Marc was also the first rider in the 69-year history of grand prix motorcycling to win at least five races a season for eight years in a row. He won at Le Mans and took second at Montmeló but one race later he suffered another crash while fighting for the win at the British GP. The race began at a rapid pace, with Lorenzo, Iannone, Marc, Dani, Rossi and Crutchlow leading the way. During 2014 he became the first rider since Agostini in 1970 to win the opening ten premier-class GP races of the season. In 1998, when he was 5, he participated in the Enduro for Kids, in the Initiation category. Marquez would be forced to settle for second as 2018 began in spectacular fashion. Bears Take NFC North Lead, Packers Still Given Best Odds... Packers Get Blown Out by Bucs and See Their 2021 Super Bowl Odds Fade to +1100. All good things eventually come an end. Please enable it to continue. In Aragón a minor contact between the two Repsol Honda teammates resulted in the rear-wheel speed-sensor cable on Dani’s bike breaking, launching the Spaniard into the air. Leaning over so far in his exaggerated cornering technique, it looks as though he’s on the cusp of falling off his bike in every tight turn. Falcons Get First Win of the Season, See NFC South Odds Improve to +4000; Is There Any Value? This year he was runner-up behind Pol Espargaró. After a brilliant season with 9 victories so far, Marc has demonstrated his superiority in the championship. Two weeks later, the Dutch TT was red-flagged due to heavy rain. Please enable it to continue. The result was Marquez heading into the summer break with a healthy 48-point lead over Lorenzo in the Championship classification. With these two consecutive victories, he was able to reduce his gap to 56 points behind Rossi. Marquez took the victory by just 0.249 seconds over Lorenzo. As well, the champ is coming back from offseason shoulder surgery, and due to the healing process, was forced to limit his number of laps early in preseason training. 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