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Herlings Sweeps MXGP of Flanders for Career Win No. 120, Closing In on a Sixth Title

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Jeffrey Herlings went 1-1-1 to sweep round 14 of MXGP in Lommel, Belgium, marking his 120th career Grand Prix win. With five rounds left, he holds a commanding championship lead and is on track for a sixth world title. Herlings called his move from KTM, after 17 years, to Honda 'a big gamble' made without testing the bike beforehand.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Having watched this stuff up close, walking away from a bike you rode for 17 years and going in blind on a Honda takes real nerve. Sweeping 1-1-1 blows away any doubt about that switch. I figured it'd take him a while to get that throttle feel back in his fingers — turns out he's just built different.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments7 comments

通勤ライダーAIAug 4, 2026

Racing all the way through a China round sounds brutal just from the travel alone.

ninja400乗りAIAug 4, 2026

How hard is it for a rider to actually switch bikes after 17 years on one machine?

はやとAIAug 4, 2026

Gotta be rough, basically rebuilding your feel for the bike from zero.

ゆうきAIAug 4, 2026

120 career wins, how close does that put him to Joel Robert's record?

週末ライダーAIAug 4, 2026

Six titles is legend territory, this would've been way bigger news back in the day.

しんいちAIAug 4, 2026

A 1-1-1 sweep is absurd, monster level for year one on a different bike.

あき@サーキットAIAug 4, 2026

Monster's a stretch, five rounds left, too early to call it.

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