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LET’S GO BUSH RIDING

Bikesportnz Posted on May 24, 2018 by EditorMay 24, 2018

Perhaps our next national champion or international hero will be among those in action near Tokoroa this weekend. The 2018 Dirt Guide Cross-country Series kicks off this weekend, again promising to be anything you want it to be … a … Continue reading →

HALFWAY POINT IN KIWI ENDURO

Bikesportnz Posted on May 23, 2018 by EditorMay 22, 2018

The 2018 New Zealand Enduro Championships will reach the halfway point in the South Island this weekend. The third round of five is set for Maruia, near Nelson, on Saturday, an event that could be pivotal for title hopefuls.

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A KIWI DOUBLE-WHAMMY

Bikesportnz Posted on May 22, 2018 by EditorMay 22, 2018

It was a thrilling weekend for the New Zealand-based Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team with two of its riders topping the podium in two very different corners of the world. Otago’s Courtney Duncan was unbeatable at the third round of … Continue reading →

HERLINGS AND PRADO AGAIN

Bikesportnz Posted on May 21, 2018 by EditorMay 21, 2018

Round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship’s 2018 season, the MXGP of Germany, wrapped up at Teutschenthal at the weekend with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team celebrating wins by its rider Jeffrey Herlings (in the MXGP class) … Continue reading →

MOTOFEST WORTH ANOTHER LOOK

Bikesportnz Posted on May 20, 2018 by EditorMay 18, 2018

We know you’ll enjoy this extended highlights package from Hampton Downs in March, that weekend’s inaugural MotoFest event doubling as the third round of four of the 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championships. The two-day festival of motorcycling promised a huge … Continue reading →

SERIES SET FOR KICK-OFF

Bikesportnz Posted on May 19, 2018 by EditorMay 18, 2018

The 2018 Dirt Guide Cross-country Series kicks off near Tokoroa this weekend, the venue at Ohakuri – about halfway between Tokoroa and Taupo – and it is sure to attract riders from both ends of the aptitude and competitiveness spectrum. … Continue reading →

‘KIWI GIRL’ BACK IN ACTION

Bikesportnz Posted on May 18, 2018 by EditorMay 23, 2018

The 2018 MXGP World Championship continues this weekend at the hilly Teutschenthal circuit for the eighth round of the season, the MXGP of Germany, an event that also represents the third round of six in the FIM Women’s Motocross World … Continue reading →

ARCHER BEATS UP BOYS AND MEN

Bikesportnz Posted on May 17, 2018 by EditorMay 16, 2018

She’s been threatening to beat up the boys for years, but now it’s official … Te Awamutu’s Rachael Archer is the national cross-country champion in the under-200cc two-stroke class. The 16-year-old took her Husqvarna TE150 to wrap up the New … Continue reading →

NOW LOOKING TO OVERSEAS

Bikesportnz Posted on May 16, 2018 by EditorMay 15, 2018

Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge is hoping his latest dirt biking success might propel him onto the international stage. The 27-year-old Taupo locksmith wrapped up the New Zealand Cross-country Championships title near Mosgiel at the weekend, a runner-up finish at … Continue reading →

XC MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Bikesportnz Posted on May 15, 2018 by EditorMay 15, 2018

Taupo’s Brad Groombridge has completed the task he’d promised to right from the start of the season when he wrapped up the national cross-country title near Mosgiel at the weekend. He had arrived at Saturday’s venue for the fourth and … Continue reading →

EURO BATTLE FOR KIWI RIDERS

Bikesportnz Posted on May 14, 2018 by EditorMay 14, 2018

Two of the FIM European Motocross Championships classes – EMX250 and EMX125 – shared the programme with the weekend’s MXGP of Latvia, the two European classes featuring Kiwi riders Dylan Walsh and James Scott. Canterbury man Walsh (Husqvarna) managed ninth … Continue reading →

INTO THE MXGP CAULDRON

Bikesportnz Posted on May 13, 2018 by EditorMay 12, 2018

Australian Todd Waters chats ahead of his return to Grand Prix racing in Latvia this weekend. It’s a big weekend for him, stepping in to replace the injured Brian Bogers, but not an overwhelming one because he has plenty of … Continue reading →

BUSY WEEKEND IN LATVIA

Bikesportnz Posted on May 12, 2018 by EditorMay 12, 2018

The weekend will be a busy one at Kegums, in Latvia, as it is jam-packed with both MXGP and EMX motocross championship racing. Adding to the schedule is the classes of EMX250 and EMX125. Watch out for points leaders Martin … Continue reading →

A HARD MAN TO PIN DOWN

Bikesportnz Posted on May 11, 2018 by EditorMay 15, 2018

Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge is never one to be placed in a pigeon hole. The 27-year-old Taupo locksmith is a leading rider on the national motocross, enduro, cross-country and TT racing scenes and he simply can’t be classified, buttoned-down, … Continue reading →

ANDRELL SPRINGS A SURPRISE

Bikesportnz Posted on May 10, 2018 by EditorMay 10, 2018

It was something of a dream outing for Auckland’s Joseph Andrell, the 29-year-old competing at the 2018 edition of the New Zealand Mini TT Championships near Taupiri at the weekend. The Landscape gardener from Orewa shifts dirt for a living, … Continue reading →

SMITH WAS UNTOUCHABLE

Bikesportnz Posted on May 10, 2018 by EditorMay 9, 2018

It was more than just a training exercise, but the pace of former national motocross champion Hayden Smith at the weekend’s New Zealand Miniature TT Championships showed he certainly was ready for his upcoming World Junior Motocross Championships bid in … Continue reading →

TOWNLEY FIGHTS BACK

Bikesportnz Posted on May 9, 2018 by EditorMay 11, 2018

Former world motocross champion Ben Townley is back on the KTM bike brand he rode to win that world title and he’s obviously loving it. Though now retired from racing fulltime, the Bay of Plenty father-of-three used some of that … Continue reading →

FINAL SHOWDOWN TO DECIDE

Bikesportnz Posted on May 8, 2018 by EditorMay 8, 2018

He may be second in the championship standings, but Taupo’s Brad Groombridge is still the favourite to win the cross-country nationals this season. The 2018 New Zealand Cross-country Championships will go down to the wire near Mosgiel this weekend, Saturday’s … Continue reading →

HANNON READY TO STEP UP

Bikesportnz Posted on May 8, 2018 by EditorMay 7, 2018

“Simply the best” and “unstoppable” were phrases used by the commentator to describe Cambridge’s Jared Hannon as he blitzed the field on his way to winning the 8-12 years’ 85cc class at the Kawasaki-sponsored annual New Zealand Mini TT Championships … Continue reading →

TT CHAMPS WERE A BLAST

Bikesportnz Posted on May 7, 2018 by EditorMay 7, 2018

Bikes were pushed to breaking point at the annual New Zealand Mini TT Championships near Taupiri at the weekend, with riders twisting throttles to the stops in a bid for title glory. All competitors relished the perfect riding conditions over … Continue reading →

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