SILK WAY RALLY

STAGE 6, DALANZADGAD, MONGOLIA

ORIOL COMES 1ST IN STAGE 6 AND IS NOW 2ND OVERALL

The Hero of the day was Oriol Mena as he emerged as the winner of the stage, battling the weather gods on another superfast stage with wide steppe roads. With a stage win today, he also breached into the Top 3 of the overall rankings and is now placed in 2nd position. The news from Paulo Goncalves was not that good as he had to forfeit today’s stage due to a technical snag in his bike which prevented him from finishing the stage. Overall, a mixed day for the Hero MotoSports Team Rally with a lot to celebrate with their first ever World Championship stage win today thanks to Mena’s superb performance, but at the same time, a lot of work to be done to get Paulo back in the race for the last 3 stages in China.

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I'M GOING TO KEEP MY FOCUS ON MAINTAINING THE SAME PERFORMANCE.”
- ORIOL MENA

Stage 7 will take place from Dalanzadgad to Bayinbaolig. On this day, participants cross the border of Mongolia and China, moving to the next bivouac rally in China.

“Well, not a good end to my Mongolian stage as I could not finish today’s stage due to a mechanical issue with my bike. But these kinds of things happen in a rally so it’s OK and I am looking ahead now to 3 days of racing in China. I will try to make the best of the remaining stages in China and make a good finish for the team.”

“I am super happy to win the first ever stage today for Hero MotoSports Team Rally. Now, I am in the second position in the overall rankings, which is amazing. I am keeping my fingers crossed and my focus on maintaining the same performance for the last 3 stages as well.”

TRIVIA

Dalanzadgad plays host to Mongolia's Camel Festival, a two-day event which is attended by the Guinness Book of World Records every year.

PROVISIONAL STANDINGS - STAGE 6

POS	NAME	TEAM	TIMING
1	Oriol Mena	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	04h 28m 32s
2	Adam Tomiczek	Orlen Racing	+16s
3	Joan Barreda	Monster Energy Honda	+03m 03s
4	Sam Sunderland	RedBull KTM	+04m 52s
DNF	Paulo Goncalves	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	---

PROVISIONAL OVERALL RESULTS

POS	NAME	TEAM	TIMING
1	Sam Sunderland	RedBull KTM	15h 02m 50s
2	Oriol Mena	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+21m 10s
3	Luciano Benavides	RedBull KTM	+23m 17s
4	Andrew Short	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna	+26m 59s

VIEW GALLERY

Silk Way 2019 - Stage 6

A look back at STAGE 6

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