MotoGP: Marc Marquez offers hand to Valentino Rossi and aspiring riders

Published 1208 GMT (2008 HKT) December 1, 2015

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It was quite the MotoGP season ... Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images

Valentino Rossi missed out on the 2015 title to Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo, and accused Marc Marquez of helping his compatriot to the crown. Here Rossi is pictured chasing Marquez during the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

After a hectic MotoGP season, Marquez has been helping young riders at a training camp in Spain. Johnathan Hawkins/CNN

The 22 year-old Marquez wants a fresh start with nine-time world champion Rossi. The two riders tangled in the penultimate round in Malaysia after Rossi forced the Spaniard wide, with the Italian appearing to kick out at his rival's bike, causing him to crash. Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images

"I already said in Valencia to Valentino (pictured), 'My hand is here,' and I want the best for motorcycling, and I think the best thing is to be in a good relationship with him," Marquez told CNN. JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Marquez was at the training camp for junior motorcycle riders -- part of Laps for Life 93, a social initiative the rider is promoting. Johnathan Hawkins/CNN

Twenty young riders from Spain, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands and Brazil were selected by Marquez to take part in the camp. Johnathan Hawkins/CNN

Marquez says he likes being a role model for the youngsters. "The way that you speak, the way that you ride the bike, the way you eat something, they are looking all the time," he explained. "You must be right at these thing because you know what you will do they will copy." Johnathan Hawkins/CNN

"On the track they can overtake, they are fast, they are pushing the limit; but they are here playing football, playing between them, and this is the real spirit of playing motorbikes -- the real relationship," added Marquez. "They can fight on the track, but when they take off the helmet they are friends." Johnathan Hawkins/CNN

Movistar Yamaha's Lorenzo clinched his third MotoGP title after winning the Valencia Grand Prix, edging out Rossi, who had to start from the back of the grid, by just five points in the overall standings. JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Here Lorenzo is pictured battling two-time champion Marquez for top spot in the Valencia MotoGP. JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images