I’m a boy from Centelles (Barcelona) and now I’m 12 years old. My love for Trial comes from my father who is passionate about this sport and when I was very young I asked him to take me on his motorcycle. When I was four years old, I was given my first bike, a Clipic 50 Trial bike. That same year we went to see Trials as children and I immediately started signing up to run them. My first licence was granted to me after my father submitted a written request to the Catalan Motorcycling Federation, as I was not yet the minimum age (6 years old).
After racing several seasons against boys older than me, I became champion of the Catalan Children’s Trial Cup in the INITIATION category (2006). The following year, already with an 80cc bike, I was champion in ALEVINES (2007). In JUNIORS, the first year I finished third, behind Jaime Busto and Arnau Farré, repeating position in 2009, this time behind Arnau and Miki Gelavert.
I have been fond of long-term Trials such as the 3dts, Arinsal, La Mongie (France), the 2days of Campodrón, etc. I have a great time in these trials, they are very physically demanding.
PILOT PROFILE
Date of birth : 15/04/1998
Place : Cabrera de Mar
First bike : Clipic 50
Hobbies : Trial and Hoquey-skates
Most admired rider : Toni Bou
Favorite video game : the madnes trial on facebook
Motorcycle you use : GasGas 125
What you like most about trial: Trial with friends and intersections
Your least favorite thing: Training alone
A dream : To become a professional
INTERVIEW
TRIALWORLD: Tell us about your plans for 2011, Marc.
MR: This year I will participate in the Catalan championship, the cto. of Spain and the European Youth Championship. All of this is combined with social trials (COTA, BERGUEDA, ETC.) and long-term trials.
TW: How do you organize yourself to reconcile training and studies?
MR: At the moment I only dedicate my time to the bike on WEEKENDS. This does not limit going to school at all.
TW: Tell us what your training is like during a normal week of class and what it’s like in another week when there’s a race on the weekend.
MR: For now, the “normal” weeks and the race weeks are the same.
TW: Is it necessary to complement motorcycle training with physical preparation or is it not so important at your age?
MR: In my case, since I play on a roller hockey team, I train three days a week for an hour and a half. I don’t do any specific preparation for the Trial. I’m twelve years old and that will come later.
TW: Where do you think is the key and the difference between a young guy who starts doing trials to have fun and another who wants to be a professional?
MR: I think that a young guy, even if he wants to be a professional, should start doing Trials to have fun. If he then progresses and progresses, he himself will already realize whether he can become a professional or not.
TW: What do you like most about racing?
MR: The satisfaction of having done well at the end of the Trial.
TW: Anything that doesn’t convince you?
MR: The zero bonus, I think it should be 5 points instead of 10.
TW: Would you like to dedicate yourself professionally to Trial or do you think it is a good springboard to do other off-road specialties? See Mario Román…
MR: Of course I’d like to, but at my age it’s a bit premature to think about it. At the moment I really like what I do and that’s the most important thing.
TW: What do you think of the regulation? Do you think it favors the arrival of young promises?
MR: I’m not very good at the OPEN FREE rules at the moment, but my father thinks it’s the right thing to do so that there are at least a good number of participants. Nowadays there are young people with a very high level, but very few in terms of numbers. With the previous regulations, trials had to be marked with them in mind, which made many give up, who were starting. Now the “good guys” can take the risk of making difficult steps, if their intention is to reach the top, without forcing others to face the same lines as them (my father’s note).
TW: Does the media do a lot to stand out in Trial or does the skill of the rider and his perseverance in training count more?
MR: The sum of all three is the most appropriate answer. Means alone are useless, and neither are skill and perseverance, without means.
TW: Finally, tell us where you would like to go in the world of Trial and in what timeframe you would like to achieve it.
MR: I repeat that it is too early to answer this question, but my dream would be to become a professional, of course. But that will be told by time and the media.
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