Marquez celebrates 27th birthday with motocross training return
Marc Marquez says he “couldn’t have been given a better present” on his 27th birthday than returning to motocross training as he steps up ✅his recovery from shoulder surgery.
The Repsol Honda rider has endured a frustrating winter in rehabilitation from a second shoulde✃r surger🌼y in the space of 12 months having undergone a similar operation on his right shoulder to the one he had on his left shoulder at the end of 2018.
Marc Marquez says he “couldn’t have been given a better present” on his 27th birthday than returning to motoc🧜ross training as he sꦐteps up his recovery from shoulder surgery.
The Repsol Honda rider has endured a frustrating winter in rehabilitat♔ion from a second shoulder surgery in the space of 12 months having undergone a similar operation on his right shoulder to the one he had on his left shoulder at the end of 2018.
After returning to two wheels for the first time only a week before the Sepang pre-season test, training on a BEON 45 at a local karting traܫck, Marquez completed a limited testing programme in Malaysia to🌄 ease himself back into action without causing further problems to his shoulder.
Muchas gracias a todo@s por las felicitaciones! 27 No podía tener mejor regalo que volver a subirme a una moto de MX después de tres meses
— Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93)
Tha🧸nks to everybody for all your 💛birthday wishes! 27 I couldn’t have a better present than ride a MX bike after three months
Having notched up a total of 131 laps over the three-day Sepang test, Marquez has con🌼tinued his rehabilitation back at🎐 home as part of his preparations for the Qatar test later this week (February 22-24).
To celebrate his birthday, Marquez posted his return to motocross training on social medi🎐a: “Thanks to everybody for all your birthday wishes! 27, I couldn’t have a better present than ride a MX bike after three months.”
Speaking at the end of the Sepang test, Marquez said he expected to ‘suffer’ due to a lack of strength from his shoulder only two months on from a surgery which a regular person would require six mont🅘hs to recover from.
“We di♓d a [muscle] test before coming here and specifically the deltoid muscle is around 60%. But the other muscles are closer to the top,” Marquez s🍨aid at Sepang.
“It aꦡffected [me] a lot. This is one of the more difficult circuits physically and I suffered during these three days. But I need ཧto suffer now if I want to be ready in Qatar.”
Later this week🅷 Marquez will head to the Losail I༒nternational Circuit to take part in the final pre-season test before the Qatar circuit hosts the 2020 MotoGP opening round on March 8.
