RAO 2010
The race has FINISHED!! Click for RESULTS. See the minute by minute, ok maybe hour to hour commentary and updates on the race in the comments section
George and I are slowly getting it together over here in Hood River. First we want to say how much fun we had this weekend. What an amazing group of racers, crew, supporters and officials. We had an unbelievable race this year – we feel honored to have been a part of it.
First, I’d like to thank our gracious and generous sponsors: Detours Sports – encouraging riders of all types to Decide 2 Ride – and to be part of the global solution! I’d also like to personally thank Guntram Jordan and Sam Bailey, the brains, brawn, heart and soul of Detours for coming out to the finish line. They are unflagging supporters of all Race Across Oregon events and we are grateful.
Hammer Nutrition supplying RAO and all of our sister events with the most amazing supplements, prizes, goodie bags and support. I’d like to give a special shout out to Steve Born – he’s our guy on the inside and a special friend to both George and myself.
Voler – the gang at Voler has provided killer support for many RAO events over the years – again – just another star in the RAO universe. Simply put, we couldn’t do it without our friends at Voler, especially Bill and Elaine.
Co-Motion Cycles Without Dwan and Dan at Co-Motion we wouldn’t have a grand prize for our NW Cup – a handbuilt frameset! Wow. It makes racing your bike worth it! This is some ride!!
We would also like to thank our officials on the course this year. Joanne Helinger manned two time stations and still had the chance to look so lovely at our awards banquet this morning! Dr. John Caton and his lovely wife Lena – who both provided amazing support at the registration and inspection on Friday, but who rendered aid to spent racers on the route, took hundreds of amazing pictures AND proved to be very entertaining at the finish line on Sunday! Thanks for helping us out this year! Check out Lena’s pictures at Shutterfly A huge special thanks to Rick Martin – a blast from RAO past. It was so special and wonderful to see him out there this weekend. His support of the event and the racers was unwavering. Please don’t stay away so long Rick!
David Bradley for creating and maintaining the RAO Route book. It’s a lot of hard work and David is always game. Adrienne Johnson deserves a shout out for helping with inspections. And for bringing that adorable baby out for everyone to hold, cuddle and squeeze!
I’d also like to thank all of the staff at the Best Western River Inn. They were really helpful to George and myself – especially this morning at the awards banquet. Amber and William, this one’s for you!
Here’s a quick recap of RAO 2010
Solo Male Mick Walsh 39:20
Solo Woman Leah Goldstein 39:58
Solo Recumbent Men Dennis Johnson 47:24
Two Person Men’s Open Aging Warriors 31:50
Two Person Recupright Jamais Vue Deux 33:07
Two Person Mixed Team Teal 37:07
Four Person Mixed Woodinville Bicycles 31:36
Four Man Open Team Harder Cycling II 36:56
Thank you everyone for a truly memorable wonderful weekend!
See you next year!
Race Across Oregon 2010 will be held on July 24-25, 2010.
BIG CHANGE
There will be some changes to the route – we will finish in Hood River this year – adding some miles to the route. ALSO! Big news – the banquet will be Monday morning in Hood River at the Hood River Inn.
An Oregon you've never seen
Still in the works! NW Ultra Cup
Oregon Ultra Cup – participate in all three RAO event in 2009 PLUS the Lewis and Clark Ultra – You will be eligible for an Oregon Ultra Cup special something AND be in the running for the coolest prizes and awards.
Racers must compete in Deschutes River Valley TT Fest, Lewis and Clark Ultra, race either solo or team in RAO, and finish up the year with a 12 or 24 hour effort at the Ring of Fire! Can you do it?
RAO News and Information
What is Race Across Oregon? It’s a bicycle race in which competitors climb over 40,000 feet in their 527 mile campaign to reach the finish line at Mount Hood and Cooper Spur Resort approximately 30 hours later.
Divisions included in the race are: Male/Female Soloist; Tandem; 2 or 4 Person teams; and Corporate (8 person) teams.
RAAM qualifier solo racers finishing within 15% of their divisional winners (men’s and women’s) qualify for the Race Across America.
- Find out about RAO Training and Performance camps
- You can stay up to date with the latest RAO information by getting the RAO News Feeds: RAO Blog RSS News Feed or the RAO Blog ATOM News Feed
RAO on Twitter
- http://tweetphoto.com/38994082 I HAVE to live on this street Aug 14, 02:35 PM
- http://tweetphoto.com/35984737. One more Jul 31, 05:57 AM
- http://tweetphoto.com/35984272 view from Trail ru this AM in Durango Jul 31, 05:55 AM
- http://tweetphoto.com/35796180 View from the 2011 RAW finish Jul 30, 10:34 AM
- Dennis Johnson finishes as the.RAO Lantern Rouge. Winning solo recumbent in 47:24:33 #rao10 Jul 26, 04:27 AM
RAO News
Final Route Book now available
Thanks to David Bradley, the final version of the 2010 RAO Route Book is available here as a pdf file.
We have a limited number of pre-printed books, so make sure to download the file and print it out if you need extras.
Newsfeeds available now!
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