Heading into the weekend, there was a lot of hype and speculation about how Jeffrey Herlings of the Netherlands would do when racing against the likes of Cairoli, Dungey, and the rest of the top riders in the world aboard a 350 in the MX3 class. After it was all said and done, Herlings left no doubt in everyone’s mind that he is the best sand rider in the world right now. While Cairoli won the final moto of the day, Herlings was able to come from a crash off the start to within striking distance of Cairoli during the last three laps of the race. After the race, Herlings said, “Even though I didn’t win, coming from as far back as I did to second was like winning for me.”
Herlings was sporting this buttpatch for the weekend.
In his last race aboard a Yamaha and in Europe before heading back to the U.S. to ride for the Geico Honda team, Zach Osborne and Team Puerto Rico had a rough weekend. After losing Jimmy Albertson due to injury, they recruited Kyle Chisholm at the last minute. But jet lag, an unfamiliar bike, and a track he’s never seen before play a major role in Chisholm’s performance. In the end, they found themselves in the B Final, but were unable to qualify into the A Final.
European #pickupkit See you next year at the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations in Germany!
