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Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Marc Marquez’s comeback reached a significant milestone on Tuesday when the eight-time world champion rode his first laps of a MotoGP circuit since last July, on board a Honda RC213V-S, at the Circuit de Catalunya:The Repsol Honda star broke his right arm in a brutal accident at the 2020 Jerez season-opener and has required three operations due to complications.But a recent medical check finally confirmed ‘satisfactory bone consolidation’, after the earlier infection, clearing the way for Marquez to ride a minibike at the Circuito de Alcarrás.After a quick trip to Qatar to receive the Covid-19 vaccination on offer to the MotoGP paddock, Marquez then wasted no time in making his return to a full-size machine, the RC213V-S, at Barcelona._DSC3167.jpg accImages.createImage();The RC213V-S is the production version of Marquez’s MotoGP bike and the nearest he can get, under the rules, to trying a grand prix machine outside of a race weekend or official test.Among those supporting Marquez on Tuesday in Barcelona was his MotoGP crew chief Santi Hernandez.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); ‘Wow, I should be proud of my people’ – Suzuki stays in QataraccImages.createImage(); Joan Mir: Braking, block passes, highlighter pens and kartsWhile no information about the #93’s fitness on the bike have been released – Repsol Honda stating only that the track day was ‘to understand his physical condition after eight months away’ – the outing adds weight to growing speculation that Marquez intends to be present when opening practice begins for the 2021 Qatar MotoGP season-opener on Friday, March 26._DSC2448.jpg accImages.createImage();
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