Top 5 Race Across America (RAAM) Facts

The Race Across America (RAAM) is one of the longest running events in the world. It is over 3000miles, crosses 12 States & has over 170,000ft of vertical ascent!!

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The 2017 event starts on 13th June for solo riders and the team event starts on the 17th June. Live tracking for the event is available here: http://gcn.eu/RAAMliveTracker

The route crosses the USA starting in Oceanside, California and finishes is Annapolis, Maryland.

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