Broken collarbone can’t stop Sanders at Daka...

2026 Dakar Rally

Stage 10 – Bisha (Marathon) to Bisha

Adrien Van Beveren has claimed the 2026 Dakar Rally Stage 10 win, with a disastrous crash for Australia’s Daniel Sanders early on seeing him shortly again on the bike, however clearly struggling for the tempo that’s come so naturally to him, thus far. Fortunately the day was comparatively quick with a 371 km particular, and 47 km liaison.

A fifteenth place end, 27m50s off the lead, noticed Sanders plummet by means of the provisional standings to fourth, 17m37s off a number one Ricky Brabec with Luciano Benavides nipping at his heels simply 56-seconds off.

Sanders crashed at km 138, having began the day within the general lead, with helicopter footage displaying him being assisted by Ricky Brabec, however clearly fighting a shoulder harm, and favouring only one arm. By the 163 km time verify Sanders had misplaced his general lead, and it might solely worsen from there.

Sanders can be checked by the medical workforce on the neutralisation, confirming trauma to his left shoulder, which he later defined to be a possible damaged collarbone and sternum in a post-race interview.

Daniel Sanders

“It appears to be like like for certain a snapped collarbone, on the refuel we checked it. At 140 km/h I went over a dune and it was fairly scary, almost touchdown on Tosha, all of us missed it, however I obtained up and knew the collarbone was damaged and likewise the sternum. I’ve damaged this as effectively, so there’s no energy. So it wasn’t good within the dunes in any respect.

“We’ll return to the workforce and re-evaluate the accidents and the scenario and see if its secure to proceed I assume. I need to proceed, I wouldn’t end immediately if I didn’t need to proceed, so yea, it’s what it’s. I’ve simply carried out 150 km within the sand dunes, it shouldn’t be too unhealthy [to continue], it ought to all be rocks now, so I ought to be capable to rise up and cruise alongside. If it was sand dunes it might be robust, however we’re carried out with the dunes, on the gravel roads its just a little bit simpler, however we’ll see. We don’t – stop, mum and pa didn’t elevate no quitter, so I’m not pulling out now. Till another person tells me to tug out, or they drag me out of the race, I’m not stopping.”

Tosha Schareina had been opening the stage solo previous to this, however was shortly caught by Sanders and Michael Docherty, who began three and six-minutes behind him.

Quickly after we’d see Van Beveren becoming a member of Schareina, Docherty and Brabec opening the way in which, with riders who had stopped to help downed riders to be refunded time misplaced. That would come with Schareina and Brabec, in addition to Edgar Canet.

The ultimate tally for the stage noticed Van Beveren  3m49s forward of Brabec, and 4m04s away from Benavides. Skyler Howes fourth  (+4m51s) and Ignacio Cornejo rounding out the highest 5 for Hero. Rally2 riders Michael Docherty and Toni Mulec notably held sixth and seventh for the stage, adopted by Schareina, Lucci and Ventura.

Whereas nonetheless provisional the general standings now see Brabec main, Benavides simply 56-seconds off, after which a big hole again to Schareina and Sanders at 15m43s and 17m37s respectively.

Howes rounds out the highest 5, however is sort of 39-minutes off the chief, with Van Beveren trailing by 58m25s in sixth. He’s adopted by Cornejo (1h01m31s), Ranch (2h21m29s), Campbell (2h28m15s) and Mulec (2h31m38s).

2026 Dakar Rally Stage 10 Outcomes

1. A. VAN BEVEREN 4:15:43
2. R. BRABEC +3m49
3. L. BENAVIDES +4m04
4. S. HOWES +4m51
5. I. CORNEJO +6m34
6. M. DOCHERTY +9m31
7. T. MULEC +10m24
8. T. SCHAREINA +10m28
9. P. LUCCI +15m04
10. M. VENTURA +19m52
    …15. D. SANDERS +27m50

2026 Dakar Rally Standings after Stage 10

1. R. BRABEC 41h35m13
2. L. BENAVIDES +00m56
3. T. SCHAREINA +15m43
4. D. SANDERS +17m37
5. S. HOWES +38m53
6. A. VAN BEVEREN +58m25
7. I. CORNEJO +1h01m31
8. R. BRANCH +2h21m29
9. P. CAMPBELL +2h28m15
10. T. MULEC +2h31m38

2026 Dakar Rally Route/Schedule

2026 Dakar Rally Route/Schedule