EditorApril 20, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda), top man in the premier MXGP class at Trentino.The atmosphere, the cliffsides, and the chaos – it can only be the MXGP of Trentino, and the fans rocked the slopes of “Il Ciclamino” for round five of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships in Italy.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 17, 2026 by EditorApril 17, 2026

The MXGP class hits turn one in Sardegna last weekend.The fifth round of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships takes riders from the Italian island of Sardegna to the north of the same country for this weekend’s MXGP of Trentino.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 15, 2026 by EditorApril 15, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium again at the weekend and now with an extended points lead.It was a commanding win for the boys from Downunder at the weekend as they dominated both the 450SX and 250SX classes at round 13 of the AMA supercross championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 14, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Cambridge’s Nico Verhoeven takes an early lead in the 11-12 years 85cc class at the 2026 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships held at the Brookhaven Motocross Training Facility in Leeston, Canterbury. Photo by Derek Morrison, MNZ. The superstars of the future were certainly on show at the New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships at Leeston, near Christchurch, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 13, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Auckland’s Jack Ellingham (Honda), a long-overdue national motocross championship winner in 2026. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It’s hard to believe for any ardent follower of the sport, but Auckland’s Jack Ellingham has just been crowned a New Zealand motocross champion.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 12, 2026 by EditorApril 12, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), top individual at round two of the National Club Enduro Series near Tokoroa on Saturday. Photo by Madison ClarkeThe nation’s elite dirt bike racers managed to escape the worst of the weather bomb that struck New Zealand’s North Island at the weekend, but the action was stormy nonetheless in forestry near Tokoroa on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 10, 2026 by EditorApril 10, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), one of the favourites to win this weekend’s National Club Enduro Series event near Tokoroa. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAll roads lead to New Zealand’s Central Plateau tomorrow as the nation’s elite off-road motorcycle racers converge near Tokoroa for racing in the National Club Enduro Series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 7, 2026 by EditorApril 7, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium at the weekend and now with a share of the series lead.Australian Hunter Lawrence again put his Honda on the podium at the weekend, this time at round 12 of the AMA supercross championships in St Louis.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 30, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

Cameras do lie … the image captured here does not do justice to the steep, slippery wet rock terrain that these riders are attempting to conquer. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWe had both winners and losers on the track at this year’s ninth annual Korito Technical Matrix in Taranaki on Saturday, but mostly it was the habitat of winners.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 29, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

After a long and brutal day of racing, there were surprisingly just a few minutes to separate the winner, Bulls rider Connor Newton (left), and runner-up rider Cameron Judd, from Judgeford, just north of Wellington. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe annual Korito Technical Matrix event in Taranaki at the weekend again drew the cream of the crop from across a diverse range of motorcycling codes and they all brought something special to the popular event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 27, 2026 by EditorMarch 27, 2026

The signage pictured here at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe signage pictured at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 25, 2026 by EditorMarch 25, 2026

An archive photo of Parnassus rider Graeme Allan (Kawasaki), in action back in the 1980s and proudly displaying the 250cc class No.1 plate he achieved in 1987. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Westland Motorcycle Club hosted an extremely memorable 2026 Vet Nationals at the famous Waipuna Station, located approximately 26km south of Reefton, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 24, 2026 by EditorMarch 24, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda No.96) raced to victory at round 10 in Birmingham at the weekend.Australian Hunter Lawrence took his Honda to dominate round 10 of the AMA Supercross Champs at Birmingham for his second-consecutive win at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 23, 2026 by EditorMarch 23, 2026

The MXGP class hits turn one in Spain at the weekend.The second round of the 2026 Motocross World Champs saw the series ignite in Europe for the first time, and the local Spanish fans filled the revamped facility of the Circuito di Motocross di Almonte.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 16, 2026 by EditorMarch 16, 2026

Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (BMW), who survived a tight battle with Whanganui’s Luca Durning (BMW) for the premier crown. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand has a brand-new national superbike champion and it is Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (pictured here).

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 12, 2026 by EditorMarch 15, 2026

The rising stars of junior motocross in New Zealand, surely set to become our future internationals too. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTalented Kiwi videographer Derek Morrison left his Dunedin base to travel the country chasing some of the rising stars of New Zealand junior motocross.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 11, 2026 by EditorMarch 11, 2026

Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (BMW), in a tight battle with Whanganui’s Luca Durning (BMW) for the premier crown. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith three rounds complete and just one to go, it’s a mad scramble to find the New Zealand Superbike Champion in the premier grade for 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 3, 2026 by EditorMarch 4, 2026

Honda’s Rian King (bike No.110) gets the jump out of the gate at the start of this MX2 class race at Rotorua on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe latest edition of the New Zealand Motocross Championships straddled two years, kicking off in November 2025 and winding up at Rotorua on the last day of February 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 2, 2026 by EditorMarch 2, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), always a solid performer when the going gets tough. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe popularity of dirt bike events run by Sean Clarke and the Forestland Motorcycle Club continues to impress and this is despite the torturous course the racers were warned to expect.

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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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Bikesportnz Posted on July 29, 2025 by EditorJuly 29, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), top dog in the MX2 class in Australia again this season. Photo courtesy Honda. New Zealand’s Brodie Connolly has made it two Australian national motocross title wins in a row after his victorious showing at the penultimate round of the series in Toowoomba, Queensland, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 28, 2025 by EditorJuly 28, 2025

The overall winners of both Motocross World Championship classes are still very much in question as we head to the deepest sand of the season for the MXGP of Flanders to start August in style.The legendary venue of Loket was perfect for Sunday’s Grand prix races as the world’s motocross elite fought to add their names to the list of winners around the Loketske Serpentiny circuit.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 25, 2025 by EditorJuly 25, 2025

The United States will continue to feature in the Motocross of Nations plans for the foreseeable future. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comInfront Moto Racing and MX Sports are excited to announce the extension of their agreement to host the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) in the United States through to 2031.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 24, 2025 by EditorJuly 24, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), top dog in the MX2 class in Australia again this season. Photo courtesy Honda. The penultimate round of the Australian ProMX Championships will be held in Toowoomba, Queensland, this weekend with Kiwi rider Brodie Connolly sure to be a hit.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 23, 2025 by EditorJuly 23, 2025

Spain’s Marc Márquez and his Ducati Lenovo Team were again triumphant at the weekend.Spain’s Marc Márquez rewrote a piece of Ducati history, becoming the first rider of the Bologna-based manufacturer to win five consecutive GPs in MotoGP when he won at Brno at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 21, 2025 by EditorJuly 21, 2025

Defending 450cc champion Chase Sexton (KTM), winner at round eight at Washougal at the weekend.The win streak of Australian Jett Lawrence was finally broken at round eight of the 2025 Pro Motocross Championship at the Washougal National on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 17, 2025 by EditorJuly 17, 2025

Flying Frenchman Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team) will be sidelined this weekend.Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Tom Vialle will now join fellow KTM star Aaron Plessinger on the sideline ahead of Saturday’s United States Motocross Championships round at Washougal.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 16, 2025 by EditorJuly 16, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda No.18) won the day at round seven at Millville at the weekend.Australian Honda rider Jett Lawrence has now made it seven round wins in a row in the motocross nationals in the United States after dominating at Millville at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 14, 2025 by EditorJuly 14, 2025

Dutchman Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna), top MX2 class rider at the Finnish GP at the weekend.The weekend’s MXGP of Finland, the first international event to be held at the new KymiRing facility near the city of Kuovola, delivered a tough day of racing for the 13th round of the 2025 Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 13, 2025 by EditorJuly 14, 2025

Belgium’s Lucas Coenen (KTM), top dog in the MXGP qualifying race in Finland on Saturday.The most northern round of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships fired into life with the qualifying races for the MXGP of Finland at the new KymiRing venue.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 11, 2025 by EditorJuly 13, 2025

Slovenian Honda star Tim Gajser will be back behind the MXGP starting gates this weekend.New adventures are ahead for Honda HRC racer Tim Gajser as the MXGP World Championships head to the new KymiRing circuit near Kouvola, in Finland, this weekend for the 13th round of the 2025 series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 9, 2025 by EditorJuly 9, 2025

Three individual winners – (left to right) Kannon Zabojnik (65cc), Mano Faure (125cc), Rafael Mennillo (85cc). Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.Tough conditions greeted riders at the FIM Junior World Motocross Championships at the French circuit of Romagné at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 8, 2025 by EditorJuly 8, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda No.18) won the day at round six at RedBud at the weekend.Australian Honda rider Jett Lawrence overcame adversity to earn his sixth-straight 450 class overall win, continuing his win streak at round six of the 2025 United States Motocross Championships in Michigan.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 7, 2025 by EditorJuly 7, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), posted a perfect 1-1 sweep in the MX2 class. Photo courtesy Honda. Racing at Canberra’s Fairbairn Park Motorsport Complex saw big shake-ups to this year’s 2025 Australian ProMX Championships as the class front-runners tightened their grip at the head of each respective category.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 6, 2025 by EditorJuly 6, 2025

Jeff Hagensen, Darren Capill, Chad Reed (No.1) and Daryl Hurley in action in New Zealand back in about 1998. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comA talented group of 26 amateur prospects were invited for the second Scouting Moto Combine gathering of the summer at the weekend’s national championship event in Michigan.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 5, 2025 by EditorJuly 4, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), still eyeing back-to-back titles in the MX2 class in Australia. Photo courtesy Honda.It will be crunch time for 2025 Penrite ProMX in Canberra this weekend as the championship stakes rise and scoring points becomes much more crucial.

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