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In the cruellest of circumstances, Kiwi motocross phenomenon Courtney Duncan will be unable to race the final two rounds of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship (WMX), due to the flare-up of an injury in her right foot.The Altherm JCR Yamaha rider has a dominant 21-point advantage over her nearest rival but has been advised today by surgeons, at her Belgium base, against risking permanent damage to her foot if she rides in this weekend’s penultimate round in the Netherlands. Duncan must

Otago's Courtney Duncan (Altherm JCR Yamaha YZ250F), on target for a world crown again this season. Photo courtesy Yamaha Racing.New Zealand's Courtney Duncan is perhaps just four races away from winning the Women’s Motocross World Championships (WMX) title this season.The Otago woman, at home for a much-needed three-week break from her European-based campaign, is resting and catching up with friends and family as she "freshens up" and prepares for her final push for the 2018 world crown.Duncan

Kiwi rider Altherm JCR Yamaha's Courtney Duncan has extended her lead in the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship this weekend at Italy's Ottobiano circuit and now holds a dominant 21-point advantage over her nearest rival.The racing in this fourth round spanned across Saturday and Sunday with technical, sandy, and hot conditions, which saw temperatures reach up to 30degC.The spectator hill alongside the circuit was full of passionate, cheering fans both days adding to the drama of the inten

Flying Kiwi Courtney Duncan has continued to dominate the FIM Women’s Motocross Championship (WMX), confidently notching up her second consecutive set of double race wins on the world stage this weekend and considerably extending her lead in the series.After racing at the MXGP of Germany, on the hills of Teutschenthal, in what was the half-way point of the six-round championship, Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Duncan now leads her nearest competitor Germany’s Larissa Papenmeier by an impressive 15-points.