Southwest Ohio RAAM
Newsletter
Oxford - Trenton - Lebanon - Blanchester
Race Across America - The
World's Toughest Bicycle Race
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April 17, 2010
52 Days to the start
of RAAM 2010! |
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In This Issue
- Competition for the
2010 race heating up-2010 biggest RAAM ever
- Olympic Gold Medal
Rowing Team in RAAM2010
- You can become a part
of RAAM
- Photo contest for RAAM-you
are invited to join
- Website use
grows
- Oxford Baymont Inn
Room Discounts
- RAAM Videos from the
Web
- Who am I?
- Our Sponsors and Supporters
- How to subscribe or
unsubscribe from this mailing list
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Competition for the 2010 race heating
up-2010 biggest RAAM ever
If you have not been following us on Twitter or our
website, the competition has been growing in the past month.
A record number of solo racers and teams have entered the 2010
race. 29 countries are now represented!
Three four-time RAAM solo veterans have entered. Rob Morlock
from Danbury, Connecticut, finished 8th twice.
Gerhard Gulewicz (Austria), four-time RAAM veteran, who
finished 2nd last year with one of the ten fastest times in the
twenty-eight year history of RAAM will be racing. Each year his
placing has improved. Is this his year? Out of the ten fastest
times in RAAM history, all racers have won at least one RAAM
except Gerhard.
We just learned that Jure Robic (Slovenia) will return.
He has raced RAAM seven times and won four times--a record.
For the first time ever, India has its first RAAM qualifier and
entry in the 2010 race, Samim Rizvi, who just qualified
in April 2010. Congratulations!
There are more teams for 2010. Although RAAM was started as a
solo race, teams were added to give the race more participation
and excitement The team section continues to grow. Many teams
race to raise money for various charities. See our February newsletter for a partial list.
We expect the time stations to be busier than ever in 2010.
Don't miss this rare chance to see what some have called the
toughest athletes in the world.
Olympic Gold Medal Rowing Team in RAAM
Sir Steve Redgrave
(UK) and his rowing team who own Olympic Gold has left the water
and will be riding in RAAM 2010. They will raise funds for his
foundation benefiting disadvantaged children. Website
You
can become a part of RAAM
Become a part of the RAAM staff. Sign up for a time
station spot before the best are taken. They go fast and all
of a sudden. Save your group your choices before they go! Schedule
and sign-up information is found here.
Photo contest for RAAM-you are
invited to join
We will have another photo contest
in 2010. Check here to find information on how you can
submit photos. At this time we have
no prizes except the honor and possibility of having yours selected
for next years posters and web site. You can see the photos submitted in 2009 here.
Website
use grows
Thanks for putting us into a new territory. We had
1200 visits in March alone and from 30 countries around the world.
To get the fastest updates of RAAM here in Ohio and nationwide
follow us on twitter at: www.twitter.com/ohioraam. Help spread the
enthusiasm and support for RAAM by sharing these with your friends.
They can sign up for the newsletter below.
Baymont Inn Room Discounts
If you are working the time station in Oxford or need
a place to stay the night or shower, give Baymont Inn
in Oxford a call. Their website link is on Oxford page of our
website. Be sure to ask for the RAAM discount. They will also
be offering special rates to the crews, racers, and officials.
RAAM Videos from the Web
 Who am I?
Can you name this mystery 2010 RAAM racer? Clue -
go to the racer profiles tab in our website and check the racer
website links. Answer will be given in next month's newsletter. |
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Our Sponsors and Supporters
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- 7 Hills Racing
- Baymont Inn & Suite - Oxford
- Beckmeyer Designs
- Bikewise - Oxford
- BJ's Bikes and Kayaks
- Blanchester High School
- Bronze Photography
- Campus Cyclery - Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Sports Club
- City of Blanchester
- City of Oxford
- Covington Latin School
- Cowan Lake State Park
- Hannon's Camp America
- Japanese Karate Do of Cincinnati
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Cincinnati Chapter
- K&G Bike Centers Xenia-Centerville-Kettering
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- Kroger - Blanchester
- Kroger - Oxford
- Lebanon High School
- LOL Cyclists
- Letterman Printing - Oxford
- McDonald's - Blanchester
- McDonald's - Oxford
- Miami University Recreation & Sports Center
- Milford High School
- Mojo Running - West Chester
- St. Xavier High School
- Skipper's Pub
- Smitty's Cyclery
- Trek Bicycle Store - Cincinnati
- VBL Photography
- Walgreen's - Oxford
- YWCA Greater Cincinnati
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2010 Printer Freindly Posters
Fred Boethling, President of RAAM at Oxford
Time Station
June, 2009
Recumbent team passing Blanchester
June 2009 |