Repsol's Moto2 wunderkind Marq Marquez has finally been back on a bike in his native Spain after missing the first couple of tests of year, taking to the track at Alcarras before moving down to Albacete to further assess his fitness.

The Spaniard joined such luminaries as Jimmy Hill at the not-very-close -to Barcelona track just to see whether he could, well, see and then turned in a bunch of laps round Albacete, putting in a series of short runs to figure out if he was fit and able to ride, which he was for the first time since the Sepang highside which put him out of action for five months.

"Thanks to the fitness check in Alcarrás it was possible to come here to Albacete and make this test a reality. It really has been incredible to get back on the bike again. These two days of testing have been useful for getting laps under my belt, getting my feel back onboard the Suter and for convincing myself that I can ride at Jerez. I still have a little way to go, but this is a big first step in my preseason. I thank the team for their patience all this time, to the sponsors and the fans for their support and best wishes," he said.