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alf-way Home Riders Cross Midpoint in Insight Race Across America El Dorado, Kans. (June 24, 2004) – Shortly before 6:30 a.m. EST, RAAM’s lone recumbent team, ALS Lightning, became the first team to cruise over the half-way mark in this year’s race. The four-man team riding recumbent bikes outfitted with lightweight composite shells seeks to break the record held since 1989 for crossing the country in five days, one hour, eight minutes with an average speed of 24.02 mph. They are currently traveling at an average pace of 24.47 mph. Another record in question is the record for most mileage during a 24-hour period. Between 8:36 yesterday and 8:43 today, ALS Lightning covered 676.6 miles from Mountinair, N.M. to Yates Center, Kans. Heavy thunderstorms late last night and early this morning did nothing to cool the contest between four-man teams Action Sports and Vail - Go Fast. From New Mexico, across the northwest corners of Texas and Oklahoma, and through Kansas, roughly 25 minutes was all that separated Vail Go – Fast’s lead from Action Sports’ fervid pursuit. At time of release, both teams had checked in from Jefferson City, Missouri with Vail Go – Fast holding a 45 minute lead over Action Sports. According to RAAM veterans, the second half of the race typically triggers some surprises as well as some brazen race strategies. If each four-man team expects the other to ease up on the throttle during the second half, opponents might have to sleep with one eye open. Fit and fast solo rider Jure Robic briefly let his lead slip today when Michael Trevino opened up a 12 minute gap at Mount Vernon, Kans. Robic quickly chased down Trevino and put him behind by 54 minutes by the next time station at El Dorado, Kans. Spooked by Trevino’s stealth and prowess, Robic’s crew kept watch over the second place rider throughout the afternoon and into the evening. At time of release, Robic is ahead of Trevino by two hours, seven minutes. The eight-person Kaiser Permanente team continues to widen the gap between them and second place Team Insight. Finely tuned race strategies and an organizational structure that would make the military blush are a few of the secrets that corporate teams were willing to share prior to the start of this year’s RAAM. Four-person team rotations on eight-hour shifts allow each member of the team to properly rest before winding up to a time trial pace. At last check in Yates Center, Kans., Insight trails Kaiser Permanente by one hour, 14 minutes with team Rim-to-Rim in third place at one hour, nine minutes behind Insight. All teams are still intact and seem to be fortifying their strategies as they roll eastward. The solo field is down to 15 racers from 19. The modest two-man team TBW Brasil stays a steady pace at 15.8 mph with Team New England almost over the Kansas state line from Oklahoma. All race times are in EST; stay tuned to http://www.raceacrossamerica.org for up-to-the-minute race status. Race Notes: Upon learning about RAAM in his local newspaper, fast-food restaurant manager in Pratt, Kans., Steve Strecker was happy to serve a RAAM team that came into his restaurant. He then extended an invitation to all RAAM participants on the course to stop by for a meal, courtesy of Strecker and his staff. Solo racer Pius Achermann withdrew from the race at 9:50 today in Dalhart, Texas. After being brought to the hospital for saddle sores, it was decided that he could not continue. Solo racer, Tracy McKay, withdrew from the race at 11:12 today in Vaughn, N.M. McKay, who was experiencing lots of pain in his leg, consulted with his doctor for a strained quadriceps. Following that he felt that it was too painful to continue. In a phone conversation with McKay, he said that he will give the other riders encouragement along the way back to the finish line in Atlantic City, N.J.

macht mir alle schläuche hinten kaputt, irgendwas hats und ich bin zu faul das genau zu checken

na dann überleg ich ob ich mitkomm. wenn ich ein funktionsfähiges laufradl find...

wo wird denn umgedreht?? denn nach krems will ich nicht rausbrettern und dann wieder nach wien koffern...

hm sehr eigenwillig

hm wann hast du gesagt hast du den fixen termin??

@ piefke: fad !! so faiiiir

Two-person Team Rides Toward New RAAM Record Vail B2B Divas at Home Up High SANTA ROSA, N.M. (June 23, 2004) – A visit to Jeff Rushton’s and Kevin Wallace’s biographies on the Race Across America website tells a story of personal sacrifices, cherished athletic feats, attractions and intimidations of RAAM. Nowhere is there mention of a plan to break the two-person record for average race speed set in 2001. Yet, while the finish line is still about 2,000 miles away, Rushton and Wallace head steadily eastward 1.2 miles faster than the record setting speed of 17.64 mph. In addition to possibly setting a new speed record, their two-man team “Team Coast to Coast Against Cancer” has raised over $500,000 for cancer charities and each two-hour shift in this year’s RAAM is dedicated to someone who has or has had cancer. Vail B2B Divas’ Kerry White acknowledged with a smiling reluctance “a couple of hard climbs” on the way to Pie Town, for Time Station 13. What these climbs lacked in gradient, they more than made up for in length. But the plus 7,000-foot elevation suited the Divas, who live in Vail at almost 9,000 feet. Relentless in the extension of their lead over Germany’s Team Frauleins, the Vail B2B Divas seem undeterred by anything the RAAM course has thrown at them thus far. “We’re psyched to be in New Mexico,” said Kerry White of the Divas. She added that the team was feeling “good” and riding “very strong.” The Vail B2B Divas currently have a 128-mile lead over Team Frauleins. A few minutes after talking with us, White spotted the struggling Solo rider Tracy McKay, whose right quadriceps was cramping badly. White asked her team masseur to attend to the ex-marine from Birmingham, Alabama, visibly concerned that everything possibly should be done to help the brave soloist remain in the race. After battling dehydration on the first day, Tracy McKay of Birmingham, Alabama, was back in trouble three days into his epic. Approaching the Pie Town, N.M. time station at mile 715, McKay’s right quadriceps began cramping, putting the Salvation Army charity rider into excruciating pain. It was not certain whether the pain was caused by a cramp or by a muscle tear. McKay pedaled with only his left leg over the final four miles to the Pie Town time station. According to his crew chief, Jon Marsden, there was only one thing for it: pray. McKay’s crew gathered close around him in his support vehicle and prayed for 20 minutes. “We are doing this race for Jesus Christ, and anything that happens is what He wants to happen. And it happens for the good. We have faith!” exclaimed Marsden. McKay emerged from the van and gingerly climbed back aboard his bicycle. A minute later a rider from the all-women Vail B2B Divas team spotted McKay in obvious pain and she called her team masseur from their nearby RV to give assistance. Five minutes later, McKay was on the Diva’s massage table. The masseur put him through some exercises and pronounced, “You’re clear, we’ll have you back on the road in just a few minutes,” and with that he went to work. McKay was last reported pedaling hard with a big smile on his face. His race for God and the Salvation Army continues. Scott Dakus from Henderson, Nevada was beginning to struggle due to pain in one of his knees. To compensate, Dakus overworked his healthy knee and ultimately succumbed to pain in both joints. Dakus withdrew at 11:31 EST on June 23. Solo leader Jure Robic maintains a slender 20-minute lead over Michael Trevino. Riders reported in from Time Station #24 in Mount Vernon, Kansas at 22:50 and 23:09 EST respectively. Andrew Lapkass, the three-time conqueror of Mount Everest, has finally got his diet right after three days of being unable to ingest any foods. And guess what, it’s McDonalds! “I’m just craving something really fatty and salty, I guess my body just wants that stuff,” explained a smiling Lapkass about his temporary desire for fast food. Lapkass’s crew member, Mary Lunger, said “He’s been having problems since Day One. He wasn’t able to eat – his stomach was churning and he couldn’t get anything down.” The Lapkass camp had changed his diet for the race, going to a mixture of gels and powders with the aim of a 90% liquid diet. But clearly this was not working. “We’re abandoning the original nutrition plan, and we’ll be feeding him his regular diet after this meal,” said Lunger. Despite his nutritional problems, Lapkass is having a great time in his first Insight Race Across America. “To be honest, it’s more enjoyable than I thought it would be. It is very hard work, but the scenery is incredible. You’ve got your sag wagon right behind carrying your food and clothing, and playing music when you want it: this is the ultimate bike tour!” A team vehicle from Team Coast to Coast Against Cancer was rear-ended near La Joya, N.M. by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel. No one was hurt and RAAM officials granted a 30 minute time installment for time lost by reporting and processing the accident.

Two-person Team Rides Toward New RAAM Record Vail B2B Divas at Home Up High SANTA ROSA, N.M. (June 23, 2004) – A visit to Jeff Rushton’s and Kevin Wallace’s biographies on the Race Across America website tells a story of personal sacrifices, cherished athletic feats, attractions and intimidations of RAAM. Nowhere is there mention of a plan to break the two-person record for average race speed set in 2001. Yet, while the finish line is still about 2,000 miles away, Rushton and Wallace head steadily eastward 1.2 miles faster than the record setting speed of 17.64 mph. In addition to possibly setting a new speed record, their two-man team “Team Coast to Coast Against Cancer” has raised over $500,000 for cancer charities and each two-hour shift in this year’s RAAM is dedicated to someone who has or has had cancer. Vail B2B Divas’ Kerry White acknowledged with a smiling reluctance “a couple of hard climbs” on the way to Pie Town, for Time Station 13. What these climbs lacked in gradient, they more than made up for in length. But the plus 7,000-foot elevation suited the Divas, who live in Vail at almost 9,000 feet. Relentless in the extension of their lead over Germany’s Team Frauleins, the Vail B2B Divas seem undeterred by anything the RAAM course has thrown at them thus far. “We’re psyched to be in New Mexico,” said Kerry White of the Divas. She added that the team was feeling “good” and riding “very strong.” The Vail B2B Divas currently have a 128-mile lead over Team Frauleins. A few minutes after talking with us, White spotted the struggling Solo rider Tracy McKay, whose right quadriceps was cramping badly. White asked her team masseur to attend to the ex-marine from Birmingham, Alabama, visibly concerned that everything possibly should be done to help the brave soloist remain in the race. After battling dehydration on the first day, Tracy McKay of Birmingham, Alabama, was back in trouble three days into his epic. Approaching the Pie Town, N.M. time station at mile 715, McKay’s right quadriceps began cramping, putting the Salvation Army charity rider into excruciating pain. It was not certain whether the pain was caused by a cramp or by a muscle tear. McKay pedaled with only his left leg over the final four miles to the Pie Town time station. According to his crew chief, Jon Marsden, there was only one thing for it: pray. McKay’s crew gathered close around him in his support vehicle and prayed for 20 minutes. “We are doing this race for Jesus Christ, and anything that happens is what He wants to happen. And it happens for the good. We have faith!” exclaimed Marsden. McKay emerged from the van and gingerly climbed back aboard his bicycle. A minute later a rider from the all-women Vail B2B Divas team spotted McKay in obvious pain and she called her team masseur from their nearby RV to give assistance. Five minutes later, McKay was on the Diva’s massage table. The masseur put him through some exercises and pronounced, “You’re clear, we’ll have you back on the road in just a few minutes,” and with that he went to work. McKay was last reported pedaling hard with a big smile on his face. His race for God and the Salvation Army continues. Scott Dakus from Henderson, Nevada was beginning to struggle due to pain in one of his knees. To compensate, Dakus overworked his healthy knee and ultimately succumbed to pain in both joints. Dakus withdrew at 11:31 EST on June 23. Solo leader Jure Robic maintains a slender 20-minute lead over Michael Trevino. Riders reported in from Time Station #24 in Mount Vernon, Kansas at 22:50 and 23:09 EST respectively. Andrew Lapkass, the three-time conqueror of Mount Everest, has finally got his diet right after three days of being unable to ingest any foods. And guess what, it’s McDonalds! “I’m just craving something really fatty and salty, I guess my body just wants that stuff,” explained a smiling Lapkass about his temporary desire for fast food. Lapkass’s crew member, Mary Lunger, said “He’s been having problems since Day One. He wasn’t able to eat – his stomach was churning and he couldn’t get anything down.” The Lapkass camp had changed his diet for the race, going to a mixture of gels and powders with the aim of a 90% liquid diet. But clearly this was not working. “We’re abandoning the original nutrition plan, and we’ll be feeding him his regular diet after this meal,” said Lunger. Despite his nutritional problems, Lapkass is having a great time in his first Insight Race Across America. “To be honest, it’s more enjoyable than I thought it would be. It is very hard work, but the scenery is incredible. You’ve got your sag wagon right behind carrying your food and clothing, and playing music when you want it: this is the ultimate bike tour!” A team vehicle from Team Coast to Coast Against Cancer was rear-ended near La Joya, N.M. by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel. No one was hurt and RAAM officials granted a 30 minute time installment for time lost by reporting and processing the accident.

moi schaun, kinnt sein dass ich auf a salaterl vorbeispritz

hallöchen, gratuliere zum neuen renner!! schaut suprigst aus. schad, dass ich euch heut net begleiten kann bei der jungfernfahrt, ist mir heute zu spät. jedenfalls viel spass und freude mit dem rad.

Hallo Ulf, gute BEsserung wünsch ich Dir!! Dachte mir eh schon, wo ist der Mann denn nur...

also der war echt gut!!!

alles gute hal!! hoff es wird schnell wieder verheilen und du bist rasch wieder am bike!

Ich probiers heute mal mit powerzapping !!!

ich wollts nicht schreiben...

höhö die spurrillen sind echt kein schas!! wo waren denn die?

nau bitte, ging ja flott. gratuliere!

und wo ist das problem? nennt man marktwirtschaft, was für ein weltwunder: mehrere anbieter von zeitnahmesystemen. derfs des geben?????

Wo ist der? Wann ist der? Und und und naja so viele fragen halt...

Shitty! das hättest mir ja sagen sollen, ich schweige wie ein graaab. sonst.

Perkelino scheint ne krise zu haben. nicht lustig, far away von witzig.

Ja das könnt sein. Gott, mir ist grad so faaad im Büro..

geh bitte dotscha oida puppibär, des schaumer sich an gelle ob du des bringst.....GIZZMOSCHIEBER!!!

geh marco bitte, der tom hat sich ja eh zusammengerissen, wenn er will kommen ihm da noch gaaanz andere ideen... :devil: