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me in public: marc marquez did nothing wrong

me to myself: here's a list, color-coded to reflect the level of severity of the crime

if this ain't true love

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Simon P*tterson, stupidly : Alex isn't racing marc :( he doesn't want to win

Alex, possessed by the spirit of Cain everytime he's on a bike : pardon ?

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first jorge now marc. pecco really want guys around him to get married.

also the bride at the wedding they were gave them the bouquet haha so cute.

marc

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Look at our loverboys discussing holy matrimony

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crying. well he did try to do that to be fair like rather famously he did try to shake his hand but (x)

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i will never shutup about how the only rider marc overtakes carefully is alex. he really doesn’t give a fuck about anyone other than his brother

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Funny how even the other riders don't see an issue with Alex being smart and knowing when to back down from a fight but P*tterson still can't

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Marc: I take naps with my biggest rival (Álex). [Second gap] Hey but each one on their own [...] Yesterday we were taking a nap head against head

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1. Pecco in his head at the start "You bet I'm not going to be in the middle of yappatron 3000 1 and yappatron 3000 2"

2. I love the little sound they make to explain things (that's so me and it makes me understand more than anyting else tbh) !

3. Alex was touched at the start with the whole Binder, Zarco, whoever the fuck debacle? They didn't talk or shown anything about it on my stream but good to know.

4. At least this time both Marc and Pecco are agreing on tyre in front not having the best feeling aahahahaha.

5. Again their little sounds endear me so much!

6. "And he does a little bit of everything" that's my jack of all trades track terror!

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Marshals popping shoulder back in in the gravel traps, the comms going on about how marc used to pop his own shoulder back in all the time... casually..... Is there not a single sane person in this sport?? 😭😭

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in the nfl if someone goes down hard the team docs take 'em to the suspicious blue tent of secrets and pump them full of totally legal pain painkillers we promise but when a moto rider goes down (fabio) he has the trackside marshals pop his dislocated shoulder back into place on live tv in front of god and valentino rossi and the entire population of italy.

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9/10 doctors fear him

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marc and alex’s so called title fight is so funny because for anyone else there would be psychological warfare think pieces about the shit they do for fun but for thing 1 and thing 2 it’s just a normal tuesday. playing psychological warfare with mama (literally)

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Ramon Marquez, Marc’s grandfather, sharing an anecdote from when Marc was starting with bikes as a child :

“I remember one time where he tried to do a big sideslip on a gravel road in front of the house, he miscalculated and the crash was quite big… A hell of a dust cloud ! It was summer, Marc was wearing a short sleeves shirt and he tore the skin of his hands, his arms… Everything ! I rushed to comfort him, he was on the ground, turned around and said “Don’t say anything grandpa, riders don’t cry !” We ran back home and I treated him with hydrogen peroxide. Tears were streaming down his face but he didn’t complain, no… He just gritted his teeth and he held on, not saying anything.”

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BURIRAM 2025 | Marc Marquez lifting his little brother Alex Marquez in parc fermé after their first 1-2 on a Sunday.

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Handful of notes on the first third of the podcast Marc did with Miki Nuñez in February where talked a fair bit about money.

Marc says that at the beginning, when he was a kid, he did notice that his parents never took holidays, just a day away from Cervera here and there but never more, but he didn't realize why (that came later). Same things with the little sacrifices like buying a second-hand moto or playing football instead of practicing on the bikes some weekends.

Did his parents do all that (the sacrifices) because they saw Marc's potential? No. According to Marc, his parents gave him a bike because bikes were their hobby and Marc enjoyed it. Within his family, he never heard the sentence "[One day] You're going to be in...", there never was any expectation regarding what he could achieve with bikes.

Both Roser and Julia were into bikes before their children were born. Marc says that they used to volunteer at circuits, even when Marc was in his mom's belly.

They had a tiny caravan that they used to go to circuits on the weekends, with tupperwares filled with pasta. His parents worked from Monday to Friday (his father driving an excavator for a building company, coming back home tired but loading up the bikes) (his mother worked in the office of a transport logistics company) and then they would go to a circuit Saturday and Sunday.

Marc started with motocross because it was cheaper. Nowadays there are quite a lot of asphalt circuits where he used to live but not so much back when he was a kid. Also, when you crashed on the dirt, you wouldn't damage the bike so much, it was easier to fix or buy second-hand (compared to asphalt bikes which were expensive, to buy and to repair).

His home was never missing anything.

Does he remember a time, when he was teenager, where he realized that he needed money to do all this and that maybe he should do something to get more money? No. But Marc tells an anecdote about when he was 14, old enough to ride on the road and with all his friends having a supermoto, he asked his parents if he could get one. His parents asked him if he wanted a supermoto or a training bike because he could only have one, and Marc said he wanted the training bike. He was then handed his mother's scooter (a 50cc Honda) to go on the road.

Marc says that he was very lucky because the Catalan Federation created a Cup designated to spot talents. With 3.000 euros you got to have everything (the license, leathers, helmet, etc) for a year. That year, the Rojas brothers told Marc's parents that they wanted to help. From that point in time and forward [Marc was 9], competing cost him 0 euros [just the competitions, that didn't include training]. Marc insists on how lucky he was with this and that it was not normal.

From when he was 9 to 15, Marc was competing in "speed" racing (asphalt) but he was still training in motocross. The competition aspect of things was paid for by his teams & sponsors.

When he reached 125cc, Marc was told that he could either look for money or for the best bike. Also, that it was better to now look for the best bike because real money he could get in MotoGP.

For all his 3 years in 125cc, Marc himself didn't get any money. That changed when he reached Moto2 and turned 18.

Emilio [Alzamora, Marc's old manager] was dealing with everything money wise and his parents trusted him with that, including when they needed to involve an accountant or a lawyer for deals for example.

When he reached MotoGP, Marc started getting bonuses for his results. Was his 2013 bonus (for winning the championship) over one million euros? Yes. He also says that his bonuses were bigger in 2013 because in theory, as a rookie, he wasn't supposed to do so well.

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the final line — killing me would have hurt less

The third Marquez brother

My newest obsession is how the Marquez brothers have adopted Alex rookie team mate, Fermin Aldeguer. Fermin, so obviously being a Marc-fanboy, proudly proclaiming him as his hero and the greatest MotoGP driver of all time. You can see the light in his eyes every time Marc praises him, and how, after he makes a joke he immediately seeks Marc’s approval. The way he sits between the brothers, smiling like he won the race, joking as if he is part of the family. How, in Aragon, Marc turns around waiving three fingers in the air towards Fermin and pumping his fist after confirming that it will indeed be an “all-Marquez”-podium again. Fermin having to sit in the middle when they ride the car from the podium because “you are the youngest”, despite him clearly being the biggest. I love how you can see the pure happiness in Fermin when Marc calls him “hermano”, and jokes that he might win the next race, with Fermin joining the banter and telling Marc to shut up. But what I love the most about this is how you can see the resolution in Marc, the resolution to not repeat history. To never turn his back on and betray Fermin, the way he was betrayed by his hero.