Herlings Injured
M
XGP World Champion Jef-
frey Herlings suffered set-
back last week when he crashed
while training for the upcoming
MXGP Championship. Herlings
had just won the opening round
of the Spanish National Cham-
pionship when the Dutchman
went down the following day
while practicing, re-injuring his
heel. The 27-year-old underwent
surgery to "insert several screws
and a supporting plate to fix the
damage," according to his Red
Bull KTM team.
"We're paying the price for a
'nothing' crash," Herlings said.
"I think I might have hit a small
stone on the take-off and that
put me over the bars. The impact
was pretty big on my left foot
and we needed to get it fixed
the best we could. Big thanks to
the medical staff for looking after
me and getting my foot repaired,
again! Also to the whole Red Bull
KTM team: we'd worked hard for
this 2022 season and the goal
now is to be back and winning
as soon as we can."
"Of course, this is very disap-
pointing for Jeffrey, the team
and the championship," said
the team's manager Joel Smets.
"Trying to look at the positive
side, the injury is not as com-
plicated as his foot problem in
2019. The operation took some
time, but everything went well
and we hope Jeffrey can be out
of a cast in less than two weeks
and can even start some light
training such as swimming and
some other activities. Then we'll
have to see how he recovers to
plan his GP return."
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VOLUME 59 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 8, 2022 P29
Defending MXGP World
Champion Jeffery Herlings
suffered another injury to his
heel that required surgery.
