The bravery of Australia's world rally-raid champion Daniel 'Chucky' Sanders continues to astound at the Dakar Rally as the defending champion battled through another crash and more injury "torture" during the penultimate stage.
Sanders, in line for back-to-back triumphs until his crash in the Saudi Arabian dunes on Wednesday, reckoned the dreadful pain only ratcheted up as he tried to nurse his broken collarbone and fractured sternum through Friday's rocky 311km stage 12 from Al Henakiyah to Yanbu.
"This is torture," the Victorian said after slipping from fourth to fifth place overall, effectively having to ride with just one arm because of the agony down his left side.
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