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Jeffrey Herlings becomes world champion in Turkey

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Dutch rider Jeffrey Herlings of Honda HRC Petronas won the MXGP world title at the Turkish Grand Prix in Afyonkarahisar.
  • Herlings secured his sixth world championship and third MXGP title with two rounds remaining, after winning the race ahead of Tim Gajser and Romain Febvre.
  • The championship is his first since joining Honda this season.

Jeffrey Herlings secured the MXGP world championship in Turkey on Sunday, sealing his sixth world title with two rounds of the season still to come.

The Honda HRC Petronas rider won the race at Afyonkarahisar in 34:27.218. Slovenia’s Tim Gajser finished three seconds behind, while France’s Romain Febvre took third, 18 seconds back. Spain’s Rubén Fernández, Herlings’ teammate, placed 12th, 1:27.707 behind the winner.

The title is Herlings’ third in the MXGP class and his sixth world championship overall. It is also his first during his debut season with Honda’s CRF450RW, after joining the team on Jan. 1.

“Everything was new when I arrived, it was not always easy, but I think you can see all the work we have done and the results are visible on the track. I am very happy to have achieved it,” Herlings said in remarks released by his team.

Everything was new when I arrived, it was not always easy, but I think you can see all the work we have done and the results are visible on the track. I am very happy to have achieved it.

· Jeffrey HerlingsThe Dutch rider reacted to winning the MXGP world championship in his first season with Honda.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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