Along with fellow Frenchmen, J. M. Bayle and David Vuillemin, Marvin Musquin had a special relationship with the Bercy/Paris Supercross. A three-time winner of the event, Musquin was for a period of his career, the most loved Frenchman, with his kind nature and very modest character, but when it came to racing in Paris, he was more than crafty enough to win Paris and become a Paris supercross legend.

While his debut win in 2016 was special, as it was probably the most important victory in his career until that date, his defence a year later showed that his career was only improving and a win in Paris meant everything to him.

“I feel great even though it was a tough weekend,” Musquin said in 2017 “. The level this year – and the track conditions – was so different and it made it tough on me, my bike and the body because of the dirt. The starts helped me. I lost two motos all weekend but got two Pole Positions and both Mains and that was the goal. The stadium was amazing and so were the crowd once again. For sure I miss this. I love racing in the US, but nothing beats the home crowd. I could hear them every single lap and turn and that was special for me. My confidence is great.”

The 27-year-old satisfied the thousands of fans that filled the new U Arena in the French capital city on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon by running to the win in both 15 minute and 1 lap Main Events and starring in the Super final and Sprint dashes particular to the Paris spectacle that is now reached its 34th edition and was born in 1984.

The recently-completed U Arena offered a vast platform and a wide floor for a track that was both challenging, hard-packed and ‘attackable’ and brought the meeting – Europe’s biggest Indoor motorcycle race – back to Paris after three years at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille.

Musquin dealt with the threat of Zach Osborne on Saturday and Cole Seely with his KTM on Sunday as well as owning two of the four ‘Sprints’ and both Pole Positions for a comprehensive sweep of the meeting. Along with success in the Monster Energy Cup and the Red Bull Straight Rhythm ‘MM25’ has been invincible in the off-season period.

Four years later the Paris Supercross returned to Paris for 2021 and with a simplified track layout to entice some of the leading figures in MXGP as well as a selection of entries from the USA and the AMA Supercross series. Among the travellers from the United State was Marvin Musquin: the Frenchman was a race winner at Paris-Lille in 2016 and laid his hands on the ‘King’ crown once more in the first edition of the meeting in the modern La Defense Arena in 2017.

“King of Paris 2021; that was obviously the goal, and I came here well prepared as we are getting closer to the new Supercross season in January,” Musquin said. “This event is always good training for me although it was different this year as the track had no whoops. It was fun anyway and the soil was choppy: it was still challenging. I wanted to get holeshots, be at the front and keep pushing to the end. I’m happy. It was a one-day format this time, but I enjoyed it and went 1-2 with my buddy Cedric Soubeyras: two Frenchies! That was pretty amazing.”

At the time, Musquin was still among the most competitive names in the American contest, set his speed from the outset and aced the Superpole. qualifying quickest and topping Superpole, controlled the first two sprints and faced some opposition from Justin Brayton in the third accumulated a 1-1-1 streak to earn the plaudits ahead of compatriot Cedric Soubeyras.