Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, stage 3: Hero MotoSports’ Joaquim Rodrigues registers top 5 finish
India Today
In the overall rankings, Joaquim Rodrigues strengthened his hold on 5th position, while Sebastian Buhler has shot up to 6th place.
Hero MotoSports Team Rally completed the third stage of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge with its riders finishing well inside the top 10 positions. This time it was Joaquim Rodrigues who led the charge for the team and recorded a strong 4th place finish. Starting the stage behind his teammate Sebastian Buhler, Rodrigues soon caught up with him and tackled most of the stage together. Franco Caimi’s technical issues that occurred during stage 2, did not allow him to start stage 3, the second day of the marathon stage.
Wolfgang Fischer, Team Manager, Hero MotoSports Team Rally said, “Franco suffered a technical issue during stage 2 and unfortunately could not arrive at the finish line. Although he once again displayed his caliber with exemplary performance in the fight for the podium. Though his first Abu Dhabi experience has come to a premature end, he will now focus on arriving at Dakar with maximum preparation.”