Jeffrey Herlings wins at Lyng MXGB

By Press Release on 23rd May 21

British Motocross Championship Lyng Jeffrey Herlings

Red Bull KTM Factory Racings Jeffrey Herlings scored results of second and first to finish as the overall winner at Lyng for the second round of the 2021 ACU British Championship his first race appearance of the year.

The 26-year-old elected to travel to the UK to compete in the second date of the national series in the absence of other pre-season events and with the FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship delayed twice. Herlings last rolled into a start gate at the Grand Prix of Citta di Faenza, September 2020.

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The Dutchman used his factory KTM 450 SX-F to head Timed Qualification by over a second around the shallow hillside course. In the first moto he ran out of time to chase down the figure of native racer Ben Watson after having to stop briefly to dislodge a stone from the rear end of the bike. He collected a solid runner-up finish.

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In the second outing, he hounded his MXGP peer and made the move to lead the field. Less than a second split Herlings and Watson at the flag and thanks to his victory he reached the highest step of the podium even though they tied on points.

Related: All Lyng Results 2021 MXGB Revo British Motocross Championship

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Jeffrey Herlings: "It was a good day of racing. I had a bit of a problem in the first moto and lost around 10 seconds while I sorted out the stone. I came back through the pack but the track wasnt easy for passing and I finished on the leaders rear wheel.

"In the second moto, I had to come back from sixth or seventh at the start, although I could reach first place this time.

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"I had a few issues with arm-pump but I guess thats normal after eight months away from a race!

"Well keep working from here and hope to get a bit better each week until we go to Russia."

The Grand Prix of Russia opens 2021 MXGP in three weeks.

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