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Christoph Strasser wins Race Across America for 5th time

Austrian ultracyclist ties the late Jure Robič's record number of wins in coast-to-coast race...

Christoph Strasser has won the Race Across America for a record-equalling fifth time – completing the 3.069.8-mile coast-to-coast ride in a time of 8 days 1 hour and 23 minutes.

The Austrian rider, who was the defending champion, is now tied with the late Jure Robič for the most wins in the race from Oceanside. California, to Annapolis, Maryland.

Strasser’s closest challenger was Ralph ‘Dizzy’ Diseviscourt of Luxembourg, who finished almost a day and a half behind him in 9 days 12 hours and 33 minutes. 

His latest victory was achieved at an average speed of 15.94 miles an hour, short of the record of 16.42 miles an hour he set in 2014, when he won the race in 7 days 15 hours and 56 minutes.

Strasser had hoped to break the eight-day barrier again this year and told the RAAM website: "When you are an athlete and you are trying to reach your goals and you miss them so closely then it's like you are a little bit disappointed, but only just the first ten minutes. Then after that you are very happy about it."

There were British successes in three of the relay categories. Team New Forest won the four-man under-50 category in 6 days 3 hours and 56 minutes, while Get Busy Living took the four-man 50-59 category in 6 days 9 hours and 12 minutes.  

Meanwhile, JSNT 2006 Reprise won the four-person mixed category in 7 days 3 hours and 39 minutes. 

Full results and further details of the race can be found on its website.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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ridein | 6 years ago
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Top 2018 woman rider: Swiss Nicole Reist, finished in 9 d 23 h 57 m  at 12.79mph  (3rd overall) 

The (under 50) woman's record in speed & time in 1995, Seana Hogan at 9 days 4 hr 2 min for an average of 13.23 mph over 2912 Miles

 

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