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Sam Sunderland (GRB) of Red BullGasGas Factory Racing races during stage two of Rally Dakar 2024 from Al Henakiyah to Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia on January 7, 2024.
Sam Sunderland, smiling in a Red Bull cap and green jacket in the UK for the 2024 season.
Sam
Sunderland
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
·Rally Raid
Sam Sunderland is a rally raid biker with GasGas Factory Racing. He's also a two-time Dakar winner and a true international star.
Date of birth15 April 1989
Place of birthSouthampton, UK
Age35
Nationality
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Career start2012
DisciplinesRally Raid Bike
Having shredded the tracks and trails of the British motocross scene since he was seven years old, Sam Sunderland has become a true international star, garnering a reputation as a fast and accomplished desert rider. His first major victories came in 2011, when he won two stages of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and three others in the Australasian Safari.
Sam's inaugural Dakar outing was on New Year's Day, 2012 – at just 22 years old, he took an impressive seventh-place finish on stage one of the event, but his dreams of a Dakar title were shattered when an electrical fault forced him to retire during day two.
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Dakar champ Sam Sunderland on finding a sweet spot“If my excitement is too high, my performance goes down. If my excitement isn’t enough, my performance goes down.” The Dakar Rally is one of the world’s toughest motorsport races and a true test of extreme endurance. It’s a race Sam Sunderland has conquered twice on two wheels, and during his appearance on Mind Set Win, the British star reveals the mindset that drove him to victory. Sam explains how learning to control his excitement and energy levels has been crucial to his performance before Cédric provides us with an exercise to help us all discover our optimal zone of functioning, which gives us the greatest chance of accomplishing our goals.
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I’m a rally raid biker with a special talent for desert riding
Sam Sunderland, smiling in a Red Bull cap and green jacket in the UK for the 2024 season.
Sam Sunderland
Achievements
  1. 1st Place: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge – Bikes2022 · Abu Dhabi, UAE
  2. 1st Place: Dakar Rally – Bikes2022
  3. 3rd Place: Dakar Rally – Bikes2021 · Saudi Arabia
  4. 1st Place Overall: FIM Cross-Country Rallies – Bikes2019
  5. 1st Place: Silk Way Rally – Bikes2019 · Russia
  6. 1st Place: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge – Bikes2019 · Abu Dhabi
  7. 3rd Place: Dakar Rally – BIkes2019 · South America
  8. 1st Place: Dakar Rally (Bikes)Becoming the first British winner of the Dakar.2017 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
  9. 2nd Place: Morocco Rally (Bikes)2016 · Morocco
  10. 1st Place: Sealine Cross Country Rally (Bikes)2016 · Qatar
  11. 2nd Place: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (Bikes)2016 · Liwa Desert, UAE
  12. OiLibya Rallye du Maroc Champion2015 · Morocco
  13. 3rd Place: Atacama Rally 20152015 · Atacama Desert, Chile
  14. 2nd Place: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (Bikes)2015 · Liwa Desert, UAE
  15. 1st Place: Dakar Rally (Stage 1)2015 · Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina
Sam Sunderland, smiling in a Red Bull cap and green jacket in the UK for the 2024 season.
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