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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 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 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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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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