SILK WAY RALLY

STAGE 3, ULAN-UDE, RUSSIA

ORIOL AND PAULO FINISH IN THE TOP 10.

The competitors of the Silk Way Rally braced themselves for a long day of riding as Stage 3 went underway today, covering a total of 691 km including the 243km special section. For Hero MotoSports Team Rally riders, it was a day for consolidation as the stage offered high speed riding, challenging navigation, dangerous ravines and river beds. Both Paulo Goncalves and Oriol Mena decided to play it safe and brought the bikes across the finish line to bring one more stage in the books for the team. In the overall standings, Paulo stands at 5th position and Oriol at 6th position at the conclusion of Stage 3.

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I WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MY FOCUS, TAKING IT ONE DAY AT A TIME.”
- PAULO GONCALVES

Stage 4 will take place from Ulaanbaatar to Mandalgovi. The stage will take place along typical Mongolian routes - hills, steppes, driving courses and many parallel roads that will confuse the navigator if he is inattentive.

“I didn’t have a great start today as my bike got stuck in a big hole just after 2 kms into the stage and I lost some time getting out of there. After that I did not feel that confident about pushing hard so I decided to keep it steady. I lost some time today but what is important is that I crossed the finish line and got my bike safely to the bivouac. It’s still early stages in the rally, so I will continue to keep my focus on taking it one day at a time.”

“I felt good riding today and enjoyed the Mongolian terrain. I had a small issue with my road book equipment but other than that no issues. Happy to finish another stage today and looking forward to continue in the same way in the next stages.”

TRIVIA

Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia's capital and largest city. It was established as a nomadic monastery in 1639.

PROVISIONAL STANDINGS - STAGE 3

POS	NAME	TEAM	TIMING
1	Kevin Benavides	Monster Energy Honda	02h 28m 14s
2	Joan Barreda	Monster Energy Honda	+30s
3	Luciano Benavides	Redbull KTM	+54s
8	Oriol Mena	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+06m 34s
10	Paulo Goncalves	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+08m 09s

PROVISIONAL OVERALL RESULTS

POS	NAME	TEAM	TIMING
1	Kevin Benavides	Monster Energy Honda	05h 20m 42s
2	Joan Barreda	Monster Energy Honda	+03m 09s
3	Luciano Benavides	Redbull KTM	+04m 19s
5	Paulo Goncalves	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+09m 28s
6	Oriol Mena	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+09m 37s

VIEW GALLERY

Silk Way 2019 - Stage 3

A look back at STAGE 3

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