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5 unusual facts about Race Across America


Adventures for the Cure

In 2008, AFC competed in the 4-man division (again using fixed gears) in Race Across America (RAAM).

Jacques Boyer

Boyer also competed in and won the 1980 Coors Classic in the USA, and the 1985 Race Across America completing the 3,120 miles in nine days, two hours, and six minutes.

In 2006, Boyer participated in the Race Across America again, this time in the new "Solo Enduro" category which requires all participants to use 40 hours of rest (stopping) during the race at official stations along the course.

Stephen Auerbach

Auerbach’s first feature documentary, Race Across America, about the bicycle race of the same name, aired on NBC and received the highest ratings in the network’s history for a cycling event.

Susan Notorangelo

She has ridden in the Race Across America five times, winning the competition in 1985 and 1989.



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Christoph Strasser

On June 24, 2011, Strasser became the third Austrian after Franz Spilauer and Wolfgang Fasching to win the Race Across America.