2022 Dakar Champion carries winning momentum into round two of world championship with strong performance on opening day UAE-based Dakar Champion Sam Sunderland got his 2022 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge off toa strong start, going fastest on the opening stage, taking the sandy tracks and rolling dunesin his stride. “We’re back to it – not that long after Dakar. It’s always cool to come here to Abu Dhabi,the race is always good, and I like to ride in the dunes,” said Sunderland. “The plan after yesterday’s prologue was to push on today’s stage, which I managed to do. I didn’t gainback quite as much time as I would have liked, and I’m leading out tomorrow, so hopefully Ican do a good job with the navigation. The bike is working great and I’m looking forward tostage two.” After yesterday’s short 2km prologue sorted the start order for the opening stage, SamSunderland…
