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ROAD NEWS

MARQUEZ GETS HIS OWN DOCUMENTARY

Twenty thousand people accompanied sixtime MotoGP champion Marc Márquez through the streets of Madrid en route to the open-air cinematic launch of his new docu-series ‘ Marc Márquez : ALL IN ’ which hit Amazon ’ s Prime Video on February 20 and will be available worldwide for free on Red Bull TV from June 5 . The five episodes look back on the recently turned 30-year-old ’ s amazing career and , in particular the 2022 season , a watershed year where the 59-times MotoGP race winner weighed up his future . A day ahead of the full series release , a convoy of 350 bikers , led by Márquez , first rode just under three kilometres through the streets of Madrid to celebrate the Spanish motorbike legend ’ s exploits . “ The convoy was the most important thing for me ,” he said . “ In a race weekend , you feel the fans , but they are far . But doing a thing like that , even limited to 350 motorbikes , to be close to them , being also on the blue carpet today , seeing the grandparents with the kids ... it ’ s something so special .” After arriving at the destination , Márquez switched to his Repsol Honda RC213V to perform a showrun demonstration right in the middle of Madrid ’ s Gran Vía , an iconic Spanish street in the country ’ s capital city well known for being the location of many Spanish movie premieres each year . After that , MotoGP CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Márquez ’ s brother and fellow MotoGP rider Alex Márquez were among the crowd for the world premiere of ‘ Marc Márquez : ALL IN ’ on a giant screen . “ Everybody is hungry for the rest of the chapters . I think people today have enjoyed a lot and they have seen another part of me , not only the rider but also the person ,” Márquez added . “ We are humans . Most of the time they are watching us in our superhero dress , wearing helmets and leathers , but we are normal people and we have our private life and even personal problems , not only motorbikes .” The release of the docu-series in the lead-up to the 2023 MotoGP season marks the full-time return to competition for Márquez following three seasons plagued by potentially careerending injuries . The first 2023 race will take place in Portugal on March 26 with June 11 ’ s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello marking the global release of the series on Red Bull TV . “ The next chapter for me is about winning and success . The real comeback ,” he enthused . “ The real comeback will happen when I ’ m being able to fight for the win again . That will be my next chapter .”

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