I'm participating this year as part of an 8-person team - not crazy at all. www.fshdcycling.com/ The solo riders on the other hand.......yeah, that's just nuts
The race remains strangely unpublicised. I used to live near Atlantic City where they finished. I first heard of them upon seeing finishers and inquiring. No (or nearly) mention in local media. It's an amazing race that I'm surprised doesn't get way more attention.
Yes, it was a lot cooler to finish in Atlantic City and it made more sense because it really went from coast to coast, that thing said Annapolis is not even on the coast... it'd be cool if they put it back in Atlantic City again....
For those complaining about the fact that support is mandatory, there is a reason. The very first person to attempt the race unsupported way back in the '80's was struck by a vehicle and died as a result. This race takes place on the open road, and the support vehicle makes the competitors visible.
It has been a dream for most of my life to race RAAM when I get old enough. And by the way, I already have crew members lined up to crew for me. RAAM is crazy, I WOULD do it though.
I got to crew for Martin Grurbele (guy in the thumbnail) last year. I can't imagine all that riding, but it's pretty special being part of the crew and meandering across the states, especially since Martin managed 6th overall and won the Masters divisions. I would highly recommend crew if you are ever asked!
We have a time check station in my home town. It's pretty cool to watch the riders come through. I look fwd to it every year. Thanks for giving the race a shout out. It doesn't seem to get a lot of coverage.
This sounds CRAZY but AWESOME at the same time. I recently got into cycling after years of running. I would love to try something like this someday. I will be following this event.
It is a great event and most of the organizers and volunteers are great people. I had the opportunity to be part of the volunteer team last year and it amazed me the commitment the riders do to complete it. The sad thing about it is that not too many people go to finish area to congratulate and recognize the riders. I might have a mariachi playing for them this year if permitted. hehehe!!!
Here is a memoriam for late Jure Robič who won RAAM 5 times shrani.si/f/17/xn/1R6pZ9RV/img20170604094238862.jpg. It is located on cycling trail in Slovenia going from Jesenice to Rateče. And to translate the quote of his in largest letters " I am winning, because despite the unbearable pain and deathly fatigue, I simply do not want to stop."
Wow , never heard of the this craziness, it would be a hard event to cover for the media and would be a very long live telecast too. They should break over night, this is pure madness
Might also mention early on, there was a class for Streamliners, think a Lightning P-40 won it after Goldrush dropped out right at the end after doing it in I believe 3+ days!!
The mandatory support team makes this event too much of a rich person's game - particularly those coming from overseas. Cycling events should be accessible to anybody, so i must prefer the concept of self-supported Brevet or adventure race type events. I completed the 3000km off-road event Tour Aotearoa here in New Zealand back in 2016 and will be repeating again next year. For those interested - it's a terrific event, I spent a few nights camping in the wild in some of New Zealand's more remote spots, road thousands of kilometers of beautifully scenic, tranquil trails and back roads, met a variety of people, experienced pain and release, and just loved the experience from start to finish.
BTW Tour Aotearoa has a mandatory 6hr rest every day, and it's perfectly fine to ride with other riders. It's not a race, though pushing yourself towards the 'minimum' finish time of 10 days is a very very hard task that even the likes of season Tour Divide rider Olly Whalley struggled to reach.
Alfred Stimoli It had a brief mention in last week's GCN show. Although I'd love to see a lot more coverage of TransAm, TransContinental and IndiPac style races.
I think it is cool and epic and all of that, but I think it would better serve itself and the sport if there were a mandated seven-hour rest period each day, say from two to ten each morning after the first two days of racing. This would ensure that nobody is sleepless in the saddle and it would create daily stages, as it were, and make it more fun to follow, in my opinion--each morning we could see, hmm, who is where and who is nowhere. And something akin to this has been done for years in Alaska with the Iditarod sled dog race--there is, for example, one mandated 24-hour rest period for dogs and mushers alike and that's cool--it gives everyone a chance to rest and reset as they face days and nights of racing through the Alaskan winter and that's epic, too.
could you review the new Storck Fascenario.3, please ? I would love to see you reviewing it, since it is already tested as one of the best road bikes available. well at least one of the best of the 2017 season 😁❤
Not to say that RAAM isn't challenging, but Tour Divide is way tougher. 2,745 miles. Unsupported on mountain and gravel bikes. Carry all your own gear. Sleep on the ground, or wherever you can find shelter. Much of it off road.
At 2.16, what are those microphone like ear buds dangling from her helmet? Are they used to plug her ears? Isn't that dangerous in the face of traffic at one's 6?
I planning on racing it in 2019 but I'm not going to make up the numbers I'm going there to win. I'm going there to be the first brit to win it..!! Ive the Guinness Seven Day World Record and now its time to get this..!! Maybe we should have a chat and do something around "The Road To RAAM" or "Deathbed to Distance World Record & RAAM"
do you know where I can find news coverage of this race? I see coverage for years past on RUclips from RAAMmedia but nothing on this years race that started tuesday. thanks.
William Aaslund Is in the US the the units are correct. If an upgrade is needed it should be to nautical miles which match the earth's geographical coordinates. In the US we reserve metric to buying pot.
After 4 years, my question comes: How do the race officials observe whether there is any draft in such a race where wide differences can occur? Especially drafting team cars..
Pro tip 5km = 3 miles / 10km = 6 miles, so you can easily guesstimate things. Edit for the anal ones out there who love to get things exact so they can show off, yes 5km does infact equal 3.1 miles but unless you really care that much my above idea will work.
Yea and using the guesstimate method you get 48 miles. If people are that bothered about being so exact about a speed or distance on a youtube video they need to get a life
I think those with simple personalities would do best. No need for stimulation other than the feeling of being on the bike. No drama just pedaling. Someone who only knows to pedal the bike and isn't bother by repetition.
I like how mostly everyone is mad about the unit of measurement used on today's episode. be an adult and get over it. let's just all enjoy today's show ok
Gosh, people are so mad they they used imperial units. Get over yourself, most of the time they use metric so that makes it harder for us Americans but we don't get mad but the one time they use imperial system all of you lose your minds.
I'm British so I can convert between imperial and metric systems in my head so I don't need Google conversions. Road cycling is mostly a European sport with the UCI based in Switzerland and the biggest Grand Tours based in France and Italy. That's why the metric system is traditional in road cycling. How many yards are in 10 miles? Do that in your head. Metric system is better, it's simple.
Why not give an actual challenging number to multiply by instead of 10...all we have to do is add a zero at the end of 1,760. And last I checked this thing called RUclips is an American creation, perhaps we should force the use of inches, feet and miles on any video!?!? Or maybe we just not worry ourselves with such petty requests.
" RUclips is an American creation, perhaps we should force the use of inches, feet and miles on any video!?!?" I'd hate to burst your little "Murica fuck yeah" bubble, but just because something is American doesn't mean it can't be improved... the imperial system is retarded end of story. To be honest I feel like if they bothered to start the video mentioning both units they should try and do it all the way through the video. it's not a big deal, but there's no defending the fact that 1. metrics are better, 2. as mentioned it's mostly a European thing, 3. most of the Globe uses metric sooo yeah GCN could bother doing both or just metric. or 4. fuck it it's not a big deal.
Would you like to ride the RAAM? or is it just crazy?!
Let us know below 👇
wow! can you coment for me?
yes i would like to ..
I'm participating this year as part of an 8-person team - not crazy at all. www.fshdcycling.com/ The solo riders on the other hand.......yeah, that's just nuts
i would
The Trans Am is more my thing :D
The race remains strangely unpublicised. I used to live near Atlantic City where they finished. I first heard of them upon seeing finishers and inquiring. No (or nearly) mention in local media.
It's an amazing race that I'm surprised doesn't get way more attention.
Yes, it was a lot cooler to finish in Atlantic City and it made more sense because it really went from coast to coast, that thing said Annapolis is not even on the coast... it'd be cool if they put it back in Atlantic City again....
Is this basically Steel Ball Run on a bike?
Imagining Golden Rectangle while cycling is possible?
I knew I would find this comment
I did the 2013 4 man RAAM! 😱mentally killing
Did you finish?
For those complaining about the fact that support is mandatory, there is a reason. The very first person to attempt the race unsupported way back in the '80's was struck by a vehicle and died as a result.
This race takes place on the open road, and the support vehicle makes the competitors visible.
It has been a dream for most of my life to race RAAM when I get old enough. And by the way, I already have crew members lined up to crew for me. RAAM is crazy, I WOULD do it though.
I got to crew for Martin Grurbele (guy in the thumbnail) last year. I can't imagine all that riding, but it's pretty special being part of the crew and meandering across the states, especially since Martin managed 6th overall and won the Masters divisions. I would highly recommend crew if you are ever asked!
We have a time check station in my home town. It's pretty cool to watch the riders come through. I look fwd to it every year. Thanks for giving the race a shout out. It doesn't seem to get a lot of coverage.
I'm working a RAAM Time station RIGHT NOW! And it's been an interesting and awesome experience, can't wait for next year's RAAM.
you mean, VRAAM?
This sounds CRAZY but AWESOME at the same time. I recently got into cycling after years of running. I would love to try something like this someday. I will be following this event.
I'm beyond excited to see this. I would love to ride the route.
this year will be 5th raam for me as mechanic for one of best rider in ultracycling.. see ya in oceanside
It is a great event and most of the organizers and volunteers are great people. I had the opportunity to be part of the volunteer team last year and it amazed me the commitment the riders do to complete it. The sad thing about it is that not too many people go to finish area to congratulate and recognize the riders. I might have a mariachi playing for them this year if permitted. hehehe!!!
Love to do this as an eight person team; absolute bucket list item.
I know someone that did RAAM in a team of four, it's an insane bike race!
Go on Ronald! Still time yet...Huge Race!!! One for the list Thx Andy
I'll definitely keep this race in mind in the future!
You might want to mention the late Jure Robič, who holds the record for most solo victories - he won 5 times between 2004 and 2010!
Si me prehitel s komentarjem :-)
Died sadly in a crash near his home while preparing for RAAM.
Hell on two Wheels is a great book about RAAM.
Here is a memoriam for late Jure Robič who won RAAM 5 times shrani.si/f/17/xn/1R6pZ9RV/img20170604094238862.jpg. It is located on cycling trail in Slovenia going from Jesenice to Rateče. And to translate the quote of his in largest letters " I am winning, because despite the unbearable pain and deathly fatigue, I simply do not want to stop."
Wow , never heard of the this craziness, it would be a hard event to cover for the media and would be a very long live telecast too. They should break over night, this is pure madness
Might also mention early on, there was a class for Streamliners, think a Lightning P-40 won it after Goldrush dropped out right at the end after doing it in I believe 3+ days!!
5000 km in 7 days 😱😓
I take two days to recover after a 100 km ride 😬
If you start Using Bemer you do'nt need that mucht time
raaming the facts in
Give this man the comment of the week
The mandatory support team makes this event too much of a rich person's game - particularly those coming from overseas. Cycling events should be accessible to anybody, so i must prefer the concept of self-supported Brevet or adventure race type events. I completed the 3000km off-road event Tour Aotearoa here in New Zealand back in 2016 and will be repeating again next year. For those interested - it's a terrific event, I spent a few nights camping in the wild in some of New Zealand's more remote spots, road thousands of kilometers of beautifully scenic, tranquil trails and back roads, met a variety of people, experienced pain and release, and just loved the experience from start to finish.
BTW Tour Aotearoa has a mandatory 6hr rest every day, and it's perfectly fine to ride with other riders. It's not a race, though pushing yourself towards the 'minimum' finish time of 10 days is a very very hard task that even the likes of season Tour Divide rider Olly Whalley struggled to reach.
Why have a shorten name if the event is so incredibly long :P
I prefer the Trans American Bike Race, Indian Pacific Wheel Race and Transcontinental Race (which I will ride this year), because they are unsupported
yes, compared to the trans am, RAAM seems like a hobby for rich people. I love the accessible nature of the self-supported format.
John Lane You can do it on the cheap. you must be smart. plus you are rich if you ride a bike anyway
Poor student here who rides a bike. It's because I can't afford a car (an I prefer cycling anyways).
Phucklord3000 Who drives better? Murican or Aussies?
+GSatiFan It depends on what region of the United States you are in
Well that is my ultimate goal RAAM. Solo or team. I am a rondoneer. Nothing better than going long on the bike. Life is too short not to go long
Were there any corpse parts found
You do realize that the Trans America Bike Race started 5 days ago, no mention?
Alfred Stimoli It had a brief mention in last week's GCN show. Although I'd love to see a lot more coverage of TransAm, TransContinental and IndiPac style races.
Hey, GCN, how come we can't we get these distance measurements in cubit, handbreath, hvat, twip, legua and mark twain?
I think it is cool and epic and all of that, but I think it would better serve itself and the sport if there were a mandated seven-hour rest period each day, say from two to ten each morning after the first two days of racing. This would ensure that nobody is sleepless in the saddle and it would create daily stages, as it were, and make it more fun to follow, in my opinion--each morning we could see, hmm, who is where and who is nowhere. And something akin to this has been done for years in Alaska with the Iditarod sled dog race--there is, for example, one mandated 24-hour rest period for dogs and mushers alike and that's cool--it gives everyone a chance to rest and reset as they face days and nights of racing through the Alaskan winter and that's epic, too.
amazing
could you review the new Storck Fascenario.3, please ? I would love to see you reviewing it, since it is already tested as one of the best road bikes available. well at least one of the best of the 2017 season 😁❤
Not to say that RAAM isn't challenging, but Tour Divide is way tougher. 2,745 miles. Unsupported on mountain and gravel bikes. Carry all your own gear. Sleep on the ground, or wherever you can find shelter. Much of it off road.
spoke on the hammer chase on Sunday about a sprint finish and maybe wanting drops. what about folding drops?
I miss seeing them coming in when Atlantic City was the destination.
At 2.16, what are those microphone like ear buds dangling from her helmet? Are they used to plug her ears? Isn't that dangerous in the face of traffic at one's 6?
I planning on racing it in 2019 but I'm not going to make up the numbers I'm going there to win. I'm going there to be the first brit to win it..!! Ive the Guinness Seven Day World Record and now its time to get this..!! Maybe we should have a chat and do something around "The Road To RAAM" or "Deathbed to Distance World Record & RAAM"
do you know where I can find news coverage of this race? I see coverage for years past on RUclips from RAAMmedia but nothing on this years race that started tuesday. thanks.
It's the 21st century, how about some metric units??
William Aaslund Is in the US the the units are correct. If an upgrade is needed it should be to nautical miles which match the earth's geographical coordinates. In the US we reserve metric to buying pot.
Indian pacific wheel race or race to the rock are in there own league
I've made the trip in a car, and that was hard enough. I can't imagine the trip on a bicycle
After 4 years, my question comes: How do the race officials observe whether there is any draft in such a race where wide differences can occur? Especially drafting team cars..
as it's cycling, please use the metric system
Overall, I concur, but I do admit that gear-inches are easy and logical, as percentages of a traditional 52/14 top gear.
keasone It's a USA race so get lost.
TABR FTW
damn i want to ride this!!!
when is GCN going to enter a team in this event?
top 1
1. Steel Ball Run
i have the honor to ride with the 91 womens winner. 25+ years later and she's still a machine.
Is GCN going to cover more ultra races?
It's been more than 3 years but I haven't seen too much progress in terms of ultra endurance concent. :/
There was this one race in 1889 you should’ve counted. It was sponsored by the 23rd president of the US
Rule #24 // Speeds and distances shall be referred to and measured in kilometers. It is so annoying that GCN does not talk in metric, why?
Pro tip 5km = 3 miles / 10km = 6 miles, so you can easily guesstimate things.
Edit for the anal ones out there who love to get things exact so they can show off, yes 5km does infact equal 3.1 miles but unless you really care that much my above idea will work.
80km == 50miles
Buy a calculator.
Yea and using the guesstimate method you get 48 miles. If people are that bothered about being so exact about a speed or distance on a youtube video they need to get a life
You must be loads of fun at parties.
I could probably do it in about...ooooooooooh....6 weeks or so lol
7+ days! holy shit. That almost made me put down my burger and fries. I'm excited about 100+ miles in 8 hours.
my new plan: finish all school terms and visit the america to do the RAAM
wouldn't a recumbent bike, especially a closed one have massive aerodynamic and comfort benefits?
I think those with simple personalities would do best. No need for stimulation other than the feeling of being on the bike. No drama just pedaling. Someone who only knows to pedal the bike and isn't bother by repetition.
(At 2:18) Can someone please tell me what that apparatus around her eyewear is?
Looks like a mirror on the left and a mic on the right
I don't even put 3000 miles in over the course of a year!
Can teams draft within the teams?
I like how mostly everyone is mad about the unit of measurement used on today's episode. be an adult and get over it. let's just all enjoy today's show ok
what is the most hardest climb.. in history ?, # gcn?
Gosh, people are so mad they they used imperial units. Get over yourself, most of the time they use metric so that makes it harder for us Americans but we don't get mad but the one time they use imperial system all of you lose your minds.
indipac... I am just going to leave it there
I hate the imperial system so much
As an American in the field of engineering - I have to agree with you.
I hate having to use both systems, but yeah metric is better.
Omeid petcham there are 2 types of countries in this world. Ones that use the metric system and ones that have been to the moob
Moon
Then there's also a fucked up thanks to Imperial units that cost the NASA a space shuttle/Orbiter.
Let's talk about the Trans Continental race, un aided!
Cool ! Raam is a Hindu gods name ! What does the M stand for...? Race Across America M ....
KAITEN NO ENERRGIII!
ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!
won by a 52 years old woman in 2021 , Leah Goldstein
Tour Divide, Trans AM and American Trail race are all on [by this weekend] ALL harder than RAAM.
Please do a video on the benefits of and how to apply talcum powder to inner tubes
Vale Jure Robic.
Dear GCN, please ONLY use metric measurements or BOTH metric and imperial in your videos, thanks.
Pummelo Power novel comment!
I'm British so I can convert between imperial and metric systems in my head so I don't need Google conversions.
Road cycling is mostly a European sport with the UCI based in Switzerland and the biggest Grand Tours based in France and Italy. That's why the metric system is traditional in road cycling.
How many yards are in 10 miles? Do that in your head. Metric system is better, it's simple.
Why not give an actual challenging number to multiply by instead of 10...all we have to do is add a zero at the end of 1,760. And last I checked this thing called RUclips is an American creation, perhaps we should force the use of inches, feet and miles on any video!?!? Or maybe we just not worry ourselves with such petty requests.
" RUclips is an American creation, perhaps we should force the use of inches, feet and miles on any video!?!?" I'd hate to burst your little "Murica fuck yeah" bubble, but just because something is American doesn't mean it can't be improved... the imperial system is retarded end of story.
To be honest I feel like if they bothered to start the video mentioning both units they should try and do it all the way through the video. it's not a big deal, but there's no defending the fact that 1. metrics are better, 2. as mentioned it's mostly a European thing, 3. most of the Globe uses metric sooo yeah GCN could bother doing both or just metric. or 4. fuck it it's not a big deal.
I'm assuming you breezed by my last sentence and didn't tie it into the rest of my comment or sense the sarcasm.
You cant compare the tour de france takes endless tactics and is faster and way more dangerous
Could we all agree to use proper unit?`
Feet?
fathoms
Emil Nielsen rods and chains?
The metric system...
i will break that record.........
I would do a lot better with a race across Panama.
Is that Lance Armstrong at 1:28?
Joel Hodgson nope
Joel Hodgson not even close....get some glasses
Lance Armstrong is not that old
Старички рулят ,я сам такой.
Hey GCN use proper units
Hey Hodegetisch, get yourself an education!
In fact i did. How about you?
first!!!
1st
you forgot the EPO
American units on the "global" Cycling network ! good job :/
For a second I thought the title said "rape across america"
Oh hell no. That sounds awful
A bit late to the party GCN... you're becoming too "mainstream" it seems lately.
People complaining about metric vs imperial really need a hobby because there couldn't be anything less important to get butthurt over.
Do it fixed