joewein
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- Oct 25, 2011
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Race Across America 2013 started on Tuesday. Athletes will race about 4,800 km with 50,000 m of climbing, with the winner in the Solo category expected to cross from California to Maryland in a little over 8 days. People typically ride 22 hours a day, making do with very little sleep to cover 30% more distance than the TdF in about half the time of the Tour. Only about half the solo riders make it to the destination.
Amazingly for an event staged in the US, the vast majority of the fastest participants are from Europe. The most likely contenders for the title all hail from alpine countries such as Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia (though I am sorry to say, I did not spot our friend Franz in the list... ). It has been 10 years since the last winner who wasn't from any of these three countries.
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Amazingly for an event staged in the US, the vast majority of the fastest participants are from Europe. The most likely contenders for the title all hail from alpine countries such as Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia (though I am sorry to say, I did not spot our friend Franz in the list... ). It has been 10 years since the last winner who wasn't from any of these three countries.
>> RAAM live tracker <<