June 18, 2007 – Jure Robic now seems assured of his third RAAM victory, as he has a more than 160km lead on Wolfgang Fasching with some 1,120 kms (2 days) remaining. The victory would make Robic the third three-time RAAM champion. By the time the race finishes in Alantic City New Jersey, Robic and the other competitors will have pedaled 5,040 kms and completed over 3,300 metres of climbing.

Top Canadian in the men’s solo category is Toronto triathlete and adventure racer Peter Oyler in 8th place. Oyler is competing in the race as part of a goal to fundraise $250,000 for the Kids Help Phone. Olyer has also spoken of a desire to stage a Canadian version of the epic endurance race.

Fellow Canuck Larry Optis has moved up to 14th place in the standings though he trails 5th place Richard Vollebregt of Australia for the lead in the rookie category.

Kerry White is the last solo female rider still competing as her nearest competitors have all been eliminated for failing to maintain the needed 10.40 mph minimum speed (after all this is the Race Across America). Amongst those eliminated included Canadian Caroline van den Bulk who was in third at the time.

In the two-person team category defending champions and course record holders Team Body Xchange were forced to drop out with medical problems, moving the Canadian pairing of Team R.A.C.E into second place behind Team IWC Schaffhausen. The Canadian team S.K.R.A.A.M. sits 5th with an average speed some 8km slower than the category leader and 2km behind Team R.A.C.E.

Men’s Solo

1. Jure Robic 2449.8 6.19.38 (14.97mph)
2. Wolfgang Fasching 2295.5 6.17.33 (14.21mph)
3. Gerhard Gulewicz 2295.5 6.18.20 (14.14mph)
4. Daniel Wyss 295.5 6.19.40 (14.03mph)
5. Richard Vollebregt 2142.7 6.19.41 (13.09mph)
6. Attila Kaldy 2092.5 6.18.06 (12.91mph)
7. Jeff Oatley 1927.5 6.13.36 (12.23mph)
8. Peter Oyler 1927.5 6.19.52 (11.76mph)
9. Claudio Clarindo 1852.6 6.21.18 (11.21mph)
10. Julio Paterlini 1793.9 6.18.29 (11.04mph)
14. Larry Optis 1740.3 6.19.15 (10.66mph)

Women’s Solo

1. Kerry White 1619.3 6.19.33 (9.90mph)
2. Lauren Fithian – DNF Time cut
3. Caroline van den Bulk – DNF Time cut

Two-person Male

1. Team IWC Schaffhausen (19.25mph)
2. Team R.A.C.E. / BMO Fountain of (15.81mph)
3. Virag / Stoklas Team (15.73mph)
4. Team Donate Life – TexOz (14.06mph)
5. S.K.R.A.A.M (13.91mph)

Two-person Female

1. Team Phoenix 1678.3 4.13.46 (15.29mph)

Two-person Mixed

1. Team Donate Life – Beauty & the Beast 1496.8 4.12.15 (13.83mph)
2. Team Kitten 1345.6 4.12.55 (12.35mph)

Two-person Recumbent

1. Team Velokraft 2042.5 4.15.39 (18.29mph)
2. Bacchetta B Team 1996.5 4.14.39 (18.04mph)

Four-person Male

1. Beaver Creek – Catlin Team 2449.8 (22.28mph)
2. Team Psycho 2449.8 (22.12mph)
3. Team Strong Heart 2142.7 (19.23mph)
4. Team VMG Cycling 2142.7 (19.12mph)
5. Team Gs – Logistik Austria 2092.5 (18.74mph)

Four-person Female

1. Kalyra Women’s Race Team 1927.5 (17.51mph)

Four-person Mixed

1. Team JDRF 1927.5 (17.19mph)

Corporate Challenge

1. Team Type I – monitored by: Freestyle 2545.7 4.15.25 (22.85mph)
2. Team Donate Life – Grace Valley 2295.5 4.14.27 (20.78mph)
3. Team ViaSat 2237.6 4.14.35 (20.23mph)
4. Cheniere’s Making Cancer History Team 2237.6 4.14.53 (20.18mph)
5. North Coast Cycling Team 2237.6 4.16.10 (19.95mph)

24 Hour Corporate Challenge

1. Team Clif Bar 488.9 0.23.29 (20.82mph)
2. American Specialty Health Riders 488.9 1.01.16 (19.35mph)
3. Swami’s TeamSam.com 488.9 1.01.41 (19.04mph)