SILK WAY RALLY

STAGE 9, JIAYUGUAN, CHINA

PAULO FINISHES 2ND AND ORIOL KEEPS IT STEADY.

Racking up the 6th stage podium for the team, Paulo Goncalves delivered another class act with a a strong performance in the most challenging off-piste stage of the Silk Way Rally. He finished the stage in 2nd place, just 43 sec short of the stage winner, showing yet again why he is amongst the best in the world of rally racing. Oriol Mena continued to work his way up the rankings steadily and consistently with yet another solid stage under his belt. He finished 9th in the stage and is now placed at 6th in the overall rankings with just one more stage to go. The stage offered a fast and beautiful route, mostly set along sandy roads, only to turn a bit slower in the later half as bumps and dunettes mixed with dry riverbeds made life more challenging for the riders.

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NOW, ONLY ONE MORE DAY LEFT AND I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL.”
- ORIOL MENA

Stage 10 will take place from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang. This last racing stage starts in the foothills and becomes harder and more technical with every next kilometer, going through the canyons, across plateaus, along twisting roads and dry river beds.

“It was a beautiful stage today with lot of dunes and sand tracks. I felt good during the stage and the bike worked perfectly as well. I finished just 43 seconds behind the stage winner, so it is a really good outcome for the team. I pushed myself hard today to improve my timing and speed. Now, only one more day left in the Silk Way Rally and I hope everything goes well tomorrow to finish my first rally with Hero MotoSports Team Rally.”

“It was a difficult stage towards the end with some really dangerous piste. I brought the bike to the finish stage safely for the team so I am really happy with that. I am feeling quite good and confident about my riding. Looking forward to finish the Silk Way Rally tomorrow.”

TRIVIA

Jiayuguan houses the largest and the most intact pass of the Great Wall of China.

PROVISIONAL STANDINGS - STAGE 9

POS	NAME	TEAM	TIMING
1	Andrew Short	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna	03h 52m 28s
2	Paulo Goncalves	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+43s
3	Adrien Van Beveren	Yamaha Rally Team	+01m 45s
4	Sam Sunderland	RedBull KTM	+04m 19s
9	Oriol Mena	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+20m 51s

PROVISIONAL OVERALL RESULTS

POS	NAME	TEAM	TIMING
1	Sam Sunderland	RedBull KTM	23h 27m 27s
2	Andrew Short	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna	+22m 51s
3	Adrien Van Beveren	Yamaha Rally Team	+23m 42s
6	Oriol Mena	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+48m 47s
16	Paulo Goncalves	Hero MotoSports Team Rally	+50h 32m 29s

VIEW GALLERY

Silk Way 2019 - Stage 9

A look back at STAGE 9

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