Catalunya saw Dani Pedrosa return to the MotoGP podium for the first time since Valencia last November. It completed a roller coaster of emotions for the Repsol Honda star, who appeared ready for the new season after winter testing, only to suffer a return of his arm pump problems at the opening Qatar round. That same evening Pedrosa announced he was withdrawing from competition to seek some form of treatment, the end result of which was complicated surgery that left him sidelined for three events. “Very happy to be back on the podium,” said Pedrosa, who finished third behind the Yamahas of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi in Catalunya. “It's been so long and some very hard moments...
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