Determined to reduce the gap between himself and the rider at the top of the provisional overall standings, #adrienvanbeveren delivered a committed performance during the second full-day of #racing at the #merzouga #rally to finish in second position. Continuing his strong run at this year's #event his teammate Helder Rodrigues came home in fifth, with the Yamalube #yamaha Official #rally Team duo currently occupying third and fourth in the general classification.
Featuring a large amount of #racing in deep sand, stage two of the 2016 #merzouga #rally was another test for Adrien and Helder's navigational skills. Powered by his WR450F #rally machine Adrien posted the fastest time in the first of the day's two special stages. Making up almost three minutes on the race leaders the Frenchman kept pushing hard to complete the day in a time of 04:53:03 - a little more than one-minute behind the day's winner Gerrard Farres.
Remaining focused on his goal of a good overall result Helder Rodrigues had the demanding task of opening several of the day's tracks. Putting in a mistake-free performance aboard his WR450F #rally bike, the Portuguese rider wrapped up the day with the fifth best time.
Stage three of this year's #event will see riders do battle in a 223km special stage. In addition it will also be the first day of the event's marathon stage, with riders forced to perform all maintenance on their bikes by themselves within a designated marathon bivouac.
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