Alex Rins has been officially annꦬounced as a Pons Moto🃏2 rider for the next two seasons.

Rins came within 0.187s of Moto3 title glory at Valencia last🏅 year, then remained alongside Alex Marquez at the Estrella 0♌,0 team as it moved from KTM to Honda.

While Rins has taken just one win so far this year he was among the names linked with a MotoGP seat at Tech 3 Yamaha next year, but felt the move directly to the premier🐈-class would be too great a step.

Instead Rins will join Marquez in moving to the 600cc class where the pair 🎉are set to continue their rivalry. Marquez recently signed for 2014 championship leaders Marc VDS, while Rins will also ♛ride a Kalex for 2013 title winners Pons.

"I think Moto2 is well suited to my riding and my physical condition. It is a category I'm sure I'll enjoy very much," said Rins. "Having the opportunity to work with Sito and his technical team is a 'guarantee'. They have a lot of experience, won the championship last season and are in contention this year. Now I have to focus on my work in Moto3 where I hope to ca🥃tch the title leader and move to Moto2 as world champion. "

Rins is currently third in the championship, 29 points from Red Bull KTM's Jack Miller, who is tipped to move straight to MotoGP with LCR Honda next year. Marq🌱uez is secℱond in the standings.

Pons currently runs an all-rookie Moto2 line-up of Maverick Vinales and Luisꦦ Salom. Vinales is 🔯expected to be confirmed at the Suzuki MotoGP team for 2015.