Carlos Sainz wins first stage of Dakar Rally

Dakar Rally motorcycle champion Sam Sunderland crashes out on stage one

Defending bike champion Sam Sunderland crashes out of the Dakar Rally on stage one, breaking his shoulder blade, but Aussies Toby Price and Daniel Sanders are in the top five.

Carlos Sainz wins first stage of Dakar Rally

Three-time winner Carlos Sainz took the overall lead in the car section of the Dakar Rally on Sunday after winning the first stage despite suffering an ear

Sainz wins Dakar first stage, bike champion Sunderland crashes out

YANBU (SAUDI ARABIA) - Three-time winner Carlos Sainz took the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Sunday after winning the first stage despite suffering a puncture early on.

Sainz wins Dakar first stage; bike champion Sunderland crashes out

Three-time winner Carlos Sainz took the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Sunday after winning the first stage despite suffering a puncture early on. Sainz, 60, seeking to add this year's edition to his wins in 2010, 2018 and 2020 collected his 42nd career stage win as he finished…

Briton Sunderland crashes out of Dakar defence

Defending Dakar Rally champion Sam Sunderland crashes out in first stage.

Rallying-Motorcycle champion Sunderland out of Dakar on opening stage

(Reuters) - The Dakar Rally will have a new winner in the motorcyle category this year after reigning champion Sam Sunderland crashed out with a broken shoulder in the rocky opening stage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The Briton, who also won the event on two wheels in 2017, has now failed to finish the endurance rally six times out of 10 starts. The 33-year-old GasGas rider was 10th fastest in Saturday's prologue and fastest at the first chec…