Toby Price and Daniel Sanders have endured a difficult day in the sands of Arabia on the fourth stage of the Dakar rally.
Both Australians lost ground on Tuesday's 299km stage from Al Salamiya to the oasis city of Al Hofuf, but with the event lasting two weeks there remains much ground to cover.
Price finished 15th on his KTM, 15 minutes adrift of stage winner Nacho Cornejo of Chile, who also took the overall lead after his second stage win of this year's race.