Jeffrey Herlings reckons he’ll be a way better 450 rider than he was on a 250 now he’s moving up from MX2 to the MXGP class. “I’m a tall and heavy guy,” he says. In this video, shot before he won the Open class at the Motocross of Nations, he talks about his injuries, racing against the Americans and his hopes for the 2017 season and beyond. All in his own no-holds-barred style!

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