Race Across America 2010

The Race Across America started this week. It’s a 3,000 mile non-stop race across the US that has interested me for over 20 years. The course currently starts in Oceanside, CA and finishes in Annapolis, MD.

The long distance with little sleep is made tougher by tight time cut-offs across the country. In a typical year about half the racers that start make it to the finish. In 29 years, fewer than 200 have finished. My 2006 solo RAAM attempt ended at the Mississippi River after 2,000 miles of riding.

The solo women and Dex Tooke in the 60+ solo men category started on Tuesday at noon Pacific and the rest of the solo men started at noon on Wednesday. The relay teams will start on Saturday afternoon at 2 PM.

Once again 4 timer winner Jure Robic has opened up a good lead over his closest competitor. He has almost caught all of the women that started a day ahead. Robic said last year he wouldn’t race again after dropping out after claiming an unfair advantage was given to winner Dani Wyss.

Interestingly the solo womens class is lead by Barbara Buatois on a recumbent bike. Although a recumbent bike can be an disadvantage with lots of climbing, she has made it into Colorado and only has a couple big climbs before hitting the flat lands for many miles.

You can follow the race on the Race Across America website, the RAAM Facebook page or the #raam2010 hashtag on twitter.

In addition to RAAM, there’s also the Race Across the West (RAW). It covers the first 860 miles of RAAM from Oceanside, CA to Durango, CO.

Also check out my Race Across America FAQ.

Current Solo RAAM Standings After Almost 48 Hours

Solo Men

1. Jure Robic – 814.03 miles – 18.82 mph
2. Gulewicz Gerhard – 763.89 miles – 17.61 mph
3. Mark Pattinson – 724.30 miles – 16.27 mph
4. Rob Morlock – 679.68 miles – 15.64 mph
5. Matthew Warner-Smith – 679.68 miles – 15.39 mph
6. Georg Payer – 607.86 miles – 14.57 mph
7. Tony O’Keeffe – 607.86 miles – 14.32 mph
8. Julian Sanz – 607.86 miles – 14.31 mph
9. Ian Fillinger – 607.86 miles – 13.83 mph
10. Dr. Michael Nehls – 607.86 miles – 13.82 mph
11. Ferenc Szonyi – 607.86 miles – 13.63 mph
12. Ross Muecke – 607.86 miles – 13.38 mph
13. Kevin Kaiser – 607.86 miles – 13.31 mph
14. Thomas Strebel – 536.11 miles – 13.32 mph
15. Samim Rizvi – 536.11 miles – 11.72 mph
16. Holger Roethig – 536.11 miles – 11.62 mph
17. Eric Dufor – 441.65 miles – 9.98 mph
18. Scott Dakus (DNF) – 441.65 – 14.19 mph

Solo Men 50-59

1. Timothy Woudenberg – 607.86 miles – 13.18 mph
2. Team AFU/Rex Racing – 536.11 miles – 12.02 mph
3. Paul Carpenter – 536.11 miles – 11.08 mph
4. Gregor Komescher – 536.11 miles – 11.75 mph
5. Michael Dunlap – 482.88 miles- 11.01 mph
6. Valerio Zamboni – 441.65 miles – 10.03 mph

Solo Men 60+

1. Dex Tooke – 763.89 miles – 11.58 mph

Solo Women

1. Barbara Buatois – 857.68 miles – 12.61 mph
2. Michele Santilhano – 857.68 miles – 12.39 mph
3. Sandy Earl – 763.89 miles – 11.49 mph
4. Amy Xu – 763.89 miles – 11.19 mph
5. Sabrina Bianchi – 763.89 miles – 11.18 mph

See the latest standings on the 2010 RAAM Leaderboard.

– UltraRob

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