Team HRC, Desafio Ruta 40 2013 - round-up

Team HRC presents a round-up of the 2013 edition of Desafio Ruta 40, part of the Dakar series, in which the team’s riders Helder Rodrigues and Javier Pizzolito contested on Honda CRF450 Rally machines. Just 12km into the final stage, and only one second down on the overall lead, Rodrigues crashed. Thankfully, he sustained no major injuries but was taken to hospital for checks. Pizzolito battled on to finish fourth on the stage, and fourth overall, just missing out on the podium.