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Chucky hands Dakar crown to mate after unreal finish

Chucky hands Dakar crown to mate after unreal finish

Heroic Aussie Daniel Sanders has completed the Dakar Rally with a broken collarbone and sternum while his KTM teammate earned the narrowest ever win.

'This is torture': Chucky's Dakar hell nearly over

'This is torture': Chucky's Dakar hell nearly over

'This is torture': Chucky's Dakar hell nearly over

'This is torture': Chucky's Dakar hell nearly over

Australian champ Daniel Sanders keeps showing remarkable bravery to soldier on at the Dakar Rally -- but his motorcycle crown is destined for Ricky Brabec.

Brave Sanders battles on in Dakar Rally despite injury

Brave Sanders battles on in Dakar Rally despite injury

Brave Sanders battles on in Dakar Rally despite injury

Brave Sanders battles on in Dakar Rally despite injury

Australia's Daniel Sanders defied a broken collarbone and sternum to race on in the Dakar Rally even though hopes of retaining his title are gone.

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'No quitter': broken bones can't halt Aussie Dakar king

'No quitter': broken bones can't halt Aussie Dakar king

Daniel Sanders has broken his collarbone and sternum in a desert crash, his Dakar Rally dream in ruins -- but the Aussie world champ has vowed to fight on.

Aussie cops penalty, still leads Dakar 'rollercoaster'

Aussie cops penalty, still leads Dakar 'rollercoaster'

Reigning champ Daniel Sanders is half-way to becoming Australia's first back-to-back Dakar Rally winner despite copping a 'speeding' penalty.

Aussie champ Sanders seizes Dakar Rally lead again

Aussie champ Sanders seizes Dakar Rally lead again

Australia's defending champ Daniel Sanders has regained the lead of the Dakar Rally despite fearing he might suffer a race-ending calamity in the fifth stage.

Chucky's 'silly mistakes' let Honda duo make Dakar move

Chucky's 'silly mistakes' let Honda duo make Dakar move

Australia's defending champ Daniel Sanders has been ousted at the top of the Dakar Rally leaderboard by the Honda duo of Tosha Schareina and Ricky Brabec.

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'Wasn't feeling great': Chucky chases teammate in Dakar

'Wasn't feeling great': Chucky chases teammate in Dakar

'Wasn't feeling great': Chucky chases teammate in Dakar

'Wasn't feeling great': Chucky chases teammate in Dakar

Daniel Sanders has fallen 65 seconds behind his young KTM teammate Edgar Canet after the Aussie admitted to "not feeling great" on stage one of the Dakar Rally.

Bright start for Dakar champ Sanders as teammate shines

Bright start for Dakar champ Sanders as teammate shines

Bright start for Dakar champ Sanders as teammate shines

Bright start for Dakar champ Sanders as teammate shines

Australia's Dakar Rally motorbike champion Daniel Sanders has opened his defence by finishing second in the race prologue in Saudi Arabia.

'Everyone is after me': Dakar motorbike king 'Chucky'

'Everyone is after me': Dakar motorbike king 'Chucky'

'Everyone is after me': Dakar motorbike king 'Chucky'

'Everyone is after me': Dakar motorbike king 'Chucky'

Motorcycle rally raid king Daniel 'Chucky' Sanders is out to become the first Australian to win back-to-back Dakar Rally titles in the great race.

Chucky's 'dream come true' as he rides to world title

Chucky's 'dream come true' as he rides to world title

Chucky's 'dream come true' as he rides to world title

Chucky's 'dream come true' as he rides to world title

Australia's off-road motorcycling king Daniel Sanders has won the World Rally-Raid Championship with his fourth triumph of the year in Portugal.

Aussie rally king Sanders on course for world title

Aussie rally king Sanders on course for world title

Aussie rally king Sanders on course for world title

Aussie rally king Sanders on course for world title

Australia's Dakar Rally champ Daniel Sanders has won the second leg of the World Rally-Raid Championship with another desert triumph in the Abu Dhabi Challenge.

How Chucky Sanders joined Aussie motorsport immortals

How Chucky Sanders joined Aussie motorsport immortals

How Chucky Sanders joined Aussie motorsport immortals

How Chucky Sanders joined Aussie motorsport immortals

Australia's elite band of motorsport greats will welcome another member after Daniel 'Chucky' Sanders' magnificent Dakar Rally motorcycle triumph.

Sanders becomes second Aussie rider to win Dakar Rally

Sanders becomes second Aussie rider to win Dakar Rally

Sanders becomes second Aussie rider to win Dakar Rally

Sanders becomes second Aussie rider to win Dakar Rally

Australian motorcyclist Daniel 'Chucky' Sanders has become only the second Australian to win at the celebrated Dakar Rally in its 47 editions.

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Aussie Sanders on the verge of Dakar Rally triumph

Australian motorcyclist Daniel Sanders is set to win the Dakar Rally as long as he can avoid a final-day calamity in the Saudi Arabian desert.

Aussie Sanders plays it cool with Dakar title in sight

Daniel Sanders needs just one more solid day riding through the dunes of the Saudi Arabian desert to effectively seal a memorable Dakar Rally triumph.

Easy does it for Aussie Dakar Rally bike leader Sanders

Daniel Sanders has had his lead cut on the Dakar Rally's resumption in Saudi Arabia, but says he was taking things easy before one of the toughest stages.

Aussie Sanders leads Dakar despite speed penalty blows

Australian motorcyclist Daniel Sanders goes in to the Dakar Rally rest day still leading but was hit by an eight-minute penalty for speed limit violations.

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Rare Dakar Rally treble for Aussie bike star Sanders

Aussie bike racer Daniel Sanders has won his third-straight stage to open a significant lead in the Dakar Rally while Toby Price thrives in the car category.

Aussie Sanders wins for second day at Dakar Rally

Australian motorcyclist Daniel Sanders has taken a two-minute lead in the Dakar Rally after winning both the prologue and the first stage in Saudi Arabia.

Aussie motorcyclist Sanders wins Dakar Rally prologue

Yarra Valley's Daniel Sanders has kicked off the 47th edition of the Dakar Rally by winning the great race's motorcycling prologue in Saudi Arabia.

Safety and culture reset needed after rally deaths

The organiser of the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally has flagged a suite of safety reforms following the deaths of four competitors in two years.

Six campers hurt in explosion at major desert race

Six people have been injured, five of them hospitalised, during an explosion at an off-road race in the Northern Territory,

Price rues Dakar errors but hails battling fifth place

Toby Price, Australia's motorcycling king of the Dakar Rally, has kept battling to the very end of the great race to claim fifth place overall.

Sands of time running out for Price at Dakar Rally

Australian two-time winner Toby Price has slipped back to sixth place in the motorcycle standings at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.

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