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Dakar 2020 Stage 3 Highlights: Harith Noah’s Suffers Mechanical Failure
On the Stage 3 of the 2020 Dakar, Ricky Brabec from (Monster Energy Honda) wins the stage in bike category with a massive lead of around 10 minutes over his rivals. He also took the lead in the overall standings after Stage 3.

Third stage was held in Neom and had a race distance of 427 kilometers Special and 77 kilometers of Liaison Stage. The stage was more sand biased making it difficult to navigate with all the dust. 2020 Dakar Stage 3 proved to be a tough one indeed as many of the rider crashed and suffered with injuries or retired due to technical failure.

This includes our very own Indian rally rider Harith Noah. The Sherco TVS Rally factory rider failed to start the third stage due to a mechanical failure. Stage 3 also saw number of riders crashing including Van Beveren (Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team). He had a massive high side, which resulted in fractured collarbone and a bruised hip with just three kilometres into the stage.

Ace Indian rallist C S Santosh managed to finish Stage 3 of the rally in 51st position. However, the rally rider gained a couple of places in the overall standings at 44th position after third stage.

C
S
Santosh
said,
"Today
was
a
long
stage,
at
the
beginning
part
of
the
stage
it
was
between
the
canyons
and
there
was
a
lot
of
dust
which
increased
the
difficulty.
I
got
lost
a
lot
of
times
and
after
the
refuel
it
was
really
difficult
to
find
the
tracks
and
spent
a
lot
of
time
trying
to
find
the
right
way.
Made
a
lot
of
mistakes
today
but
happy
to
make
the
finish.
There's
still
a
long
race
to
go,
so
hopefully
I
find
some
good
rhythm
in
the
days
to
come."

Another rider to suffer on the 3rd Stage of 2020 Dakar was Paulo Goncalves from Hero MotoSport Rally Team. During the stage the the Portuguese rally vetran suffered engine problems on his bike, and had to wait for the team assistance. He finally resume the race with an engine change and ended up receiving a penalty.

On the other hand, Sebastian Buhler managed to finish Stage 3 at 21st position and managed to gain a few spots in the overall standings of the rally. Hero MotoSport has lost a rider in due course but the other three are looking strong and determined.

Sherco TVS Rally riders Adrien Metge, Lorenzo Santolin, and Johnny Aubert managed to finish the third stage in 10th, 12th and 22th place respectively. Although TVS lost Harith Noah due to mechanical failure, the team is performing exceptionally well. All three riders of the Sherco TVS Rally team are placed in the top 20 in overall standings, and slow moving towards the top 10 positions.

Two time formula one world champion Fernando Alonso finished in 5th position on Stage 3. He managed to recover from the Stage 2's accident and come up the ladder in overall standings. The Spanish racer is placed at 32nd position after Stage 3.

Hero
MotorSport
Rally
Team
Standings
After
Stage
3
23rd
Position
-
Sebastian
Buhler
44th
Position
-
C
S
Santosh
110th
Position
-
Paulo
Goncalves
Sherco
TVS
Rally
Team
Standing
After
Stage
3
12th
Position
-
Adrien
Metge
16th
Position
-
Lorenzo
Santolin
18th
Position
-
Johnny
Aubert
Overall
Standings
Bike
Category
After
Stage
3
1st
Position
-
Ricky
Brabec
(Monster
Energy
Honda)
2nd
Position
-
Kevin
Benavides
(Monster
Energy
Honda)
3rd
Position
-
Matthias
Walkner
(Red
Bull
KTM
Factory
Team)

Thoughts About The 2020 Dakar Stage 3
Third stage of the rally saw many riders getting retired showcasing the extreme terrain conditions of the race. Although an Indian rider was out of the race, the team themselves are in a good position. We certainly hope that our team and rider make it through. Onwards to the Stage 4!