Even when riding for a week with a broken collarbone, Tosha Schareina pushed Daniel Sanders hard in last year's Dakar Rally while finishing second, less than nine minutes adrift, as the Australian took the crown.
That potential has been underscored with the 30-year-old Spaniard beating Sanders in the Saudi Arabian desert to win stage three of this year's race and move into third place overall.
Sanders was also passed on the stage clock by American Ricky Brabec but, after taking bonus time awarded for opening the stage into account, came third to retain the overall lead. Sanders is now one minute, seven seconds ahead of Brabec with Schareina six seconds further adrift.
