Race Across America is underway. Slovenia's Jure Robic, the five-time winner, was killed last year in a bike-on-car collision; for the first time in what seems like many years the conclusion of the solo men's race is in doubt. (Robic did not win in 2009 after dropping out a very short distance from the end in protest of a penalty, almost literally giving what would have been his fifth victory away.)
Here is the link to the leaderboard.
And here is an amazing statistic: as of the time of posting, the leader, Christoph Strasser of Switzerland, has averaged nearly 16 mph over the 1878 miles from Oceanside, California, to Jefferson City, Missouri -- an average rate that includes any down-time he takes. For geography nuts, yes, that means he has crossed the Mojave Desert, the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains. (Comparison? I was reasonably pleased with a 17 mph average for the 112 miles bike leg of Ironman St. George last month.)
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