T WAS ALWAYS a tall order for Daniel Sanders to reach to the pointy end of the 2024 Dakar field. A badly broken femur in the middle of 2023 that refused to heal cost the GASGAS Factory Team rider dearly. Extensive rehabilitation and sheer determination got him back on the bike with no time to spare. Then Sanders did what Sanders does by blasting to second place in the prologue of Dakar 2024. Despite the promising start, it was a tough slog from there as Sanders explains.
