Marc Marquez's success story
Spanish motorcycle racer Marc Marquez shook the motorcycle racing world in 2013 when he emerged as the MotoGP world champion at the tender age of 20. He was also the first rookie racer who had won the championship since 1978, when American motorcycling legend Kenny Roberts claimed his first Grand Prix title. While he’s popular for his feat in premier motorcycle racing, it’s a lesser known fact that Marquez began his racing career in motocross.
Marquez raced his first motorcycle at the age of 4. He received a 50cc motorbike from his father and launched his racing career in motocross. He finished as a runner-up in the Motocross Catalan Championship at age 6, and then emerged as the champion of the same event at age 7 for his respective age groups.
Motocross may have been his first love, but Marquez soon migrated to track racing in 2002 when he took part in the Open RACC (Royal Automobile Club of Catalonia). While the concrete race tracks require a different set of skills and techniques compared to motocross, he seamlessly rode his way to the RACC championship on his first attempt. From that point on, Marquez climbed the ladder in elite motorcycle racing, starting with the Spanish Road Racing Championship in 2005 and the 125cc Motorcycle World Championship in 2008.
In 2011, Marquez moved to the Moto2 World Championship where he won the title of “Rookie of the Year.” While he fell short of winning the 2011 championship after crashing out of the Malaysian Grand Prix, he eventually redeemed himself and became the 2012 Moto2 world champion. Marquez climbed yet another notch in 2013 as a member of Repsol Honda’s MotoGP team. And as the old adage goes, the rest is history.
Even at a young age, Marquez rode as if he was a veteran motorcycle racer. In every race that he has participated in, he always appears “strong, relaxed, consistent and super quick,” as betting.betfair.com’s racing expert Trent Burton describes the young racer to the readers of his betting column. In a press conference last year, Marquez revealed that he partly owes his success in MotoGP to motocross racing: “I like and enjoy (motocross racing. You feel the bike a little bit different, because you're going in the corner so fast, and then you need to stop, pick up the bike and go. It's more or less like in what you use in MotoGP,” he said.
From the dirt tracks to the racing circuit, Marc Marquez has proven himself worthy candidate to become the world’s youngest motorcycling champion. Using his expertise in motocross, he dominated the Grand Prix racing scene through his skills and unwavering confidence. His story serves as an inspiration to dream big and ride hard on the racetrack.
Spanish motorcycle racer Marc Marquez shook the motorcycle racing world in 2013 when he emerged as the MotoGP world champion at the tender age of 20. He was also the first rookie racer who had won the championship since 1978, when American motorcycling legend Kenny Roberts claimed his first Grand Prix title. While he’s popular for his feat in premier motorcycle racing, it’s a lesser known fact that Marquez began his racing career in motocross.
Marquez raced his first motorcycle at the age of 4. He received a 50cc motorbike from his father and launched his racing career in motocross. He finished as a runner-up in the Motocross Catalan Championship at age 6, and then emerged as the champion of the same event at age 7 for his respective age groups.
Motocross may have been his first love, but Marquez soon migrated to track racing in 2002 when he took part in the Open RACC (Royal Automobile Club of Catalonia). While the concrete race tracks require a different set of skills and techniques compared to motocross, he seamlessly rode his way to the RACC championship on his first attempt. From that point on, Marquez climbed the ladder in elite motorcycle racing, starting with the Spanish Road Racing Championship in 2005 and the 125cc Motorcycle World Championship in 2008.
In 2011, Marquez moved to the Moto2 World Championship where he won the title of “Rookie of the Year.” While he fell short of winning the 2011 championship after crashing out of the Malaysian Grand Prix, he eventually redeemed himself and became the 2012 Moto2 world champion. Marquez climbed yet another notch in 2013 as a member of Repsol Honda’s MotoGP team. And as the old adage goes, the rest is history.
Even at a young age, Marquez rode as if he was a veteran motorcycle racer. In every race that he has participated in, he always appears “strong, relaxed, consistent and super quick,” as betting.betfair.com’s racing expert Trent Burton describes the young racer to the readers of his betting column. In a press conference last year, Marquez revealed that he partly owes his success in MotoGP to motocross racing: “I like and enjoy (motocross racing. You feel the bike a little bit different, because you're going in the corner so fast, and then you need to stop, pick up the bike and go. It's more or less like in what you use in MotoGP,” he said.
From the dirt tracks to the racing circuit, Marc Marquez has proven himself worthy candidate to become the world’s youngest motorcycling champion. Using his expertise in motocross, he dominated the Grand Prix racing scene through his skills and unwavering confidence. His story serves as an inspiration to dream big and ride hard on the racetrack.
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