Nagl returns in Germany

Team HRC Honda’s Max Nagl will return to racing at MXGP of Germany, at the spectacular Teutschenthal circuit. Nearly two months after his terrible training accident in Eersel, the 26-year-old man from Upper Bavaria returns to the FIM World Motocross Championships.

"I'm really looking forward to my return to MXGP in Teutschenthal,” Nagl said. “The break was unfortunately a little longer than planned, I wanted to race in Maggiora, but that GP comes a little too early for me.”

Of course it was at Teutshenthal last September that the World watched as the 2013 Monster Energy Motocross of Nations was run, an event that saw thousands and thousands of fans arrive. For Nagl this is a circuit that always creates a good atmosphere.

“I want to perform as well as possible for my home crowd. During the week I've been training for the GP motos. I will enjoy the Grand Prix of Germany as soon as I arrive. Every year there is something special in Teutschenthal, the fans are there, very close to the track.”

Roger Harvey of the HRC team had talked to Nagl who was looking at coming back to race in Italy, but decided against it. Harvey is excited to see the German rider return after his unfortunate injury.

“I think all riders want to come back as quickly as possible,” Harvey said. “Max talked about coming back for Maggiora this coming weekend, but with the steep hills and the force it might have on his hand I think it would have been too early. Coming back for Germany is a good place for him, he enjoys riding at home in front of his fans. As a team we all welcome his return, it was very unfortunate what happened on the day he got injured and no rider deserves to sit out injured.”

For the first time since the end of May when the training accident happened Max Nagl sits back on the bike and has been training diligently. Due to the long enforced break the vice world champion of 2009 has mainly worked on his fitness to fully endure MXGP again. The German has been training for weeks, trying to make up for the time he lost on the bike.

For Nagl the injury couldn’t have come at a worse time as his speed was improving and he had just scored his first pole position of the year at the Grand Prix of Bulgaria.

“The timing of the injury was unfortunate,” Nagl said. “but that is always the case. I had ridden well in Bulgaria and then I had the accident, and have missed a lot of races, so I can’t wait to get back on the bike and race again.”