Bike Race Across America Record

Race across america an ultra marathon bicycle race across the united states that started in 1982.

Bike race across america record.

Lon haldeman is an american ultramarathon cyclist. In the 1982 great american bike race later renamed the race across america he completely changed the parameters cycling for 9 days and 20 hours with three other cycling pioneers john howard john marino and michael shermer. The concept of a bicycle race across america can be traced back to newspaperman george nellis who in 1887 crossed the usa on a 45 pound iron high wheel bicycle with no gears and with pedals attached directly to the front wheel. Racers must cycle 3000 miles across 12 states and climb over 170 000 vertical feet.

Recently a trio of relatively unknown perpetrators completed the unregulated run from the atlantic to pacific in a scant 27 hours and 25 minutes shaving an hour and 15 minutes off the previous. Nicknamed marathon lon he was the catalyst for ultra distance bicycle racing. Following the railroad routes across the country he made the crossing in just under 80 days. Team racers have a maximum of nine days but most finish in about seven and a half with the fastest in just over 5 days.

The trans am bike race is an annual self supported ultra distance cycling race across the united states. Solo racers have a maximum of 12 days to complete the race most finishing in 11 days with the fastest finishing in under 8 days. Christoph strasser born november 1982 in leoben austria is an austrian ultra cyclist who is a six time winner and record holder for the fastest time in the race across america. More importantly the race has no stages i e it is in principle a nonstop event from start to finish with the fastest competitors needing slightly over a week to complete the course.

The route runs from the pacific coast in astoria oregon to the atlantic coast in yorktown virginia passing through ten states. The route is about 4 200 miles long and uses the transamerica bicycle trail that was developed by the adventure cycling association for the bikecentennial event in 1976. Starting in oceanside under one of the longest piers in california raam spans 3000 miles climbs 175 000 feet crosses 12 states and finishes at city dock in annapolis maryland the east coast sailing mecca. However in the race across america the direction has always been from the west coast to the east coast of the united states approximately 3 000 miles 4 800 km making it a transcontinental event.

His first achievement was in 1979 when he won the wisconsin end to end record covering 407 miles in 23 hours 7 minutes. Christoph strasser 2014 who averaged 16 42 mph 26 425 km h riding 3 020 miles 4 860 km in 7 days 15 hours and 56 minutes. In his youth he was quite active and enjoyed such sports as football. The fastest crossing of the usa by an individual as set during the race across america raam was achieved by christoph strasser austria in 7 days 15 hours 56 minutes cycling from oceanside california to annapolis maryland from 10 to 18 june 2014.