Yamalube Yamaha Rally Team All Set For Merzouga Rally
By TMX Archives on 21st May 16
Enjoying stage wins and podium success during the first two rounds of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team riders Helder Rodrigues and Adrien Van Beveren are now ready to take on the Merzouga Rally in south-east Morocco.
Following a strong start to the rally season and an overall podium result in the Sealine Cross Country Rally in Qatar, highly-experienced Helder Rodrigues is confident he can challenge for top honours in this five-stage event.
Six years after claiming outright victory at the first edition of the Merzouga Rally, the Portuguese rally star is no stranger to the dunes of Morocco. While focused on challenging for another victory, Helder and the entire Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team will also use the event as an important training race ahead of the upcoming Dakar Rally.
Already a stage winner in his debut rally racing season, Rodrigues' teammate Adrien Van Beveren aims to continue his impressive 2016 campaign at the Merzouga Rally.
Looking forward to more racing time aboard his WR450F Rally machine, the Frenchman has already put his name amongst the favourites for stage victories in the dunes of Morocco.
Kicking off with a Prologue on Sunday, May 22, the Merzouga Rally will see 122 participants set off for a six-day adventure of more than 1,000 kilometres in the dunes of south eastern Morocco.
