Daniel Sanders: "As long as I'm not ordered to stop, I'm staying in the race."
Dakar 2026 |
Stage 10 |
BIVOUAC REFUGE
> BISHA
January 14
th
2026
- 13:25
[GMT + 3]
Daniel Sanders hurt his left shoulder in a crash today. The defending champion is out of the podium for the first time this week (fourth at 16'41"). The Australian has no intention of throwing in the towel despite a likely collarbone fracture.
"It looks like a fractured collarbone. We checked at the fuel stop. Around km 140 I crashed behind a dune, and Tosha nearly did the same. When I got up, I knew my collarbone was broken, and my breastbone was also achy. Unfortunately, the rally slipped away. I'll go back to the team and we'll decide if I can continue safely. I want to keep going. I've done 150 km in the dunes, which went reasonably well, so I should be able to manage the rocky sections. If there were still dunes, it would be tough, but we are out of them now and it's easier on the dirt tracks, though, who knows. I'm not giving up. As long as I'm not ordered to stop, I'm staying in the race."
