Red Bull KTM’s Jeffrey Herlings sets sights on a comeback to MXGP in May

Michelle Liew

March 22, 2019

Motocross racer Jeffrey Herlings, who competes for the MXGP Motocross World Championship for the Red Bull KTM factory racing team has set sights for a return to the MXGP in May. The racer recently made a visit to Munderfing and KTM Race headquarters in Austria to plan a tentative schedule. The Dutchman had recently broken his right foot and during the consultation with the factory Red Bull KTM team, race management and medical experts, Herlings could potentially be set to take on the #84 machine by late April, depending on the process of healing. The 24-year-old had his initial protective cast replaced just three weeks ago and is able to train harder with better flexibility.  “Rehab has been going very well and I cannot wait to be back and to throw a leg over the bike again. I want to be back at the GPs as quick as possible but we cannot say which race yet until I get some riding time. I’m also able to step-up my cycling and swimming now. For sure we’ll miss the next three rounds and we also don’t want to rush things and risk a setback,” said the four-times world champion. “It is good to see that Jeffrey is making progress and we can perhaps see the end of this unfortunate injury that was so disruptive to our 2019 plans. It will be a big boost for us and the team to have Jeffrey back, fit and happy in MXGP. He is a very important rider for an important team for us in MXGP,” said Robert Jonas, KTM VP of Offroad.