Courageous Australian world champion Daniel Sanders has vowed to battle on with a broken collarbone and sternum, despite the dreadful crash ending his dream of becoming back-to-back Dakar Rally motorbike champion.
Regardless of the obvious pain that awaits him over the final three days in the Saudi Arabian desert, the reigning Dakar and world rally-raid motorcycle champ is adamant he'll fight on to the end of the sport's most celebrated and gruelling race on Saturday.
"We don't quit," said the tough customer from Victoria's Yarra Valley.