Jeffrey Herlings (born 12 September 1994) is a Dutch professional motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2010. Herlings is notable for winning the

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, and

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MX2 Championships; and the

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MXGP Championships Born in Geldrop, the Netherlands, Herlings was a member of the winning Dutch team at the

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event that included

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and Calvin Vlaanderen. Their victory marked the first Dutch win in the 73-year history of the Motocross des Nations. He competes in the MXGP Motocross World Championship for the Red Bull KTM factory racing team. Herlings has been the victim of several injuries. During the

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he won the first round in

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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. In October Herlings decided to not finish the season to recover from his fall in Italy as well as a previous foot injury. 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. Herlings sat out the entire

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after suffering a foot injury in pre season training.

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 (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) *2017 AMA Motocross Championship 450 class (2 races, 2 wins) *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.

References

External links

Jeffrey Herlings
at MXGP * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herlings, Jeffrey 1994 births Living people People from Geldrop Sportspeople from North Brabant Dutch motocross riders Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau 21st-century Dutch people