Recumbent - Team ALS-Bacchetta -- RAAM World Record

Team ALS-Bacchetta pulled out a dramatic come from behind paceline to take 3rd overall of the "4 Man" racing teams. Trailing by close to an hour with only 60 miles to go, Team ALS eeked out the 3rd overall by 40 some seconds. Team ALS cut into the over 2 hour lead very late in the race. For disclosure :) Team ALS was not officially racing against the KERN Wheelmen as the the DF team and the recumbent team are in different classifications. Still, coming from behind in the closing two stages made it an incredibly exciting finish for those of us who kept checking the RAAM site watching ALS to see how they'd do in the home stretch.

In 2005 RAAM created a new division: Recumbent. Two teams entered. Team ALS-Bacchetta riding AERO bents and TEAM JDRF VeloKraft riding NoComs and VK2s.

In the new recumbent "category" Team ALS-Bacchetta set a RAAM World Record, completing the grueling course in 6 Days, three minutes and 26 seconds, barely missing an under 6 Day crossing. RAAM has been dubbed the hardest physical sport in the world, covering 3,046 miles in a race across the United States from San Diego to Atlantic City.

Given the incredibly herculian task for RAAM, all teams are winners when you consider the human effort fighting sleep deprivation, fatigue, pain, heat, humidity, hills, and everything mother nature and father time can throw against a rider.

Story here: http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/files/newsarchive/062705_6.htm



http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/files/raam2005/2005_pics/2005_finish/finishlinepic/501%20-%20podium_lr.jpg

That is awesomely cool. Congrats to those guys! :beer:

Koffee

Add to that the fact the average age of these guys was 42 and they were up against younger riders. Well that is a feat in my book. After looking at the stats this morning I didn't see any penalties assesed either team. I would say that the 'bents made a fair showing!

I love my Aero. :)

2 Markleeville Death Rides under my Aero belt and another on the way in 2 weeks with any luck.

If I bought one I'd paint it red and chance the sticker to say barchetta instead :)

If I bought one I'd paint it red and chance the sticker to say barchetta instead :)

Okay, for the slow of MIND and foot pedal, what am "Barchetta"?

If I bought one I'd paint it red and chance the sticker to say barchetta instead :)


Paint over that beautiful Ti frame, the horrror. I do have a steal your face sticker on the front of the boom though.

If I bought one I'd paint it red and chance the sticker to say barchetta instead :)


I ride a Red Bacchetta (if you are british or come from the southern US it pronounces the same as Barchetta). Gotta listen to that song every time I do a century on it, gets me pumped.
Maybe I should get a decal to turn the first c into an r?

I love my Aero. :)

2 Markleeville Death Rides under my Aero belt and another on the way in 2 weeks with any luck.

Ah, I was wondering if anybody did the DR on a recumbent. I will be there on my DF. My recumbent hasn't seen the road in a while.

Hasn't anybody told you that recumbents can't climb? ;)

Ron

Ah, I was wondering if anybody did the DR on a recumbent. I will be there on my DF. My recumbent hasn't seen the road in a while.

Hasn't anybody told you that recumbents can't climb? ;)

Ron

See up there, bud.