June 20, 2007 – The top solo men have now complete their grueling race across the continent. Jure Robic held onto his lead to win his third RAAM with an average speed of 23 km per hour. Canadians Peter Oyler and Larry Optis are currently in 8th and 15th positions still out on the road. Olyer has some 600km remaining before completing the 4, 867km journey while Optis has over 1,100km remaining.

Top two-man team Team IWC Schaffhausen has finished the course, but the Canadian duo of Team R.A.C.E. is clinging to a slim 64km lead over Virag/Stoklos with 640km still remaining. The other Canadian team in the race team SKRAAM seems assured of a 4th place finish at this point.

The last woman still in contention, Kerry White, has been time cut.

Results

Men’s Solo

1. Jure Robic 3,042.8 miles, 8.19.33 days, (14.38 mph)
2. Wolfgang Fasching 3,042.8, 8.23.20, (14.13 mph)
3. Gerhard Gulewicz 3,042.8, 9.01.04, (14.02 mph)
4. Daniel Wyss 3,042.8, 9.04.29, (13.8 mph)
5. Attila Kaldy 2,824.9, 9.08.55, (12.56 mph)
6. Richard Vollebregt 2,776.1, 9.05.43, (12.52 mph)
7. Jeff Oatley 2,640.9, 9.06.55, (11.85 mph)
8. Peter Oyler 2,594.4, 9.09.10, (11.52 mph)
9. Claudio Clarindo 2,505, 9.08.23, (11.16 mph)
10. Brett Walker 2,449.8, 9.05.47, (11.05 mph)
15. Larry Optis 2,358.8, 9.05.43, (10.64 mph)

Men’s Solo – Enduro

1. Alessandro Colo 2,413.9, 9.09.51, (10.69 mph)

Two Person Male

1. Team IWC Schaffhausen 3,042.8, 6.19.30, (18.61 mph)
2. Team R.A.C.E. 2,685.8, 7.04.14, (15.59 mph)
3. Virag / Stoklas Team 2,640.9, 7.02.08, (15.52 mph)
4. S.K.R.A.A.M 2,545.7 7.02.32, (14.93 mph)
5. Team Donate Life 2,413.9, 7.04.50, (13.97 mph)

Two Person Female

1. Team Phoenix 2,545.7, 7.04.30, (14.76 mph)

Two Person Mixed

1. Team Kitten 2,142.7, 7.04.00, (12.46 mph)
DNF Team Donate

Two Person Recumbent

1. Bacchetta B Team 3,042.8, 7.00.26, (18.07 mph)
2. Team Velokraft 2,932.7, 7.04.36, (16.99 mph)

Four Person Male

1. Beaver Creek-Catlin Team 3,042.8, 5.18.22, (21.99 mph)
2. Team Psycho 3,042.8, 5.21.48, (21.46 mph)
3. Team Strong Heart 3,042.8, 6.15.13, (19.11 mph)
4. Team VMG Cycling 3,042.8, 6.18.13, (18.76 mph)
5. Team Gs 2,640.9, 7.04.34, (15.3 mph)

Four Person Female

1. Kalyra Women’s Race Team 2,977.9, 7.03.26, (17.37 mph)

Four Person Mixed

1. Team JDRF 2,932.7, 7.04.35, (16.99 mph)

Eight Person

1. Team Type I – monitored by: Freestyle (22.42 mph)
2. Team Donate Life – Grace Valley (20.71 mph)
3. Cheniere’s Making Cancer History Team (20.26 mph)
4. Team ViaSat (20.23 mph)
5. North Coast Cycling Team (19.84 mph)

June 21, 2006 – Not even looking particulary tired from his 9-day, 11-hour and 50 minute crossing of 3,043 miles from Oceanside, Calif. to Atlantic City, New Jersey, Daniel Wyss of Brig, Switzerland rolled across the finish line at 11:57 p.m. on June 20, to become the first rookie winner in the Solo category of the Race Across America since Jonathan ‘Jock’ Boyer in 1985.

Wyss won the Solo Traditional division, in which riders may stop as little – or as much – as they choose. Riders in the Solo Enduro division – currently led by Jock Boyer – are expected to finish around 11 a.m. Wednesday 21st June.

After a measured start out of Oceanside, Wyss soon began moving up through the field, and led the entire race, including all the Enduro riders, through Mexican Hat, Utah, 682 miles in.

Thereafter, the 36 year-old was involved in every fight for the Traditional division lead.

First he battled with Marcel Knaus who took the lead in Montezuma Creek, UT. But he went past the police officer from Liechtenstein in between Pagosa Springs and South Fork in Colorado. Knaus never came back into contention and pulled out in Ulysses, Kansas, complaining of saddle sores.

Next came the challenge of fellow Italian, the ten-times RAAM starter Fabio Biasiolo. Biasiolo surged to the front between Trinidad and Kim, in Colorado.

Going through Illinois Wyss caught up to Biasiolo, but realized he had mis-timed his effort. “I went harder than I was comfortable with, and then I realized how hard the RAAM is to people who do this,” Recalled Wyss at the finish.

Crediting his team for his win, Wyss described himself as the weak link in the chain.

His opponents might not have agreed. Wyss g

athered his strength until 683 miles from the finish, and then powered passed Biasiolo before time station 42 at Troy, Ohio.

From then onwards, Wyss extended his lead while Biasiolo lost second place to his compatriot Dino Valsesia.

Dr Christian Hoppe, Doctor to Wyss – and to 2001 champion Andrea Clavedetscher – instructed Wyss to gain 15lbs prior to the race. “He needs this for fuel in the second part of the race,” Explained Hoppe – who speculated that Biasiolo’s problems may have stemmed from lack of appropriate fuel sources.

“We can get about 10,000 kilo-calories into Wyss each day, but he burns 17-18,000 kilo-calories. The body must make up this difference by consuming something, and if the fat is not available it will be muscle.” Said Hoppe.

During his ride, Wyss consumed an all liquid diet composed of a product for cancer patients called Resource, a sweetened fat mixture, and a solution of water, salt and sugar. He slept on most nights for 80 minutes, with a 15-minute power nap during the day.