Pedrosa expects tough first race back

Dani Pedrosa hopes he can just steadily improve his pace during the Italian Grand Prix weekend as he makes his return to MotoGP following a six-week injury lay-off. The Honda rider has not competed since a collision with Marco Simoncelli at Le Mans in mid-May left him with a broken collarbone. Complications during the recovery then led to further surgery.

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