2× Dakar Rally winner Sam Sunderland has left the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, beginning his attempt to set the world record for fastest circumnavigation on a motorcycle.

2× Dakar Rally winner Sam Sunderland has left the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, beginning his attempt to set the world record for fastest circumnavigation on a motorcycle.
Kevin Benavides hopes to join Hubert Auriol, Stéphane Peterhansel and Nani Roma as the only Dakar Rally overall winners on two and four wheels, a step he'll take by racing a Toyota Hilux in 2027.
After an injury prevented him from trying in 2025, Sam Sunderland will finally begin his quest to circumnavigate the globe in less than 19 days, 8 hours, and 25 minutes on September 5.