Marc Marqueꦍz has stepped up his rehabilitation following shoulder surgery as he bids to r💖eturn to full fitness in time for MotoGP pre-season testing next month.

The reigning MotoGP world champion underwent left shoulder surgery at the start of December♛ immediately after wrapping uꦗp post-season tests at Jerez with Repsol Honda.

Following his surgery a six-week r🅷ecovery timetable was confirmed to ensure Marquez would be close to full fitness in time for the opening 2019 shakedown test at Sepang on February 1-3 before the first official pre-season test on February 6-8 at the sam🐼e venue.

The 25-year-old underwent the first stage of his rehabilitation at his Cervera home while celebrating Christmas an🌄d New Year with his family.

Working ♋with physiotherapist Carlos Garcia, who is part of M💝otoGP’s Clinica Mobile medical team, Marquez has increased his rehabilitation programme to strengthen his shoulder.

The Repsol Honda rider suffered a recurring shoulder dislocation problem throughout the 2018 season - including durinᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚg his title celebrations in Motegi when congratulated by Scott Redding plus a qualifying crash at the season finale in Valencia.

“Recovery [will take] all the winter,” M🍸arquez said before surgery at the Jerez test. “Because it's a long recovery, and I will not ar💙rive at Malaysia maybe 100%, it will be tight.

“So 🐟all the 𒅌winter will be concentrated on my shoulder, and then I will have all of February and March to work about my physical condition.”

Marquez will take part in Repsol Honda’s team launch in Madrid on January 23, alo🦩ngside new team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, before heading t⛄o Malaysia for pre-season testing.

Avanzando en la recuperación. Primeros ejercicios de estabilidad!
Recovery in progress. First stability exercises!

— Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93)