Meet motocross rockstar Jeffrey Herlings. He already has several world championships to his name, but his 2020 campaign was derailed by an accident during practice in Italy.
That crash at Faenza, round seven of the 2020 series, put a premature end to his season and he finished up with an unaccustomed world ranking of 12th.
After 10 of 18 rounds in his comeback 2021 season, he is in the top spot, leading the MXGP class by a solitary point from defending world champion Tim Gajser (HRC Honda).
In these two episodes (4 and 5) of “Behind The Bullet”, Dutchman Herlings reflects on his harrowing crash last season and his injuries, as he seeks to regain his swagger and aims to bring the MXGP title back home to Red Bull KTM.
It shows the world around him, with all highs and lows of the MXGP season.
Giving up is not in Herlings’ vocabulary, but managing injury is a complex balancing act. Will two weeks of recovery prove enough to compete at the front again?
Behind the Bullet with Jeffrey Herlings gives a personal behind the scenes account of just what it takes to compete at the pinnacle of motocross.
Experience all the highs and lows of a gruelling MXGP season with a first row seat with one of the fastest riders on the planet.
Herlings won the MX2 world championship title in 2012, 2013 and 2016 and he won the MXGP world crown in 2018.
Photo courtesy KTM Europe
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MXGP – World Championship Top 10 Classification after 10 of 18 rounds:
- Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 371 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 370 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 367 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 359 p.; 5. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 326 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 280 p.; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GAS), 254 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 234 p.; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), 185 p.; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 171 p.