India, Jan. 12 -- Stage 5 of the 2020 Dakar Rally ran from the city of Al-?Ula to Ha'il, switching over to more open sandy terrain as compared to the earlier rocky surface. The 564km stage (353km Special Stage) allowed Indian rally outfits to hold their ground or in some cases, even improve upon their overall rankings. Sherco-TVS riders Adrien Metge (#11), Lorenzo Santolino (#24), and Johnny Aubert (#20) continued to chase the overall top-10 with strong top-20 stage finishes (Santolino finished the stage in 15th, followed by Aubert in 16th & Metge in 17th). With this, Metge & Aubert continue to hold 11th & 16th overall, respectively, while Santolino has dropped back a place to 15th overall.
Hero MotoSports' Paulo Goncalves (#8) continued t...