Marvin Musquin (born 30 December 1989 in La Réole,

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) is a French former professional

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and

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racer. He competed in the

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s from 2004 to 2010 and the

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s from 2011 to 2023. He is a two-time MX2 World Champion & the 2015 250cc AMA Supercross East Champion.

Motocross career

2004-2008

In 2004, Musquin won the European Motocross Championship in the 85cc class. He followed this by winning the 2006 125cc Junior World Championship. He competed on a

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in the

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F.I.M. MX2-GP world championship, finishing in 14th place.

2009-2010

Musquin won the

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F.I.M. MX2-GP World Championship and, successfully defended his title in

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while riding for the KTM

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racing team managed by former world champion

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2011-2015

Since 2011, Musquin has competed in the 250cc class of the

, finishing the 2013 season in third place overall. In 2014 he won the first Red Bull Straight Rhythm in the 250cc class. In 2015 he won the East Supercross 250MX class Championship. Musquin was also a member of the victorious French 2015

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team that included Gautier Paulin and Romain Febvre.

2016-2018

In 2016, Musquin finished third behind

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and Eli Tomac in the AMA pro Motocross championship. In 2017, he finished second 17 points behind Eli Tomac in the Motocross Championship. He finished 2nd 9 points behind Jason Anderson in the 2018 Monster Energy AMA 450 Supercross Championship. Musquin previously trained under the stewardship of professional motocross trainer

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AMA Supercross/Motocross/MX2 Results

Personal life

Musquin married his long-time girlfriend, Mathilde, on 13 September 2019. They have one child together, a daughter born in December 2022.

References

External links

Marvin Musquin KTM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Musquin, Marvin 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Gironde French motocross riders