Wednesday cover: Sam Sunderland’s rollercoaster love affair with motorsport


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The National’s Sport cover for the Wednesday, November 12 issue, featuring Dubai-based endurance rider Sam Sunderland.

Gary Meenaghan profiles the Dakar Rally participant, noting the extreme highs and lows of his motorsport career.

“Sunderland still shakes his head in disbelief as he recalls his impressions of the Dakar almost a year after becoming the first Englishman in 15 years to win a stage.

“‘It blew my mind’.”

Sunderland reacently signed with the KTM factory team, winners of the past 13 Dakar rallies.

“I’m loving life, dude,” Sunderland tells Meenaghan. “In terms of training out in the desert, Dubai is awesome.”

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