Daniel Sanders has tiptoed back into the lead of the Dakar Rally, a magnificent outcome for Australia's defending champ after he'd been relieved to avoid a potential tyre-management calamity on the second part of the marathon stage to Hail in Saudi Arabia.
Even better news for Red Bull KTM's race favourite Sanders was that perhaps his biggest rival for the title, Honda's Tosha Schareina, had a woeful day and has dropped almost 12 minutes behind him into fourth place after stage five.
But Schareina's Monster Energy Honda teammate Ricky Brabec is still a huge threat to Sanders, as he lies only two minutes two seconds behind 'Chucky' in second place in the overall race standings.
