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Cycle News Issue 40 October 10, 2017

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IN THE WIND P40 T he OiLibya Morocco Rally, the final round of the FIM Cross- Country Rallies World Champi- onship, is underway and almost complete, having run four of its five stages through the deserts of North Africa. With one stage remaining, Pablo Quintanilla sits at the top of the standings with a near seven-minute advantage. The Morocco Rally also marks the first world championship rally for Andrew Short, the supercross specialist-turned-rally racer. Short, aboard a Factory Rockstar Energy Husqvarna adorned with his signature number 29, joins Monster Energy Honda Team rider Ricky Brabec as the Ameri- can contingent in Morocco. The rally opened with its lon- gest stage, and after a 12-hour day in the saddle, Pablo Quin- tanilla of Chile stood atop the standings. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider battled through the dust to lead the way ahead of the Factory Red Bull KTM duo of Matthias Walkner and Sam Sunderland. But day two proved to be a complete shake up of the initial standings when heavy rains and quickly rising water levels provided a bit of drama. "There was a deep river that wasn't marked in the road book," explained Quintanilla, who was the first to come across the muddy torrent. "I got stuck in the BRABEC, SHORT TAKE ON MOROCCO RALLY PHOTOGRAPHY BY HUSQVARNA-MOTORCYCLES Pablo Quintanilla leads the way in the Morocco Rally, and is one step away from clinching the 2017 FIM Cross- Country Rallies World Championship.

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