Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsport division of the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp Ltd., will begin its 'Road to Dakar 2019' campaign with the 2018 Merzouga Rally to be held in Morocco from 15th – 20th April 2018. This will be the Team's first international rally of the year.
The HeroMotoSports Team will be represented by its Indian star rider CS Santosh andDakar Hero Oriol Mena.
Oriol Mena(Rider No. 17) who finished Dakar 2018 as the best rookie rider with a 7th placefinish will look to continue and extend his good form. The Indian ace, CSSantosh (Rider No. 29), who also delivered his personal best of 35th placefinish at Dakar 2018, will look to spend some quality time on the bike,following his crash at the Desert Storm 2018 last month.
Team's thirdrider Joaquim Rodrigues will join the team as a Mentor, while he continues hisrecovery from the injuries of his unfortunate crash at the Dakar 2018.
This year,the Marzouga Rally will be organised in the Merzouga region of Morocco, knownfor its large dunes and extremely soft sands. The competitors will start with ashort prologue on 15th April, which will be followed by 5 daysof intense rallying including two days of gruelling Marathon stage.
The Team islooking forward to gaining valuable race time and experience with its sightsfirmly on the Dakar 2019.
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