MERZOUGA: Hero MotoSports Team Rally today further improved its position in the ongoing Pan Africa Rally 2019, with team rider Joaquim Rodrigues claiming victory in Stage 2 of the Rally.
At the end of the second stage, Rodrigues is top of the rankings in the overall standings. His teammate CS Santosh is placed at the tenth position in the overall rankings.
The shortened stage, of 145km, saw Rodrigues blaze through the first half of the stage to bring in another stage win for Hero MotoSports Team Rally. He had earlier won the Prologue Stage.
C S Santosh also continued with his solid run by bringing home another stage for the team. He finished the stage 2 in 11th place, enabling him to maintain his Top 10 spot in the overall rankings.
Stage 2 of the Rally started with the promise of another great day of riding for the competitors, however, some organizational challenges at the Refuelling point forced the organizers to cancel the second half of the stage.
The 275 kilometer stage one saw Sherco TVS Rally Factory having a successful outing with Michael Metge leading the race at P1, followed by Lorenzo Santolino and Adrien Metge at P2 and P3 respectively. Abdul Wahid Tanveer suffered an injury during the Stage 1, and had to abandon at the prologue stage.
