{"id":140742,"date":"2025-09-13T18:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T18:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/140742\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T18:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T18:13:09","slug":"bezzecchi-explains-bizarre-celebration-after-motogp-san-marino-gp-sprint-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/140742\/","title":{"rendered":"Bezzecchi explains bizarre celebration after MotoGP San Marino GP sprint win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marco Bezzecchi<\/a> has explained why he carried a wooden leg on his bike while celebrating his victory in the San Marino Grand Prix sprint race at Misano.<\/p>\n

The factory Aprilia rider caught everyone\u2019s attention when he grabbed what appeared to be a prosthetic leg – complete with a racing boot – on the cooldown lap following his victory in Saturday\u2019s half-distance race.<\/p>\n

While MotoGP riders usually wave their country or manufacturer\u2019s flags in celebration, Bezzecchi\u2019s choice of prop sparked intrigue among fans.<\/p>\n

Speaking afterwards, the Italian revealed that the wooden leg featured in one of his favourite childhood films, while he also commissioned the artist from the movie to design his helmet for Misano.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a wooden leg. Something that is present in an Italian film has the name ‘Tre uomini e una gamba’, which means three men and one leg,\u201d he told TNT Sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s an Italian film and they bring this leg all over Italy to try to go to a wedding. It’s super funny and it’s part of my childhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the artist of the leg is Garbett. So I decided to make a good helmet, and the artist is Garbett.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Marco <\/p>\n

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Danilo Di Giovanni \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Bezzecchi led the first part of the race from pole position, but two errors in quick succession allowed the factory Ducati of Marc Marquez<\/a> to snatch the top spot from him on lap six.<\/p>\n

However, just a few corners later, the championship leader crashed his Ducati and retired from the race, handing the lead back to the home favourite.<\/p>\n

Bezzecchi then held off the Gresini Ducati of Alex Marquez<\/a> in the final laps to claim his second career sprint win, as well as the first for Aprilia since Barcelona last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t really expect [Marquez to pass me at Turn 6] but I knew he would be close to it because I made a couple of mistakes, once in turn 13 when I lost the front, and then I went a bit wide in Turn 4,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost concentration a bit and I prepared Turn 6 to exit fast in the back straight because I thought Marc wanted to pass me on the braking, but then he passed me there [at Turn 6].\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn’t really expecting that but then when he passed me I kept myself calm and I was there. I didn\u2019t know how [the race] could go, but it went like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI am just happy for the win. It means that we worked in a good this weekend until now, and that we can also do a good job tomorrow. So happy for the day and the focus is on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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