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06-20-2017, 08:11 AM
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anyone following RAAM 2017?
Been checking in on the RAAM folks this year and, phenomenal Christopher Strasser looks like he's got a chance to be the fastest ever...averaging 15.77mph and 500 miles or so to go. Still has to get over the Appalachians which may slow him down a bit. Maybe if he descends like Sagan?
Shout out to a local legend from here in Alabama - Brian Toone --- second year and in 4th place overall (in his category)...but still two states behind Strasser. Still amazing the training and grit these folks have! 
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#2
06-20-2017, 08:35 AM
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I've been following the Trans Am race. Evan Deutsch is on track to finish today breaking the mens record. Janie Hayes is the first woman, third overall. She is a touch behind the womans record but is still doing one heck of a ride. This race is similar to RAAM except it is entirely unsupported...
https://transambikerace.com/
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#3
06-20-2017, 08:43 AM
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Strasser is behind his record pace. Won't break it this year. They did have a good break as the solo start was before the heatwave we're having. The team start is right in the midst of it.
I was in between the team vans Saturday on their way to Anza Borrego as our 400k route took us along the route to Borrego. I actually was chased down by a race official when I continued toward Warner Springs because they thought I was a racer and had gone off course. I am watching Sarah Cooper in RAAM. She's a rookie solo and until she began experiencing health problems was riding in 4th overall, keep pace with veteran Marko Baloh. She's a beast who puts on her own Gravel Ultra in Iowa. Trans Am has been tragic this year with a number of incidents and one vehicle caused death, in Kansas of course. I have reconsidered this type of racing for myself because this keeps happening.
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#5
06-20-2017, 09:10 AM
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Social media is the only thing fast enough to cover the fluidity of this race. All of the race leaders were bitten by the same pit bull in Kentucky - hopefully there have been enough warnings by now. After a report of a fatality in Kansas, the dot watchers figured out who it was but waited for word that the family had been notified. I expect that some racers have dropped out since. Evan is within 20 miles of the finish right now.
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#6
06-20-2017, 10:24 AM
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Also, keep an eye on Andre Kajlich in RAAM. San Diego-based effort by a solo handcyclist. It will be the first for RAAM. He is an inspirational and humble guy making a ridiculous effort. I could not believe how relaxed he was pre-race. He's being helped by RAAM solo vet Matt Hoffman and the Challenged Athlete Foundation.
http://trackleaders.com/raam17i.php?name=Andre_Kajlich
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#8
06-20-2017, 10:55 AM
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Io non posso vivere senza la mia strada e la mia bici -- DP
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07-04-2017, 03:25 PM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p057fdpb http://news.wfsu.org/post/one-kind-w...s-capital-city
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It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that certain je ne sais quoi. --Peter Schickele
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07-04-2017, 05:01 PM
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chasing waddy
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