Marco Bezzecchi the success of the MotoGP rider on social media

Between the resemblance to the Sic and the Valentino-like ways, Marco is already very popular on the web too

Lorenzo Topello

April 04, 2023

On the helmet the sticker: “Sburoni is born”. Always daring, even on social media: Marco Bezzecchi enjoys a real triumph, not only in the GP of Argentina, but also on the web, where he has had a huge following. In the World rankings he looks down on everyone, in the one of the most popular on Instagram he has to catch up with Bagnaia (more than a million followers) and Bastianini (over 400,000). Yet the Bez has begun to follow suit there as well: in the hours following the World Cup he has given himself a surge of over 30,000 followers, breaking through the 300,000 mark. The last post, the one that depicts him in the Albiceleste jersey as he celebrates his first historic success in MotoGP in his career, shines like a diamond on display on his profile: 40,000 likes in eight hours. And the comments, among others, by Fabio Fognini and Marco Melandri. Many point out the similarities in attitude, on the track and after the race, with mentor Valentino Rossi, ruler in the race and then an irresistible histrion on the microphones.

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Argentinian applause Big curls and a plaster on the nose are already a trademark, but he lacked a trendy hashtag. Here it is, after the triumph: #SimplyTheBez also conquers the South American public, who gladly adopt Marco nostra after the victory and the endorsement at the Seleccion, that shirt autographed by Messi that he more than willingly wears for the award ceremony. It’s raining “Felicitaciones” and attributes from GOAT (always in trend around Buenos Aires): “Bestial”, “un carreron” (a spectacular race), “Craque”. There are even those who dedicate a GIF to him: a rolling panda to express the somersaults of joy of the Argentines for the Bez. Our home is no different: “The greatest ever in Argentina: Diego Armando Maradona? No. Lionel Messi? No. Marco Bezzecchi from Rimini”. And down close-ups of the Ducati rider’s big smile.

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Even the sponsor Mooney VR Racing Team rejoices: “The historic success in Argentina and the primacy in the MotoGP World Championship are the result of passion, talent, Italian spirit, innovation. A beautiful victory for which we congratulate Marco and the team” commented the managing director Emilio Petrone.

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Speaking of curls and a plaster on the nose, the Argentinian and Italian supporters agree on the similarity between Bez and Sic: “It’s the carbon copy of Simoncelli”, “Same name, same look, same earring. Marco lives”, “I can’t see Bezzecchi without thinking of Simoncelli”, the Facebook audience judges with a certain nostalgia. On the “older” social network, Bez boasts a page with 135,000 followers: he published little during the weekend, but there was no shortage of comments: “You were on another planet: they could have run even for a hundred laps, they would never have caught you”. Always daring, after all.



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