Fastest Men On The Planet?
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FASTEST MEN ON THE
PLANET?
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effrey Herlings has often been proclaimed as FMOTP (fastest man on the planet), and with good reason: he’s the only rider in the world with both an AMA 450 Class National win (Ironman ’17) and MGXP win (many times). Although he only won two races in 2019 due to injuries, they were big ones—literally. By taking the last two rounds in Turkey and China, we thought Herlings may have captured the flag of more countries (and more space) than any riders in the sport’s history. But digging deeper, we found out he’s actually tied with two other legends—Stefan Everts and Antonio Cairoli—at wins in 24 countries each. Check out their impressive nation lists to the right, and the first race where they captured the flag.

JEFFERY
HERLINGS
JEFFREY HERLINGS
TOTAL COUNTRIES: 24
2010
Kegums
Latvia
2010
Valkenswaard
Netherlands
2011
Agueda
Portugal
2011
Fermo
Italy
2011
Indaiatuba
Brazil
2011
Lommel
Belgium
2012
Guadalajara
Mexico
2012
Loket
Czech Republic
2012
Saint Jean d’Angely
France
2012
Semigorje
Russia
2013
Hyvinkää
Finland
2013
Lausitzring
Germany
2013
Losail
Qatar
2013
Sevlievo
Bulgaria
2013
Si Racha
Thailand
2013
Uddevalla
Sweden
2014
Matterley Basin
Great Britain
2014
Talavera de la Reina
Spain
2016
Glen Helen
United States
2016
Neuquen
Argentina
2017
Frauenfeld-Gachnang
Switzerland
2018
Afyonkarahisar
Turkey
2018
Pangkal Pinang
Indonesia
2019
Shanghai
China
ANTONIO
CAIROLI
ANTONIO CAIROLI
TOTAL COUNTRIES: 24
2004
Namur
Belgium
2005
Agueda
Portugal
2005
Castiglione del Lago
Italy
2005
Gaildorf
Germany
2005
Loket
Czech Republic
2005
Uddevalla
Sweden
2006
Ernee
France
2006
Sun City
South Africa
2007
Bellpuig
Spain
2007
Donington Park
Great Britain
2007
Moneyglass Demesne
Northern Ireland
2007
Sevlievo
Bulgaria
2007
Valkenswaard
Netherlands
2009
Istanbul
Turkey
2009
Kegums
Latvia
2010
Campo Grande
Brazil
2010
Glen Helen
United States
2012
Guadalajara
Mexico
2012
Semigorje
Russia
2013
Hyvinkää
Finland
2013
Si Racha
Thailand
2016
Frauenfeld-Gachnang
Switzerland
2017
Losail
Qatar
2019
Neuquen
Argentina
STEFAN
EVERTS
STEFAN EVERTS
TOTAL COUNTRIES: 24
1991
Amatitlan
Guatemala
1991
Campos de Jordao
Brazil
1991
Genk
Belgium
1991
Kaposvar
Hungary
1991
Roggenburg
Switzerland
1992
Valkenswaard
Netherlands
1993
Budds Creek
United States
1993
Cork
Northern Ireland
1993
Vantaa
Finland
1994
Montevarchi
Italy
1994
Schwanenstadt
Austria
1994
Uddevalla
Sweden
1995
Foxhills
Great Britain
1995
Suzuka
Japan
1996
Iffendic
France
1996
Talavera de la Reina
Spain
1997
Agueda
Portugal
1997
Gdynia
Poland
1997
Loket
Czech Republic
1997
Maracay
Venezuela
1998
Teutschenthal
Germany
2001
Broadford
Australia
2003
Sevlievo
Bulgaria
2006
Sun City
South Africa
2010
Kegums
Latvia
2010
Valkenswaard
Netherlands
2011
Agueda
Portugal
2011
Fermo
Italy
2011
Indaiatuba
Brazil
2011
Lommel
Belgium
2012
Guadalajara
Mexico
2012
Loket
Czech Republic
2012
Saint Jean d’Angely
France
2012
Semigorje
Russia
2013
Hyvinkää
Finland
2013
Lausitzring
Germany
2013
Losail
Qatar
2013
Sevlievo
Bulgaria
2013
Si Racha
Thailand
2013
Uddevalla
Sweden
2014
Matterley Basin
Great Britain
2014
Talavera de la Reina
Spain
2016
Glen Helen
United States
2016
Neuquen
Argentina
2017
Frauenfeld-Gachnang
Switzerland
2018
Afyonkarahisar
Turkey
2018
Pangkal Pinang
Indonesia
2019
Shanghai
China
2004
Namur
Belgium
2005
Agueda
Portugal
2005
Castiglione del Lago
Italy
2005
Gaildorf
Germany
2005
Loket
Czech Republic
2005
Uddevalla
Sweden
2006
Ernee
France
2006
Sun City
South Africa
2007
Bellpuig
Spain
2007
Donington Park
Great Britain
2007
Moneyglass Demesne
Northern Ireland
2007
Sevlievo
Bulgaria
2007
Valkenswaard
Netherlands
2009
Istanbul
Turkey
2009
Kegums
Latvia
2010
Campo Grande
Brazil
2010
Glen Helen
United States
2012
Guadalajara
Mexico
2012
Semigorje
Russia
2013
Hyvinkää
Finland
2013
Si Racha
Thailand
2016
Frauenfeld-Gachnang
Switzerland
2017
Losail
Qatar
2019
Neuquen
Argentina
1991
Amatitlan
Guatemala
1991
Campos de Jordao
Brazil
1991
Genk
Belgium
1991
Kaposvar
Hungary
1991
Roggenburg
Switzerland
1992
Valkenswaard
Netherlands
1993
Budds Creek
United States
1993
Cork
Northern Ireland
1993
Vantaa
Finland
1994
Montevarchi
Italy
1994
Schwanenstadt
Austria
1994
Uddevalla
Sweden
1995
Foxhills
Great Britain
1995
Suzuka
Japan
1996
Iffendic
France
1996
Talavera de la Reina
Spain
1997
Agueda
Portugal
1997
Gdynia
Poland
1997
Loket
Czech Republic
1997
Maracay
Venezuela
1998
Teutschenthal
Germany
2001
Broadford
Australia
2003
Sevlievo
Bulgaria
2006
Sun City
South Africa