Marvin Musquin (born 30 December 1989 in

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) is a French 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, has competed in the

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s since 2011.

Motocross career

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. 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

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racing team managed by former world champion

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. 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

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and

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. In 2016, Musquin finished third behind

Ken Roczen Ken Roczen (born 29 April 1994 in Mattstedt, Germany) is a German professional motocross and supercross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2009 to 2011 and the AMA Supercross Championships since 2011. He is an MX2 M ...

and

Eli Tomac Eli Tomac (born November 14, 1992) is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer competing in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships; a 2-Time AMA Supercross Champion, a 5-Time AMA Pro Motocross Champion and a Regional 250 ...

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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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
1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Gironde French motocross riders {{France-motorcycle-racing-bio-stub