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Marquez shines as Bagnaia leaves his mark

MOTOGP

JEREZ (ESP)

27/28 APRIL

ROUND 4/21

“Just like old times,” Marc Marquez beamed as he reflected upon a maiden MotoGP grand prix podium with the Gresini Ducati team, while showing off rubber marks left on him by Francesco Bagnaia. After starting from pole position, the rider of the #93 bike couldn’t convert this to a first win since 2021. But he came very close in a Spanish Grand Prix battle with factory Ducati ace Bagnaia that will go down in history as one of the best staged at Jerez.

The sprint race on Saturday was chaos: 15 riders crashed across 12 laps as unsighted

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