Sam Sunderland: "When you win the Dakar, it's all worth it"

Dakar 2022 | Stage 12 | YANBU > YANBU
January 14 ^th 2022 - 10:25 [GMT + 3]

The British biker took his second Dakar title, repeating his 2017 victory and building on his third place last year.

"I honestly can't be happier. This last stage was so difficult and so much stress… A lot of navigation, a lot of tricky notes, a few times a bit confusing and not sure I was going the right way. Phew. Honestly, my head can explode. The last ten minutes, I was not sure whether I'd won, now they've told me and, wow, dream come true. Even to listen to you say it brings a little bit of emotion there. I had a pretty rough season, but when you win the Dakar, it's all worth it. So nice."