Dunedin rider Courtney Duncan has been crowned the women's motocross world champion after comfortably winning the penultimate race of the season in Turkey.
On Sunday (NZ time), Duncan finished 12.82s ahead of her closest rival in the race which gave her an unassailable lead in the overall standings with one race remaining.
She extended her lead to 31 points and with a maximum of 25 points being on offer in the final race, none of her competitors would be able to get close.
"What a day," said Duncan. "It's indescribable right now. There were some big emotions after the race.
"This goes way back to when I started when I was seven years old - everything goes into this.
"All my team, my sponsors, everyone back over home. I have a huge team at home, and everyone plays a huge part in this championship.
"It was definitely a team effort. I can't thank everyone enough."
The race win today was Duncan's eighth victory out of nine races this season.
Over the last three seasons, the 23-year-old has endured three years of heartache which has prevented her from winning the title - including last year when she was forced out with a foot injury.
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