13 Facts About Stefan Everts

Stefan Everts was born on 25 November 1972 and is a Belgian former professional motocross racer and racing team manager.

Stefan Everts competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1988 to 2006.

In 2003, Stefan Everts was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award.

Stefan Everts was born in Neeroeteren, a sub-municipality of Maaseik, Belgium as the son of four-time motocross world champion, Harry Stefan Everts.

Stefan Everts began riding motorcycles at the age of four.

Stefan Everts was known for his very smooth style on the bike, making his riding look effortless.

Stefan Everts's cornering control was unique and he was noted for running his engine in a higher gear to torque his way around the track, as opposed to revving it out hard in each gear, even on the 125cc and 250cc two-stroke machines he used at the beginning of his career.

At the beginning of December 2018, Stefan Everts was admitted to the intensive care unit of UZ Leuven in a critical condition.

Stefan Everts had been visiting Lubumbashi to participate in a motocross charity event to benefit local children, 4 Hours of Lubumbashi.

In late December 2018, Stefan Everts was allowed to begin his physical rehabilitation.

Stefan Everts's treating team expected that neither his brain nor his organs would be damaged by the effects of malaria he had suffered.

Stefan Everts's life had been hanging by a thread, according to professors at UZ Leuven hospital.

Stefan Everts considered being alive at Christmas 2018 as his best Christmas present.