Bicycle Race Across America
The route is about 4 200 miles 6 800 km long and uses the transamerica bicycle trail that was developed by the adventure cycling association for the bikecentennial event in 1976.
Bicycle race across america. For 36 years raam has been challenging ultracyclists from around the globe to push their physical and mental limits to the farthest reaches. An epic ride across the united states the greatest adventure. The route runs from the pacific coast in astoria oregon to the atlantic coast in yorktown virginia. The trans am bike race tabr is an annual self supported ultra distance cycling race across the united states.
The transamerica trail is the most travelled route crossing america. The world s toughest bicycle race. Starting in oceanside under one of the longest piers in california raam spans 3000 miles climbs 175 000 feet crosses 12 states and finishes at city dock in annapolis maryland the east coast sailing mecca. For 36 years raam has been challenging ultracyclists from around the globe to push their physical and mental limits to the farthest reaches.
Raam 2015 team start. All entrants must prove their abilities by competing in any of several qualifying events completing a course within a specified time period. This year due to covid 19 instead of the race across america raam the fshd society is hosting a national virtual walk roll to cure fshd event on saturday september 12 encouraging the 24 chapters spread across the nation and members of the community to walk or roll in support of a cure for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy fshd. Raam is one of the longest annual endurance events in the world.
The race across america or raam is an ultra distance road cycling race held across the united states that started in 1982 as the great american bike race.