Marc Marquez will also be skipping the second official Moto2 test of the season at Jerez de la Frontera, scheduled from February 16th to the 18th.

Last year’s Moto2 runner-up underwent another check-up by his surgeon in Barcelona and despite evident progress following his recent eye operation has informed fans via his Repsol blog that he will also sit out the next testing session.

Marquez is now is expected to return to riding in March for a private test at the Autodromo do Algarve at Portimao, alongside Moto3 Monlau Competicion riders Miguel Oliveira and Alex Rins.

“Today I was with the doctor in Barcelona and everything is going according to schedule, that is I am healing as was expected. But for the time being the team and I will stay at home this week and we will not participate in the practice that will take place at Jerez. But I want you to know that we will not be on holiday taking it easy, nothing of the sort. The team is to be found planning the season and of course, each and every detail of the bike, the pits, the truck… You know, they take care of making sure that everything works perfectly during the season. But me I am working on my physical preparation, training flat out on a motocross bike and so I can’t wait to get back on my Moto2 bike.”

Last week’s three-day Moto2 test at Valencia was dominated by Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing) on the first two days, while Pol Espargaró (Pons Racing) set the fastest time on the final day.

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Just this morning we reported that Marc Marquez would be riding for Emilio Alzamora’s Monlau Competicion Moto2 team, and this afternoon the deal was confirmed and the official pics released.

We were led to believe that Marquez would be riding a Moriwaki, however the 125cc World Champion will be on the popular Suter chassis next season and his crew chief will be Santi Hernandez, who worked with both Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau.

The team will be sponsored by Repsol and CatalunyaCaixa, a major Catalan financial bank, who announced a two year sponsorship deal with the team today.

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This year’s 125cc World champion Marc Marquez will be making the jump to the Moto2 series and will get his first test with the Monlau Competicion team tomorrow at Jerez.

The 17-year-old has decided to stay with his mentor Emilio Alzamora after receiving several Moto2 offers, but Alzamora has decided to field a single rider team and concentrate his efforts on the Catalan champion. It’s expected that Marquez be using a Moriwaki, after considering both the Suter and FTR chassis, and the team will have the backing of big name sponsors, Red Bull and Repsol.

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