{"id":2026110,"date":"2026-07-03T08:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2026110"},"modified":"2026-07-03T08:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:56:43","slug":"marc-marquez-takes-on-best-bike-racer-in-the-world-as-motogp-meets-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2026110","title":{"rendered":"Marc Marquez takes on best bike racer in the world as MotoGP meets Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Marc Marquez takes on best bike racer in the world as MotoGP meets Tour de France<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Ahead of the 2026 Tour de France, Marc Marquez has been out on the roads with the best bike racer in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Alex Whitworth <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-03T09:56:43+01:00\">03 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, MotoGP 2026.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marc Marquez is rarely second-best on two wheels, but hitting the roads with Tadej Pogacar powered only by their own legs for once put the reigning MotoGP champion at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marquez is far from the only MotoGP racer to also be a cycling fan. Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Martin are also among the most avid cyclists on the MotoGP grid, while HRC test rider Aleix Espargaro signed with professional team Lidl-Trek after his retirement from full-time racing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marquez and Pogacar\u2019s ride together was primarily for publicity for Insta360, a sponsor of Marc Marquez himself and of Pogacar\u2019s UAE Team Emirates XRG, which was able to put its action cameras on the bikes of each of them to capture footage for a social media video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A post shared by Insta360 (@insta360)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder embed instagram\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The timing is also uncoincidental, since the Tour de France starts on Saturday (4 July) with its Grand Depart in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pogacar himself is a four-time winner of the famous French grand tour, including victories in the last two editions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Slovenien is ranked among the greatest cyclists of all-time thanks to his achievements not only in the grand tours but also in cycling\u2019s one-day classic races, in which he has 13 career wins from 24 starts, as well as for other achievements such as winning the Tour de France and the world championship road race in the same year in two consecutive seasons (2024 and 2025).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Naturally, he enters the 2026 Tour among the favourites, but his strongest rival, Denmark\u2019s Jonas Vingegaard, heads into the race off the back of a first career Giro d\u2019Italia win that was wrapped up at the end of May.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-5c9a9d7a5a1fd956e5a987778181c142b8dd411ea4c6c97c0a6e1127a9a48dec\">  \u201cI don\u2019t have the situation under control\u201d &#8211; Marc Marquez on Assen MotoGP struggles   The 2027 MotoGP rider line-up and rumours so far <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vingegaard\u2019s Giro win means he has victories in all three cycling grand tours, something Pogacar is yet to achieve as he is missing a Vuelta de Espana victory.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pogacar and Vingegaard have finished first and second in each of the last five Tours, with Pogacar winning in 2021, 2024, and 2025, while Vingegaard took the victory in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Riding with Pogacar, then, Marquez was somewhat out-gunned by his riding partner \u2013 not something you can usually say about the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-d8dcb275b4a66fec1df2a417d4da8fbff3f945cf89cbfd01280a3c5bad2e46ef\">  Ducati: MotoGP title fight \u201cwide open\u201d despite \u201canonymous\u201d Assen   Marc Marquez reveals he talked to Honda about a 2027 MotoGP return <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1330857_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 Dutch MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Ducati Lenovo Team rider heads to Germany in a week and to the Sachsenring, his most successful track with nine MotoGP wins there and 12 across all grand prix classes, while chasing down a points deficit of 40 to Jorge Martin.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Were Marquez to erase that margin by the end of the season and be crowned MotoGP champion for the eighth time he would move level with Giacomo Agostini for premier class crowns and one clear of Valentino Rossi, also clearing the latter for world titles across all categories.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marketing ploy or not, then, the meeting of Marc Marquez and Tadej Pogacar is one between two of the greatest to ever race on two wheels.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Ahead of the 2026 Tour de France, Marc Marquez has been out on the roads with the best bike racer in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marc Marquez is rarely second-best on two wheels, but hitting the roads with Tadej Pogacar powered only by their own legs for once put the reigning MotoGP champion at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marquez is far from the only MotoGP racer to also be a cycling fan. Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Martin are also among the most avid cyclists on the MotoGP grid, while HRC test rider Aleix Espargaro signed with professional team Lidl-Trek after his retirement from full-time racing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marquez and Pogacar\u2019s ride together was primarily for publicity for Insta360, a sponsor of Marc Marquez himself and of Pogacar\u2019s UAE Team Emirates XRG, which was able to put its action cameras on the bikes of each of them to capture footage for a social media video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marc Marquez is rarely second-best on two wheels, but hitting the roads with Tadej Pogacar powered only by their own legs for once put the reigning MotoGP champion at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marquez is far from the only MotoGP racer to also be a cycling fan. Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Martin are also among the most avid cyclists on the MotoGP grid, while HRC test rider Aleix Espargaro signed with professional team Lidl-Trek after his retirement from full-time racing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marquez and Pogacar\u2019s ride together was primarily for publicity for Insta360, a sponsor of Marc Marquez himself and of Pogacar\u2019s UAE Team Emirates XRG, which was able to put its action cameras on the bikes of each of them to capture footage for a social media video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1099996\/1\/marc-marquez-takes-best-bike-racer-world-motogp-meets-tour-de-france&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325483_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Marc Marquez takes on best bike racer in the world as MotoGP meets Tour de France Ahead of the 2026 Tour de France, Marc Marquez has been out on the roads with the best bike racer in the world. 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