MotoGP, Cal Crutchlow: “you should see how Marc Marquez stretches, it deserves a TV report”.

Marc Marquez he is a raw talent, an unfailing determination on the track, but also the man who dares everything on a motorcycle while never getting injured, including after having exceeded the limits which have been largely pushed back. To be honest, he proves that you can dominate your subject by falling at least as much as Sam Lowes. But how does he always manage to get by?

A secret that his colleagues shamelessly betray. Her secret weapon is her stretching sessions which, according to Cal Crutchlow, made him a real contortionist: “ we know, Marquez does not get injured often » comments the LCR pilot on speedweek. " He just stretches all day. I have probably fallen in my career as many times as Márquez. But I've never stretched for a second in my life. So far I haven't had any ligament injuries. Bones are a different story, because if you break a bone, it's just a bone. So I'm not going to start wrapping my legs around my neck like he does. This thing should get Marc on a TV report. Maybe that's why he doesn't get hurt. But, as far as I'm concerned, I don't have time for that ».

Valentino Rossi adds: “ stretching is very important to be flexible. Especially if you're older like me. So I stretch a lot. I mainly do it at home, but I also do it in the pits before getting on the bike. "

An exercise that is not appreciated by everyone. So Aleix Espargaró, said on motogp.com: “ it is very important to be agile. But I hate stretching. I really don't like it, but I have to do it. It's part of my job. When you fall, it is important to be well relaxed. And it's also important for moving around on the motorcycle. I'm quite tall, so it's even more important that I stretch well. I stretch at home during training and before I get on the bike ».

The last word goes to the main person concerned who fell “ 27 and a half times » in 2017, as he said when referring to his miraculously avoided accident during the final in Valencia: “ Usually you stretch your whole body before getting on the motorcycle. I do it mainly because I like to go to the limits immediately. This means you can fall. If your body is warm during a fall and has been well stretched, the risk of injury is much lower. I stretch the most, because of course I want to avoid bad blocking or something similar. When you ride a motorcycle, the arms are the most important parts of the body ».