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Smith in the Fight of His Life
Tuesday, 12 May 2015, 10:22 am | Bikesport NZ
This weekend may provide the sternest test yet for Mokau's four-time national cross-country champion Adrian Smith. More >>
Kiwi Kid Celebrates Breakthrough in Europe
Monday, 11 May 2015, 11:44 am | Bikesport NZ
CAPTION: Waikato's Josiah Natzke (KTM), pictured here successfully defending his New Zealand crown earlier this year, is now third in the European motocross EMX125 standings. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com More >>
Birch Wins Seven From Seven
Monday, 11 May 2015, 11:14 am | Bikesport NZ
Birch Wins Seven From Seven Seven wins from seven starts ... it doesn't get any better than that. Auckland's Chris Birch was again the dominant force as the seven-round New Zealand Enduro Championships series wound up with a double-header weekend in ... More >>
Birch Stamps His Authority
Monday, 11 May 2015, 10:30 am | Bikesport NZ
MAY 11, 2015: It was the perfect campaign for Aucklander Chris Birch in this season's New Zealand Enduro Championships. More >>
Young Yamaha Racer Taking It to the Max
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 10:03 am | Bikesport NZ
Just as wine supposedly gets better with age, so too, apparently, does Manawatu teenager Max Hefferen. More >>
Yamaha 1-2 Finish for Season is Guaranteed
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 10:07 am | Bikesport NZ
A Yamaha 1-2 finish to the New Zealand Cross-country Championships is now assured and Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley is determined it will be he who takes the No.1 spot. More >>
Titirangi Man Pockets Valuable Points in USA
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 12:54 pm | Bikesport NZ
Racing in the high-profile Grand National Cross-country Championships, the 22-year-old Yamaha rider from Titirangi, in Auckland, in just his second season of GNCC racing, tackled the fourth round of 13 in the series at Big Buck Creek in South Carolina ... More >>
Pavletich Keeps on Keeping on
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 10:52 am | Bikesport NZ
Pavletich Keeps on Keeping on Auckland's Paul Pavletich doesn't know when to stop, and why should he? The 56-year-old multi-time former national road-racing champion from Ararimu, near the Bombay Hills, continues to pile up the titles, long after ... More >>
Only One Rider Can Be the Winner
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 10:40 am | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 14, 2015: There are many more than just two riders contesting this year's New Zealand Cross-country Championships, but, for the first half of the season at least, most of the focus has been almost exclusively on the battle between Pahiatua’s ... More >>
KTM's Broad Clinches Title in Nailbiting Finish
Monday, 13 April 2015, 11:28 am | Bikesport NZ
Ngatea's Ben Broad (CMR Red Bull KTM), a winner on the track and off it at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com More >>
A Weekend of High Drama in Te Kuiti
Monday, 13 April 2015, 9:51 am | Bikesport NZ
CAPTION: Ngatea's Ben Broad (left) and Cambridge's Trent Collins finished the weekend equal on points in the premier 14-16 years' 250cc class, Broad getting the title by way of a count-back. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com More >>
Whibley Cherry-Picks to Create the Best
Friday, 10 April 2015, 2:40 pm | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 10, 2015: He is one of the best off-road bike racers in the world and now Paul Whibley is hoping to create one of the best off-road racing competitions here at home. More >>
Experience the Key in Appointment
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 1:56 pm | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 8, 2015: The first step has been taken in New Zealand's bid to climb back among the world's motocross elite. More >>
Birch Closes in on Another National Title
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 9:58 am | Bikesport NZ
CAPTION: Taupo's Brad Groombridge (Suzuki RM-Z450), perhaps a fly in the ointment for some of the regular enduro competitors at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com More >>
Husqvarna's Whitaker Too Strong
Monday, 30 March 2015, 1:32 pm | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 30, 2015: Jake Whitaker will be the first name to be inscribed on the Taranaki Hard Enduro trophy. More >>
Kiwi Gets the Call-up From Kawasaki Australia
Tuesday, 24 March 2015, 9:56 am | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 24, 2015: Bay of Plenty's John Phillips has become pretty hot property over the past few months. More >>
Kiwi Hero on the Pace in the USA
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 5:18 pm | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 17, 2015: Auckland's Callan May is beginning to find his rhythm in the United States. More >>
Whibley And Lister Win at Mosgiel
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 11:28 am | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 17, 2015: Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley struck back with a vengeance on Sunday. The 36-year-old former Manawatu forestry worker, affectionately dubbed “The Axeman” on the motorcycling scene, returned to settle back in New Zealand after a successful ... More >>
Yamaha's Wilson Makes It Look Easy
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 11:27 am | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 16, 2015: Australia's Jay Wilson was "Mister Smooth" as he wrapped up the MX2 class crown at the fourth and final round of the 2015 New Zealand Motocross Championships near Pukekohe on Sunday. More >>
Cooper Makes It Three in a Row
Monday, 16 March 2015, 2:43 pm | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 16, 2015: Bay of Plenty's Cody Cooper is national champion once again. The multi-time winner made it three MX1 class title wins in a row when successfully defending his crown at the fourth and final round of the 2015 New Zealand Motocross Championships ... More >>