Jeffrey Herlings

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Jeffrey Herlings
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Jeffrey Herlings
NationalityDutch
Born12 September 1994 (1994-09-12) (age 27)
Geldrop, Netherlands
Motocross career
Years active2002 - 2021
TeamsRed Bull KTM Factory Racing Team
Championships85cc- 2008
MX2- 2012, 2013, 2016
MXGP- 2018, 2021
Wins99

Jeffrey Herlings[1] (born 12 September 1994) is a Dutch professional motocross racer.[2] He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2010. Herlings is notable for winning the 2018 MXGP World Championship,[3] and has been nicknamed The Bullet.[citation needed]

Born in Geldrop, the Netherlands, Herlings was a member of the winning Dutch team at the 2019 Motocross des Nations event that included Glenn Coldenhoff and Calvin Vlaanderen. Their victory marked the first Dutch win in the 73-year history of the Motocross des Nations.[4] He competes in the MXGP Motocross World Championship for the Red Bull KTM factory racing team.[5]

Herlings has been the victim of several injuries. During the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship he won the first round in Faenza reaching 90 victories (on par with Antonio Cairoli), but fell during the training for the second round, a very risky one as he was virtually paralyzed for about 30 minutes before regain the control of his body.[6] In October Herlings decided to not finish the season to recover from his fall in Italy as well as a previous foot injury.[7] In 2021 Herlings missed one round after Kawasaki rider Ivo Monticelli landed his bike on his shoulder, fracturing his scapula but not preventing his race victory or stopping him from winning the 2021 MXGP World Championship.

Results[]

  • 2002 Dutch Champion 65cc Amateur federation.
  • 2003 Dutch Champion 65cc Amateur federation
  • 2004 Dutch Champion 65cc KNMV
  • 2004 3rd European Championship 65cc
  • 2005 Dutch Champion 85cc Small wheels KNMV
  • 2006 4th Dutch Open Championship 85cc Big Wheels
  • 2006 2nd International Youth weekend at Heerde
  • 2007 2nd Dutch Championship 85cc Big Wheels
  • 2007 4th European Championship 85cc Big Wheels
  • 2007 6th World Championship 85cc Big Wheels
  • 2008 Dutch Champion 85cc
  • 2008 European Champion 85cc
  • 2008 World Champion 85cc
  • 2008 German Champion 85cc
  • 2009 2nd European Championship MX2
  • 2009 3rd Dutch Open Championship MX2
  • 2010 6th World Championship MX2 (2 GP wins, 6 podiums)
  • 2010 2nd Dutch Open Championship MX2
  • 2011 2nd World Championship MX2 (5 GP wins, 11 podiums)
  • 2011 Dutch Open Champion MX2
  • 2012 World Champion MX2[8] (9 GP wins, 13 podiums)
  • 2012 Dutch Open Champion MX2
  • 2013 World Champion MX2 (15 GP wins, 15 podiums)
  • 2013 Dutch Open Champion MX2
  • 2014 2nd World Championship MX2 (12 GP wins, 12 podiums)
  • 2014 4th Dutch Open Championship MX2
  • 2015 7th World Championship MX2 (4 GP wins, 8 podiums)
  • 2016 World Champion MX2 (14 GP wins, 15 podiums)
  • 2017 2nd World Championship MXGP (6 GP wins, 11 podiums)
  • 2018 World Champion MXGP (17 GP wins, 19 podiums)
  • 2019 19th World Championship MXGP (2 GP wins, 2 podiums)
  • 2019 MxoN Champions Team Netherlands
  • 2021 World Champion MXGP (9 GP wins)


Personal life[]

On 13 January 2019, Herlings was dubbed a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau at the KNMV Motorsports Gala.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Official website Jeffrey Herlings".
  2. ^ "Jeffrey Herlings MXGP race results". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 MXGP Overall Standings". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Dutch Delight in Assen as they Win the 2019 Monster Energy FIM MXoN". Youthstream. mxgp.com. 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  5. ^ "Rider Profile: Jeffrey Herlings". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ^ "MOTOCROSS, HERLINGS RICORDA LA CADUTA DI FAENZA: "PENSAVO GIÀ ALLA SEDIA A ROTELLE"". eurosport.it. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ^ Tim Gerth (9 October 2020). "Herlings dit seizoen niet meer in actie, nieuwe operatie volgt" (in Dutch). motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020.
  8. ^ "World champion to make beach race debut". The Weston & Somerset Mercury. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Jeffrey Herlings benoemd tot Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 13 January 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019.

External links[]

  • Jeffrey Herlings at MXGP
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