For some of us, the writing was on the wall. Dani Pedrosa had announced his retirement at the end of the 2018 MotoGP Season. 
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Pedrosa Announces Retirement
One of the most successful riders of all time will hang up his leathers come the end of the year

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) has announced his retirement at the end of 2018. At 16:00 on Thursday at the German GP, the three-time World Champion ended speculation about his future and made the decision public, bringing an 18-year career to an end.
One of the most successful riders of all time, Pedrosa has the third most podiums, 54 wins and three World Championships to date before he prepares to hang up his leathers.
?Next year I won?t compete in the Championship, I?ll finish my career in MotoGP this season. It?s a decision I?ve thought about for a long time and it?s a hard decision because this is the sport I love but despite having good opportunities to keep racing, I feel like I don?t live racing with the same intensity as before and I now have different priorities in my life. “I would like to express how fortunate I feel to have had this experience and these opportunities in my life, it?s been an amazing life to have been racing for such an important team and in front of all the fans. I achieved way more than I expected and I?m very, very proud of what I?ve done in the sport. I?ve fulfilled my dream of becoming a racer and that?s something that I didn?t expect when I was a kid watching T...