Stephen Auerbach participated in RAAM in 2005, to get answers to questions like "How?", "Why?" and "Are you out of your mind?". An experience and journey that Chris MacDonald will never forget. The riders ride on the country roads and in the mountains through California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey - 13 states in total.Ĭhris MacDonald finished in a nice 2nd place. The RAAM route goes through the dreaded Mojave Desert and over the Rocky Mountains. The Race Across America, cycling’s ultimate ultra-distance event, clicks into gear Tuesday. RAAM started in 1982 and every year it is a big event in the USA. RAAM 2005 kicked off on June 19 in San Diego, California. It is truly a challenge to the human mind.”Ĭhris MacDonald participated in 2005 in RAAM. The Race Across America attracts cyclists from around the world, who compete as individuals or in relay teams.
3-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond said of RAAM: “It's one of the toughest events in the world. The fastest crossing of the USA by an individual, as set during the Race Across America (RAAM), was achieved by Christoph Strasser (Austria) in 7 days 15 hours 56 minutes cycling from Oceanside, California, to Annapolis, Maryland, from 10 to 18 June 2014. It is not permitted to lie on the wheels of other riders. In RAAM, you are alone on the road – the rider against the clock. One long single start of 5,000 km across the USA in just 10 days! RAAM is the ultimate time trial, the ultimate endurance test. RAAM aims to get the fastest across the American continent, from San Diego on the west coast to Atlantic City on the east coast by bicycle. The race was simply designed to be the ultimate challenge to the human body and psyche. In Latin America’s colonial period, about 15 times as many African slaves were taken to Spanish and Portuguese colonies than to the U.S. Pick and choose which states you would like to race in or draw some. The multiple dimensions of Latino identity reflect the long colonial history of Latin America, during which mixing occurred among indigenous Americans, White Europeans, Asians and enslaved people from Africa. The Race Across the West (RAW) is the second longest Race Across America (RAAM) qualifier, with riders completing an epic race across the desert and. The Race Across America (RAAM) is not without reason rated as the world's toughest sporting event. In Race Across America (RAA) you compete with other players racing across states.
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