Cross Country

CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPS ZOOMING TOWARDS CHEQUERED FLAG

2023 New Zealand Cross-country Championships CAPTION: Round two of three in this season’s New Zealand Cross-country Championships is set for Maddix Park, near Tauranga, this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com NOVEMBER 21, 2023: The 2023 edition of the...

GREAT TURN-OUT FOR OPENING ROUND OF XC NATIONALS

2023 New Zealand Cross-country Championships CAPTION: Eketahuna’s Sheldon Brown (Yamaha), winner of the 90-minute junior grade race on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com NOVEMBER 13, 2023: The 2023 New Zealand Cross-country Championships got underway in...

RIDERS BRACED FOR START OF 2023 CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPS

2023 New Zealand Cross-country Championships CAPTION: Taupo’s multi-time former national cross-country champion Brad Groombridge (Beta 430RR), sure to be a title contender again this season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The Kiwi dirt bike racing community...
WAIKATO’S RACHAEL ARCHER WINS BIG IN THE USA

WAIKATO’S RACHAEL ARCHER WINS BIG IN THE USA

CAPTION: Waikato's Rachael Archer, living the dream and winning her first major title in the United States, the US Women's Cross-country (WXC) Championships. Photo by Ken Hill. It has been a few seasons now of slogging away against the best in the business, but now...

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WAIKATO RACE IDEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUILD-UP

WAIKATO RACE IDEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUILD-UP

CAPTION: Leading Kiwi riders (from left) Taupo's Wil Yeoman, Oparau's James Scott and Wairoa's Tommy Watts, here together on the podium during the New Zealand Cross-country Championships earlier this year. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Expect the cream of...

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TITLES DECIDED IN 2022 NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES

TITLES DECIDED IN 2022 NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES

2022 New Zealand Cross-country Championships CAPTION: Te Awamutu's Nixon Parkes (KTM 125SX), one of only three riders to win a race in this season's cross-country championships. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com In eight championship races over four rounds there...

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WAIKATO RACE IDEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUILD-UP

WAIKATO RACE IDEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUILD-UP

CAPTION: Leading Kiwi riders (from left) Taupo's Wil Yeoman, Oparau's James Scott and Wairoa's Tommy Watts, here together on the podium during the New Zealand Cross-country Championships earlier this year. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Expect the cream of...

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TITLES DECIDED IN 2022 NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES

TITLES DECIDED IN 2022 NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES

2022 New Zealand Cross-country Championships CAPTION: Te Awamutu's Nixon Parkes (KTM 125SX), one of only three riders to win a race in this season's cross-country championships. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com In eight championship races over four rounds there...

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