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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

San Diego to Atlantic City non-stop.

So if you were working full-time at a bike shop and wanted to compete in the RAAM (Race across America) against professional athletes, what bike would you buy to do it on?

Dave Haase who owns and works at Attitude Sports in Fond du Lac, WI rode his Salsa Campeon to 4th place in this years RAAM as the top American finisher. If you saw last year's coverage of the race on NBC, Dave was the rookie who shocked everyone by almost making the podium. He had to withdraw with hyponatremia in West Virginia an agonizingly close 500 miles from the finsih. The TV coverage is absolutely painful to watch as you see him repeatedly try to remount his bike and ride.

This year he came back with the wisdom of experience and laid down the gloves. 3,051 miles in 10 days, 12 hours and 41 minutes, only four hours behind the third place finisher Fabio Biasiolo from Italy. Being a good Wisconsin boy like myself, he naturally celebrated with a beer and a brat-fry. Watch for TV coverage of RAAM on NBC later this summer. Way to go Dave, we're all proud of you.