EVERYTHING TO FIGHT FOR After these opening rounds in the North Island, the riders headed to the South Island phase in Gore in March with everything still to fight for. It was fierce racing in the senior grade, although by winning both rounds three and four at Gore, former New Zealand Crosscountry Champion Groombridge had built a telling points advantage over 2024 champion Dudson, who twice had to accept runner-up position, following a tense and thrilling see-saw battle between the two men, while Nelson’ s Bailey Basalaj( Honda) claimed third overall at both rounds three and four.
FOURTH TIME AT THE TOP The final points tally-up gave Groombridge the senior honours overall for 2025, now making it a remarkable fourth time he’ s won this premier crown.“ I had been out of the sport a couple of years with injuries” explained the 34-year-old
Now fully recovered from injury, former New Zealand cross-country champion Brad Groombridge( Kawasaki KX450) is quickly back on top of the sport he had so dominated in the past
Bailey Basalaj
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