Albury rider Andrew Houlihan has completed the world's toughest motorbike race at the first attempt, with a broken wrist.
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Houlihan overcame adversity to finish the 2021 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in 50th place.
He broke the scaphoid in his right wrist on day three, but the 51-year-old pushed on under immense pain with it heavily strapped.
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"I wanted something difficult and Dakar delivered," Houlihan said in a diary entry after the 12th and final stage of the event.
"I fractured the scaphoid in my right wrist on day three after a fall, and it then became a mental and physical challenge every single day.
I fractured the scaphoid in my right wrist on day three after a fall, and it then became a mental and physical challenge every single day.
- Andrew Houlihan
"Each day I rode with intense pain and with my wrist heavily strapped.
"I ended up in 50th place which I'm very happy with, and rolling up on that finisher's podium was something I'll never forget. It's an amazing feeling."
Argentina's Kevin Benavides went on to win the rally in a time of 47 hours, 18 minutes and 14 seconds, by just under five minutes.