Daniel Sanders: “I think tomorrow’s going to be the last difficult navigation day”

Dakar 2025 | Stage 8 | AL DUWADIMI > RIYADH
January 13 ^th 2025 - 15:22 [GMT + 3]

The general rankings leader is set to achieve 7th place today, which is the position he wanted to occupy for tomorrow on the eve of the entrance to the Empty Quarter. ‘Chucky’ has continued to follow the strategy used since the prologue the plan has gone without a hitch so far!

“It was very, very trick at the beginning and I lost a lot of time early on. After that, I got into a really good rhythm and the navigation was easier but you had to be really switched on because we lost so much time at the beginning. It was really important to stay focused all day and push all the way to the end. Opening a lot of the stage was good and I had a really good rhythm. I felt comfortable and happy with the technical navigation. It was a good finish, a strong finish compared to a bad start. Hopefully we’re in the middle of the top 10. It would be nice to start in sixth or seventh or somewhere near there for tomorrow. I think tomorrow’s going to be the last difficult navigation day before we head down to the Empty Quarter. It was good to start up front today and we’ll see how we finish up tomorrow. I’m happy with the position where we are and I’m sure it will be good. Tomorrow’s going to be a really important stage, same as today – every day’s been important. So, tomorrow will probably be just as important as the rest”.