Marquez returns as motorcycling hits 1,000 grand prix landmark
Modern racing machines, backed by the big budgets of A-list manufacturers, are a far cry from the 500cc bike which carried Britain's Harold Daniell to victory in the first grand prix staged on the streets of the Isle of Man in 1949.
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Repsol Honda Team Spanish rider Marc Marquez attends a press conference ahead of the 1000th Moto GP Grand Prix, in Le Mans, northwestern France. AFP PHOTO
By NewVision Reporter
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Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez returns to action this weekend as motorcycling reaches the 1,000 grand prix landmark, 74 years after the first feast of speed was staged.
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