Marc Márquez treated himself to an unusual training session with cyclist Tadej Pogačar, four-time winner of the Tour de France.
Within a week, Marc Márquez will be back on his Ducati for the final Grand Prix MotoGP before the summer break, in Germany, where he could get closer to first place in the championshipIn the meantime, he took advantage of a break from the circuits to share a bike training session with one of the biggest names in world cycling: Tadej Pogačar, four-time winner of the Tour de France.
A meeting between two champions that did not go unnoticed and was organised in Catalonia, where the UAE Team Emirates-XRG was fine-tuning its preparation before the start of the Tour de France, which will be given in Barcelona this Saturday.
The Slovenian team was already present to reconnoiter part of the course before the start of the Tour de France. It is in this context that Márquez joined the training session, riding alongside Pogačar and several of his teammates.
Cycling has long held an important place in the Spaniard's physical preparation, who rides regularly outside of races.
He himself shared several photos and videos on his social media. In particular, he can be seen interacting with... Pogačar explaining to him that he will "try to follow him to the hotel" Then, a little later, the Slovenian throws at him "You're in great shape!", to which number #93 responds " No, aspirations are good. laughing.
A humorous way of reminding everyone that even an athlete of the level of Márquez may struggle to keep up with the pace of a four-time Tour de France winner.
Then the two men met to exchange a signed jersey and boot, before having a drink with the Slovenian team.
Marc Márquez He thus treated himself to a training session like no other, alongside one of the best cyclists of his generation.
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