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Dakar 2017: Sherco TVS's Juan Pedrero Garcia finishes Stage 11 in 11th position
Team-mate Adrien Metge completes the stage in 12th position in the motorcycle class
The gruelling Dakar Rally is soon coming to a close, which means that the results of the eleventh stage of the rally are fairly crucial. The riders in the Moto category of the Dakar had to traverse 287 km from San Juan to Rio Cuarto, initially tackling sand dunes, before finally getting to pin the throttle on the fastest sections of the stage.
Sherco TVS Rally Factory's Juan Pedrero Garcia had a good outing, managing to complete the stage in eleventh position overall. The rider clocked a time of 3hr 30min 54sec, which was 13min 57sec...
First Published:Jan 14, 2017, 16:06:25 IST
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