SILK WAY RALLY

STAGE 4, ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA

ORIOL AND PAULO RETAIN THEIR PLACE IN THE TOP 10.

Today’s strategy for Hero MotoSports Team Rally was all about keeping their heads down and reaching the marathon bivouac safely, executed perfectly by Oriol Mena and Paulo Goncalves, as they finished the stage in 8th and 9th positions respectively. Both Paulo and Mena, fully aware of the absence of any support from their service crew for tonight, rode with caution, ensuring that they won’t have to deal with any major worries with their bikes. After delivering another solid performance, Oriol Mena made his way into the Top 5 in the overall rankings at 5th place, while Paulo Goncalves decided to exercise more restraint in the marathon stage to finish in 8th place.

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TODAY IS MAYBE THE FASTEST I HAVE DONE SO FAR.”
- ORIOL MENA

Stage 5 will take place from Ulaanbaatar to Mandalgovi. This is a section with fast and wide steppe roads. The main task of each competitor is to follow the road book.

“It was a long day with 470km to be done on very fast tacks. The bike worked really well and I had no problems at all today. I am feeling good and ready about the next stage and will keep pushing myself to do better and better.”

“Today was a very fast stage, may be even the fastest I have done so far. I did quite well overall except for a small mistake in one point. Happy to see the back of the longest special stage and reach the marathon bivouac safely. Looking forward to the next stage now.”

TRIVIA

Mandalgovi is home to Ikh Gazriin Chuluu Nature Reserve, a haven for various indigenous animals in the middle of the Gobi Desert.

PROVISIONAL STANDINGS - STAGE 4

POS	NAME	TEAM	TIMING
1	Sam Sunderland	RedBull KTM	04h 15m19s
2	Luciano Benavides	Redbull KTM	+03m 46s
3	Joan Barreda	Monster Energy Honda	+04m 57s
8	Oriol Mena	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+10m 09s
9	Paulo Goncalves	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+11m 49s

PROVISIONAL OVERALL RESULTS

POS	NAME	TEAM	TIMING
1	Sam Sunderland	RedBull KTM	09h 38m 55s
2	Luciano Benavides	Redbull KTM	+05m 11s
3	Joan Barreda	Monster Energy Honda	+05m 12s
5	Oriol Mena	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+16m 52s
8	Paulo Goncalves	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+18m 23s

VIEW GALLERY

Silk Way 2019 - Stage 4

A look back at STAGE 4

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