India, Oct. 18 -- For 2020, riders Adrien Metge & Aravind KP have been replaced by French rider Johnny Aubert & Dakar debutant Harith Noah.

India's premier factory rally team Sherco TVS has announced its rider squad for the 2020 Dakar Rally, at the ongoing TVS Moto Soul festival. This year, the factory team will be represented by two-time Baja Aragon Rally winner (2018, 2019) & 2018 PanAfrica Rally winner Michael Metge, five-time Enduro Spain champion Lorenzo Santolino, two-time World Enduro champion Johnny Aubert & India's Harith Noah. While Santolino & Michael have been retained from the previous squad, this will be 26-year-old Noah's debut Dakar appearance & Aubert's first-ever appearance for Sherco TVS.

Meanwhile, Indian motorcycle ra...