To those OBC friends who like to follow my progress in the 2,992-mile Race Across AMerica (RAAM):
This year, 18 solo riders (17 male, 1 female), 1 mixed tandem, four 2-person relay teams and six 4-person relay teams will participate in the 20th Anniversary RAAM by riding from Portland, OR to Pensacola, FL. The original 1982 race was called Great American Bike Race and the race was renamed to Race Across America in 1983. The field (listed in http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/riders2002a.htm) features international riders from Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Brazil, Slovenia, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and Great Britain. The age of the riders ranges from 19 to 70 years old. The solo race is really an individual time trial since no drafting is allowed in the RAAM solo division. You will be able to follow the progress of all riders in the solo, 2-person and 4-person divisions from June 16 (Father's Day) to June 28 either by: 1) Checking the race update on the RAAM official web site (http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/2002riders/raam2002.htm). 2) Subscribing to the ultracycling mailing list at Topica (http://www.topica.com) for two weeks and then unsubscribe afterward. More info are available on the official RAAM web site (http://www.raceacrossamerica.org). A short article on the Canadians that have ridden RAAM is available on my web site (http://www.cyberus.ca/~mlau). I like to thank Bob Hicks and Bob Simpson in providing the info and the bios of Georges H�laouet (a Canadian who participated in RAAM '86). Thank you for your support and encourgement in the past 14 years. - Michael Lau RAAM Rider # 42 P.S. I won't be able to reply to your message as I will be away until June 30 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
