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Podium or Retire: Agostini Reveals Marc Marquez’s Personal Threshold

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Giacomo Agostini has revealed what Marc Marquez told him in private about his retirement threshold. Agostini shared that Marquez told him if he had to fight for fifth or sixth place he would retire, because for Marquez the minimum acceptable goal is the podium. After finishing fifth at COTA and sitting 36 points behind Bezzecchi, that conversation is landing differently in 2026.

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