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Marc Marquez cruises to Aragon MotoGP sprint win
Marc Marquez dominated the Aragon sprint race on Saturday to end three years in the MotoGP wilderness.
The six-time MotoGP champion led from pole on his Ducati-Gresini bike to crush his rivals, taking the chequered flag by almost three seconds from Jorge Martin with Pedro Acosta in third.
"I feel so very good," beamed Marquez.
"The most important day, of course, is tomorrow. Looking forward to it!"
Reigning double world champion Francesco Bagnaia suffered a miserable afternoon, finishing ninth to relinquish the overall riders' lead to Martin.
But the afternoon belonged to Marquez.
He made a lightning start from pole to lead Martin into the first bend as Bagnaia suffered a slow getaway.
The 31-year-old Spaniard had cruised to pole in qualifying. He quickly pulled clear by over a second from the chasing pack, to the delight of tens of thousands of his home fans.
At the midway point of the 11-lap dash, the only potential obstacle between Marquez and the chequered flag was Marquez himself.
In the end, his winning margin was 2.961sec.
This was the Spanish star's first-ever sprint success after five runner-up finishes this campaign.
On Sunday he will start hot favourite in the grand prix itself.
Victory ends a long wait, stretching back to October 2021 and his last grand prix success came at Emilia Romagna, as he was battling the aftermath of crushing injury.
Marquez has enjoyed a stunning upturn in fortune since leaving Honda after 11 years to join Ducati's Gresini team this season.
And his performances have been rewarded with a seat on a factory Ducati alongside double world champion Bagnaia who now trails Martin by three points.
Y.Aukaiv--AMWN