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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 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 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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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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