The excitement from the Superprestigio in Barcelona this past weekend was felt around the world, and many people took to social media to discuss the showcase, in which road racing Superstar Marc Marquez narrowly beat AMA Pro Flat Track's current No. 1 plate holder, Jared Mees.
Here's a roundup of some of the social media buzz following the event:
Cycle World's Matthew Miles provided excellent coverage all week. Here are a few of the photos he posted since Saturday's race:
Glad you're okay, buddy. @marcmarquez93 @BradtheBullet @dtxbarcelona @AMAProFlatTrack @MotoGP pic.twitter.com/z5CGjf4iuA
— Matthew Miles (@CW1Miles) December 13, 2014 Popular in Spain: @JMees1 shares podium finish with kids @dtxbarcelona. #SuperprestigioDirtTrack @AMAProFlatTrack pic.twitter.com/RxaUtpPez9
— Matthew Miles (@CW1Miles) December 15, 2014 Superprestigio podium: @marcmarquez93 bookended by Americans @JMees1 and @KennyNoyes. http://t.co/KYnZCYZPYT pic.twitter.com/WkQS0rpjvR
— Matthew Miles (@CW1Miles) December 15, 2014 Make sure to follow Miles and Cycle World on Twitter.
Flat Track Live provided amazing footage and photos all weekend, but the onboard video from Mees in the Superfinal tells us so much. One: Mees can ride; two: Marquez can ride; three: the first-lap incident basically decided the race.
Check it out, and be sure to follow Flat Track Live on Twitter and Facebook.
Here's @JMees1 @GoPro footage from Superprestigio @dtxbarcelona Superfinal, as he tries to hunt down @marcmarquez93: http://t.co/1rsd2kv9IO
— Flat Track Live (@FlatTrackLive) December 15, 2014 National No. 65 Cory Texter chimed in all weekend and kept those of us stateside posted on his sister, Shayna Texter. He offered congrats to the winner.
Didn't get to tweet about it yesterday, but huge congrats to @marcmarquez93 on his win. I like to see hard work paying off.
— Cory Texter (@CoryTexter) December 14, 2014 National No. 49, Chad Cose, was glued to Superprestigio coverage:
OMG the @SUPERPRESTIGIO @dtxbarcelona track looks soooo sick! super nice prepped cushion. Wish I was there soo bad!
— chadcose49 (@chadcose) December 12, 2014 I'm a big fan of @marcmarquez93 .. True champion & glad to see someone who genuinely enjoys just riding a motorcycle
— chadcose49 (@chadcose) December 13, 2014 And of course, that led to...
Can not wait till Daytona ?
— chadcose49 (@chadcose) December 13, 2014 Australian road racer Troy Bayliss thanked his supporters and also all the supporters of dirt tracking: (click the link for the full text)
Had a great time at the Superprestigio , always good to see old friends and support Dirt Track , didn't get the... http://t.co/NwrqU5V8IE
— Troy Bayliss (@TroyBaylisstic) December 14, 2014 Country singer Beau Braswell chimed in as well.
Congrats to @JMees1 on a great ride and representing America!! @AMAProFlatTrack
— Beau Braswell (@Beau_Braswell) December 13, 2014 Here's a sample of some other Superprestigio-related tweets:
@AMAProFlatTrack @JMees1 @marcmarquez93 @dtxbarcelona nice second place finish!
— Potter (Not Harry) (@JakePotter13) December 13, 2014 @AMAProFlatTrack @JMees1 @marcmarquez93 @dtxbarcelona Great race! @JMees1 congrats
— Mike Rinn (@RinnMike) December 13, 2014 @shaynatexter @JMees1 @BradtheBullet @AMAProFlatTrack Head Up! Way to represent!! ??
— Michael Folker (@mafolker) December 13, 2014
