6 Time Moto GP World Champion Marc Marquez and his brother Alex have partnered exclusively with Mondraker.
Marc, and his two-time podium finisher brother, apparently mountain bike on their local trails in Cervera to sharpen their skills in between races. It seems that they are primarily XC riders as their choice of bike will be the F-Podium RR and each sibling was presented with a custom version of the bike for them to ride around their Moto GP schedules.
Marc’s new bike is painted in the colours of his MotoGP racing helmet, with the graphic designs to match. His racing number, 93, also features on the bike - as it does on his Repsol Honda Team motorbike. Alex's is also in a custom blue with his racing number 73 also featured as part of the colour scheme.
 | Unfortunately I haven’t been able yet to test it because of the injury but it's aesthetic and spectacular. The shapes of the tubes give a unique personality for F-Podium and they make it beautiful. We are going to enjoy riding this bike very much |
| I have felt the Mondraker F-Podium RR fantastic. It’s a very light bike and it feels very agile. I can also say that it’s fun and the absorption its’ a critical highlight. For sure it’s a bike and I will enjoy riding it. |
With Marc carrying a shoulder injury, Alex was left to do the modelling duties on his own custom Mondraker.
| We are proud that both Marc and Álex are riding our bikes. The Mondraker racing DNA and especially the F-Podium RR has the efficiency at the highest level, so we hope it will be a good tool for their training sessions. We are sure that they will enjoy them as much as we enjoy seeing them winning a Grand Prix |
The brothers aren't the only professional motorsports athletes that enjoy mountain biking as we've also seen Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Riccardo and Mark Webber out on the trails in recent years.
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Word is that at least a few years ago, the old man was still faster going downhill on the push bike.
That would be as half baked as Jordan trying to play pro baseball when he was at the top of the basketball world.
There is also the aspect of safety. He had no experience riding at that level...or it seems much moto experience period. I wouldn't want him in there if i was racing.
WIthout a mtb analogy, I guess it is like a triathlete or runner, who is fit enough, but no riding skills jumping into a crit. No one wants them there because there is a lot more to it than just pace.
The dude is superfit too. Does a lot of cross-country skiing (lung-buster, apparently) and it seems cross country MTB.
Maybe Laurie Greenland can take MM on some downhill trails and MM can take Laurie round a track on a Fireblade. I'd like to watch that.
but marc is faster. fastest geezer ever is a between marc and casey, especially if we're talking about a single race. (and depending on the track. not sure if even marc could beat casey at phillip island)
yes, for a season, for a career, rossi is the greatest. rossi has won on more types of bikes, dominated longer, etc.
but you cannot deny the talent (speed) of marc, and how he has dominated since he started motogp. just look at how many pole positions he has had.... and yes, it pains me to say it, and i'm not a big fan of his, especially after what happened in 2015, but marc is likely the fastest ever.
Schwantz #1
Rossi #2
then there's the rest
because rossi won titles on 125, 250, 500, 990, 800 (and almost 1000) is the reason why he will always be the goat.
why do you say Schwantz #1? It could be argued that he wasn't even better than Rainey, his main rival....
never mind the rest of the motogp greats.
Rossi on the other hand has raced against the best on equal machinery across multiple eras.
on a downhill bike everyone is gonna be fast i think cos the element of fear might be lesser i guess and light machine under you. they shud try it atleast
(Aleix Espargaró is a Spanish MotoGP Racer and Orbea Ambassador)
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