Fix broken links on README.md (#1552)

README.md

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 ### Installing Rally
 
-**Note**: If you actively develop on Elasticsearch, we recommend that you `install Rally in development mode <https://esrally.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developing.html#installation-instructions-for-development>`_ instead as Elasticsearch is fast moving and Rally always adapts accordingly to the latest main version.
+**Note**: If you actively develop on Elasticsearch, we recommend that you [install Rally in development mode](https://esrally.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developing.html#installation-instructions-for-development) instead as Elasticsearch is fast moving and Rally always adapts accordingly to the latest main version.
 
-Install Python 3.8+ including `pip3`, git 1.9+ and an [appropriate JDK to run Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_jvm>). Be sure that `JAVA_HOME` points to that JDK. Then run the following command, optionally prefixed by `sudo` if necessary:
+Install Python 3.8+ including `pip3`, git 1.9+ and an [appropriate JDK to run Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_jvm). Be sure that `JAVA_HOME` points to that JDK. Then run the following command, optionally prefixed by `sudo` if necessary:
 
     pip3 install esrally
 
 
-If you have any trouble or need more detailed instructions, please look in the [detailed installation guide](https://esrally.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html>).
+If you have any trouble or need more detailed instructions, please look in the [detailed installation guide](https://esrally.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html).
 
 ## Run your first race
 
 Now we're ready to run our first race:
 
     esrally race --distribution-version=6.0.0 --track=geonames
 
-This will download Elasticsearch 6.0.0 and run Rally's default track - the [geonames track](https://github.com/elastic/rally-tracks/tree/master/geonames>) - against it. After the race, a summary report is written to the command line:
+This will download Elasticsearch 6.0.0 and run Rally's default track - the [geonames track](https://github.com/elastic/rally-tracks/tree/master/geonames) - against it. After the race, a summary report is written to the command line:
 
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 ## Getting help
 
 * Quick help: `esrally --help`
-* Look in [Rally's user guide](https://esrally.readthedocs.io/>) for more information
+* Look in [Rally's user guide](https://esrally.readthedocs.io/) for more information
 * Ask questions about Rally in the [Rally Discuss forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags/c/elastic-stack/elasticsearch/rally).
-* File improvements or bug reports in our [Github repo](https://github.com/elastic/rally/issues>).
+* File improvements or bug reports in our [Github repo](https://github.com/elastic/rally/issues).
 
 ## How to Contribute
 
-See all details in the [contributor guidelines](https://github.com/elastic/rally/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>).
+See all details in the [contributor guidelines](https://github.com/elastic/rally/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 
 ## License
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 the License at
 
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+> http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
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