Van Horebeek disappointed with German GP

Suffering a hand injury in the French Grand Prix two weeks ago, a partly-healed Jeremy Van Horebeek has scored a 13-9 result at the German MX GP in Teutschenthal this weekend.

In Saturday’s qualifying race Van Horebeek took a tumble on the opening lap however he quickly re-mounting his KTM250SXF and the determined Belgian got the hammer down and surprised many as he powered his way back through to 14^th position.

Overnight rain showers added deeper ruts to the Talkessel circuit with Moto one on Sunday proving to be another tough race for Van Horebeek.A bad start would see ‘The Jerre” down in 15^th position on the opening lap. With a class of riders so equally matched Van Horebeek raced his heart out for just under 40 minutes, posting some fast lap times, but was just unable to progress through the field as he had hoped, ultimately crossing the finish line in 14^th place.

Moto 2 was yet another poor start as the KTM Factory Junior rider battled through the first turn just inside the top 15. This time though a frustrated ‘Jerre’ was not wasting any time in making passes as he climbed his way up to 9^th position by the chequered flag, giving him a 10^th overall for the day.

“It was difficult to get a good start from my gate position so I had lots of work to do in both races today.I’m disappointed because I know I have a lot more to show and I want to look forward to Latvia and the change of track conditions. We have some really demanding tracks coming up in the next few weeks and I want to make sure that I can be ready to fight for a podium again soon.” vowed a confident Van Horebeek.

Round 10 of the 15 round series will take place in Kegums, Latvia next weekend.

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