A dominating performance from French rider Adrien Metge saw TVS Racing win the 2019 edition of Desert Storm here on Saturday. Metge enjoyed a dream run in the rally, never once relinquishing his overall lead position across all stages despite the extreme heat.
The final stage, which spanned across 220 km, saw the ridersbrave a dust storm and navigate through the dunes of Jaisalmer. While Metgeclaimed the top spot, teammate Abdul Wahid Tanveer impressed all by hisperformance across the rally, finishing on the podium with a consistent thirdplace in the Group A (upto 450 cc category).
In the same category, TVS Racing’s R Nataraj finished at acommendable fourth place. Aishwarya Pissay finished at 16th spot.Speaking after the race, Metge said: “I amdelighted to have won Desert Storm 2019. Today was a short stage and I coveredthe route in good time as I have become familiar with the Jaisalmer terrain.There was a dust storm early in the stage but I kept my cool and put my A Gamein motion to secure this win for TVS Racing. The support of the crew wasfantastic throughout the rally and kept me going. I want to thank the entireTVS Racing team for their support.”