Less than 24 hours after sustaining a broken collarbone and sternum that ended his dream of back-to-back Dakar Rally motorbike titles, a defiant Daniel Sanders has refused to be beaten by the sport's most illustrious and demanding race.
The 31-year-old Australian world champion climbed back into the saddle of his factory Bull KTM on Thursday, dipping further into his reserves of courage to complete the 11th stage and finish 13th.
It meant he slipped from first to fourth in the general rankings. A further two gruelling days still lie ahead.
