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Red Bull rider Sam Sunderland races across Dubai to attend a photoshoot on top of the world’s tallest building

7 Jan 2022, Dubai, UAE

Red Bull rider Sam Sunderland, winner of the 2017 Dakar Rally, has taken his preparation for the 2022 edition of Dakar to a new level, quite literally, by racing to the top of the world’s tallest building – Burj Khalifa – on his motorbike. Sunderland is given an access all areas pass to the city as he races by a litany of iconic Dubai landmarks, and joins an exclusive and illustrious list of people, including Tom Cruise and Will Smith, to reach the dizzying heights of the 828m tall skyscraper.

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Red Bull rider Sam Sunderland, winner of the 2017 Dakar Rally, has taken his preparation for the 2022 edition of Dakar to a new level, quite literally, by racing to the top of the world’s tallest building – Burj Khalifa – on his motorbike. Sunderland is given an access all areas pass to the city as he races by a litany of iconic Dubai landmarks, and joins an exclusive and illustrious list of people, including Tom Cruise and Will Smith, to reach the dizzying heights of the 828m tall skyscraper.