The crash was the second of the weekend for Rea, who had ended Saturday’s opening race within the gravel at Jerez.

On Sunday morning, he was battling with Remy Gardner on the opening lap and the pair collided, which despatched each riders into the gravel entice and Rea was taken away from his stricken bike on a stretcher.

The 38-year-old, who was again within the paddock and was gingerly strolling, mentioned early indications had been he had sustained ligament harm to his knee.

He mentioned the second he came upon he wouldn’t be capable to race one remaining time was “powerful”, and it was emotional as he was together with his group supervisor and spouse, Tatia, who had so usually been by his facet together with their sons, Jake and Tyler.

“It is powerful in a method as a result of it is not the way you imaged you end,” Rea added.

“However each story should come to an finish and you aren’t getting to determine how that ends.

“There’s a mixture of feelings however total there’s aid that it’s completed. The game has given me a lot however taken away rather a lot as nicely, so I am glad to stroll slowly out of it.”

The latter two years of Rea’s World Superbike profession couldn’t distinction extra with the unprecedented success he had in his golden period, the place he broke report after report to change into the championship’s most adorned rider.

However Rea mentioned he hoped he can be remembered for the nice occasions, and in contrast it to MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, who received six titles in motorbike racing’s premier class earlier than his profession light out in 2021.

“It is a small chapter in an enormous guide that we have written.

“The nice Valentino Rossi, I can not keep in mind how his final season went, by no means thoughts his final race. I hope I will likely be remembered like that.

“I went down combating and I hope that also offers inspiration to folks. I am 100% positive that I will haven’t any regrets and I end my profession content material with what I’ve completed.”