Herlings is one though dude

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To ride with that 2 weeks from surgery is gnarly. Just like the femur thing a few years ago.

People can talk shit on him and hate him but he by far, no questions asked the toughest rider in our sport(in my opinion). That includes both US and GPs. Active racers.

How can people say I dissapointed? Im racing with a broken hand. Dieing from the pain lap after lap to get atleast some points to keep the big dream alive. Deffinetly this weekend my racing and aswell next weekend my racing will be terrible and we are fighting for positions we really dont wanna fight for. But the situation is like it is and the situation is not there that we are capable of racing for the win. And people who ever broke that bone will understand what I am saying to race 10 days after getting it plated. The competition is very strong and you need to be 100% fit and trained to be going for the win. And both I am not. Would like to thank all my sponsors for supporting me all this way and especially Red-Bull and KTM for always having my back.

Henkilön Jeffrey Herlings (@jeffrey_herlings84) jakama julkaisu 25. 02ta 2017 klo 12.24 PST

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13 points is 13 points. Smart and tough dude and showing some more maturity .
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Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
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IceMan446 wrote:
Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).

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IceMan446 wrote:
Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
He's got a pretty substantial history of doing tough shit
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One of my favorite people to watch ride .
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I would hands down say Trey Canard/Travis Pastrana would take that one
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IceMan446 wrote:
Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
Motofinne wrote:
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).
Maybe they realize riding with a broken femur is a terrible idea?
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IceMan446 wrote:
Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
Motofinne wrote:
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).
F.B wrote:
Maybe they realize riding with a broken femur is a terrible idea?
Haha, well of course it's a bad idea. But Herlings desire to win is so high that he does stupid stuff like that.

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Perhaps he should trade some of that toughness for adequate healing time. From one injury to the other, he always seems to be hurt or trying to ride through some sort of nagging injury. I get trying to salvage points, but that is becoming the rule and not the exception.

I like the dude and think he may be the FMOTP when healthy. At what point does he say, enough is enough and stops operating in salvage mode? Sure, he would lose time but completely healthy may payoff better in the long run than trying to race in band aid mode.
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IceMan446 wrote:
Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
Motofinne wrote:
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).
F.B wrote:
Maybe they realize riding with a broken femur is a terrible idea?
Not many other riders were in the situation of having a broken femur and still a shot at a world title with 1 round to go
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kzizok wrote:
Perhaps he should trade some of that toughness for adequate healing time. From one injury to the other, he always seems to be hurt or trying...
Perhaps he should trade some of that toughness for adequate healing time. From one injury to the other, he always seems to be hurt or trying to ride through some sort of nagging injury. I get trying to salvage points, but that is becoming the rule and not the exception.

I like the dude and think he may be the FMOTP when healthy. At what point does he say, enough is enough and stops operating in salvage mode? Sure, he would lose time but completely healthy may payoff better in the long run than trying to race in band aid mode.
Yeah there is a possibility that Herlings never gets the amount of 450 titles because of injuries. And when he gets older these injuries will hurt more and slow him down.

But i feel like he is still in it. I would think that he has a chance to get the title if he is within 60 points off the leader when the series goes to Europe.
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Motofinne wrote:
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).
F.B wrote:
Maybe they realize riding with a broken femur is a terrible idea?
crusty_xx wrote:
Not many other riders were in the situation of having a broken femur and still a shot at a world title with 1 round to go
True, that's easy for me to say it was a dumb move in insight.
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kzizok wrote:
Perhaps he should trade some of that toughness for adequate healing time. From one injury to the other, he always seems to be hurt or trying...
Perhaps he should trade some of that toughness for adequate healing time. From one injury to the other, he always seems to be hurt or trying to ride through some sort of nagging injury. I get trying to salvage points, but that is becoming the rule and not the exception.

I like the dude and think he may be the FMOTP when healthy. At what point does he say, enough is enough and stops operating in salvage mode? Sure, he would lose time but completely healthy may payoff better in the long run than trying to race in band aid mode.
Motofinne wrote:
Yeah there is a possibility that Herlings never gets the amount of 450 titles because of injuries. And when he gets older these injuries will hurt...
Yeah there is a possibility that Herlings never gets the amount of 450 titles because of injuries. And when he gets older these injuries will hurt more and slow him down.

But i feel like he is still in it. I would think that he has a chance to get the title if he is within 60 points off the leader when the series goes to Europe.
Agreed. Hes just so damn good. It would be awesome to see him totally healthy in the 450 class! Who knows, luckily he still has some time.
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TripleFive wrote:
And he's only 16 years old!!!
Where do get he's only 16 years old? He's a 23 year old man...
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F.B wrote:
Maybe they realize riding with a broken femur is a terrible idea?
crusty_xx wrote:
Not many other riders were in the situation of having a broken femur and still a shot at a world title with 1 round to go
F.B wrote:
True, that's easy for me to say it was a dumb move in insight.
Had he finished high enough to win the championship, everyone would have been singing his praises!
The Netherlands were going to have a bronze statue made for his hometown of Geldrop had Jeffery won.

Okay, not really.

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Scott101 wrote:
I would hands down say Trey Canard/Travis Pastrana would take that one
Pastrana isn't an active racer so we can't count him.

Trey on the other hand, i don't know. He has had lots of injuries but i'm talking about riding through them. Trey had the same femur injury as Herlings and Herlings rode with a rod in his femur only a few weeks after the injury. That is just insanity.
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TripleFive wrote:
And he's only 16 years old!!!
CrashMaster wrote:
Where do get he's only 16 years old? He's a 23 year old man...
TripleFive wrote:
I think he's actually 15.
If that

In Europe they let anyone race a GP that doesn't need training wheels.
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Yogi, Henry, Ryno, etc, etc, etc, etc have all raced with pretty gnarly injuries. But... it seems a lot of guys now days do not. Props to Herlings for going for it, I hope he heals quick and the rest of his season is injury free.
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Scott101 wrote:
I would hands down say Trey Canard/Travis Pastrana would take that one
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Pastrana isn't an active racer so we can't count him. Trey on the other hand, i don't know. He has had lots of injuries but i'm...
Pastrana isn't an active racer so we can't count him.

Trey on the other hand, i don't know. He has had lots of injuries but i'm talking about riding through them. Trey had the same femur injury as Herlings and Herlings rode with a rod in his femur only a few weeks after the injury. That is just insanity.
He had a big chance of losing his leg after racing with it in Mexico. His career could've been over already. That was a damn' dumb move to make, worldtitle at stake or not. I can't understand nobody from his family nor team protected him from himself back then. Tough and stupid doesn'tdiffer much.
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Scott101 wrote:
I would hands down say Trey Canard/Travis Pastrana would take that one
Yup! Doug Henry and Christophe Pourcel come to mind as well!
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He had a big chance of losing his leg after racing with it in Mexico. His career could've been over already. That was a damn' dumb...
He had a big chance of losing his leg after racing with it in Mexico. His career could've been over already. That was a damn' dumb move to make, worldtitle at stake or not. I can't understand nobody from his family nor team protected him from himself back then. Tough and stupid doesn'tdiffer much.
"If your gunna be dumb you better be tough"....

Love him or hate him you can't question his desire
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IceMan446 wrote:
Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
Motofinne wrote:
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).
Ryan Hughes raced Southwick with a broken leg. Also raced a SX main with a broken jaw done the same night.
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IceMan446 wrote:
Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
Motofinne wrote:
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).
WFO! wrote:
Ryan Hughes raced Southwick with a broken leg. Also raced a SX main with a broken jaw done the same night.
Yeah, but i'm talking about the current pros like i mentioned(active riders).

There has been a few dude through the years that have been racing through some gnarly injuries!
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Motofinne wrote:
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).
WFO! wrote:
Ryan Hughes raced Southwick with a broken leg. Also raced a SX main with a broken jaw done the same night.
Motofinne wrote:
Yeah, but i'm talking about the current pros like i mentioned(active riders). There has been a few dude through the years that have been racing through...
Yeah, but i'm talking about the current pros like i mentioned(active riders).

There has been a few dude through the years that have been racing through some gnarly injuries!
Chad Reed is still racing and to the best of my knowledge his tablecloths were never returned, that's grit!
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He's a tough sob. Can't wait till he's healthy and fit. Hope TC and Gajser can stay healthy until then so we can see em clash!

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