He might just be the fastest rider to ever throw a leg over a dirt bike, and the rider who has won more motocross races at the highest level that anyone else in history (103 GPs and 1 AMA MX), but Herlings chances of toppling Stefan Everts ten world titles were scuppered by multiple injuries, nearly one every season, sometimes even if he won a title!
His chance of equalling Joel Robert’s six world titles this season, ended when he broke his neck a few weeks ago and now a broken collarbone means a further spell on the sidelines! Credit to MX Mag’s Steven van Kempen for the list.
An injury overview:
2010: dislocated shoulder
2012: traffic accident in Russia with head injury
2013: scapula fracture
2014: tibia fracture, then damaged shoulder and then femur fracture
2015: dislocated little finger, then broken collarbone and later a dislocated hip
2016: broken collarbone 2017
: right hand fracture
2018: right collarbone fracture
2019: broken ankle and foot
2020: C1, C6 and T3 fractures
2021: shoulder blade fracture
2022: complex heel fracture
2023: C5 vertebral fracture and collarbone fracture
