Jeremy Van Horebeek Interview

Yamaha Factory rider Jeremy Van Horebeek is very much a rider who has continued to improve throughout his career. Having finished top three on many occasions in the MX2 class the 2013 MX1 season didn’t go to plan, although with a seventh place in the MX1 (now known as MXGP) series it was a good stepping stone to the 2014 season. In 2014 his results continue to show he has the potential to remain as the second best rider in the MXGP class.

With fellow Belgian Clement Desalle right behind him in the MXGP points race Van Horebeek knows he has to remain consistent and not do anything stupid.

Five podium finishes from six rounds of this year’s FIM World Motocross Championship and second place in the MXGP points has given the Belgian a lot of confidence and that confidence seems to be growing with each GP.

Last weekend at the Grand Prix of The Netherlands at the Valkenswaard circuit he moved to 236 points and he’s now looking at possibly trying to get his first GP win in the class.

Q: Jeremy, can you explain how your weekend went. I understand you had a minor injury coming into the weekend?

Van Horebeek: I had a race on Thursday, a Belgian championship race, and I had a big crash there, nothing serious, but I was still sore on Friday and Saturday and I wasn’t 100% to ride. I am happy to be on the podium again and happy with my starts.

Q: Is there much pressure racing so close to home for you?

Van Horebeek: There were a lot of fans here and it’s only 20 minutes from my home. It gave me some pressure, but as a sportsman you need to be above that and get used to the pressure and the people and just do your races.

Q: How did you feel in the two motos?

Van Horebeek: I was feeling good in the second moto, I was on my good pace, in fact all weekend I was on my pace, but I could go faster but when I did that I makes mistakes and I knew even if Kevin passed me I was still second on the podium. I was still thinking about the crash on Thursday. It wasn’t good preparation to race on a Thursday before a Grand Prix, but that’s how it was.

Q: Now after five podiums you must be thinking about a possible GP win?

Van Horebeek: As a racer you always want to win, but Antonio (Cairoli) is not seven times World Champion for nothing, and it isn’t easy to be better than him. Top three is my goal and I want to continue with that goal, because I want to keep my feet on the ground and not make a mistake or get injured. The track was also a little sketchy in some places, hard under the sand and you need to be careful in those places, so I didn’t want to push too much and get into a problem.