Daniel Sanders: “It’s a massive accomplishment”

Dakar 2025 | Stage 12 | SHUBAYTAH > SHUBAYTAH
January 17 ^th 2025 - 10:52 [GMT + 3]

Daniel Sanders has won his first Dakar on his 5th attempt. ‘Chucky’ has become the 2nd Australian to write his name on the Dakar roll of honour after Toby Prices two triumphs in 2016 and 2019.

“When I came out of the dunes… I could see the bivouac and I just got instant chills through my whole body, I was super nervous. I couldn’t believe it. All the emotions started coming through and I could see the finishing line. It’s the biggest race in the world motorbikes and off-roading. To win the six-day international enduro and now the Dakar, it’s just ticked off all the goals for my career and everything I’ve wanted to achieve. It’s a massive accomplishment. For the team, my family, friends, my girlfriend and everyone who’s seen me undergo all the lows and highs along the way, it’s finally all paid off. They knew I could do it, everyone who’s backed me along the way, even after the last three years of a lot of lows, really, now we’ve got the up, so all the hard work has paid off”.