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Monday, 8 March 2021, 4:36 pm Taupo's Wil Yeoman (Yamaha), runaway winner in the junior grade at round one near Marton two weeks ago. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com New Zealand's elite cross-country racers are back in business again this coming weekend, each of them keen to push on or improve upon their results from the series opener two weeks ago. The four-round 2021 Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Cross-country Championships kicked off near Marton, in the Rangitikei region, two weeks ago and it certainly sorted the men from the boys and the women from the girls. Round two in the Cen...

Press Release – Bikesport NZ The senior podium at round one of the 2021 New Zealand Cross-country Championships near Marton on Sunday was (from left) Palmerston North’s Paul Whibley (2nd), Napier’s Tommy Watts (1st) and Napier’s Reece Lister (3rd). Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com MARCH 1, 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, but the hardiest of Kiwis have once again knuckled down to find a way to carry on with their lives. The 2020 New Zealand Cross-country Championships were abandoned when the virus first impacted on sports in New Zealand in ...

Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 11:54 am  New Zealand's elite cross-country racers will be back in business this weekend and, after a 2020 season ruined by a pesky virus, the 2021 series is sure to be a ripper. The COVID-19 pandemic forced organisers to write off the 2020 Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Cross-country Championships, just a week after the competition had kicked off in the Rangitikei region last February and, with the country now under only Level One restrictions, riders will be eager to make a welcome return to the exact same venue for the start of the 2021 series this Sunday. The fou...

Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 4:16 pm Taikorea's Paul Whibley (Yamaha), a likely front-runner when the 2021 national cross-country series kicks off near Marton next month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com. New Zealand's cross-country motorcycle racing elite will be chomping at the bit to hit the tracks again as the competition is resurrected for 2021. When the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic struck New Zealand in March last year, a nationwide lock-down was imposed, sporting activities curtailed and travelling restricted, with the 2020 New Zealand Cross-country Championships barely...