1997 RACE ACROSS AMERICA

Holiday Inn, Irvine, CA to Rusakas Plaza, Savannah, GA, 3,025 miles
Executive Director: Michael Shermer; Solo Director: Nick Gerlich

WOMEN’S DIVISION:
1. Seana Hogan, San Jose, CA—10 Days, 1 Hour, 35 /
2. Muffy Ritz, Ketchum, ID—10 Days, 11 Hours, 36 /

MEN’S DIVISION:
1. Wolfgang Fasching, Goritz, Austria—9: 04: 50 /
2. Danny Chew, Pittsburgh, PA—9: 11: 30 /
3. Rob Kish, Port Orange, FL—9: 13: 13 /
4. Peter Pop, Malibu, CA—10: 13: 26 /
5. Kaname Sakurai, Nagoya, Japan—10: 17: 04 /
6. Michael Wilson, Saratoga, CA*—10: 21: 37 /
7. Beat Gfeller, Switzerland—11: 01: 26 /

*Denotes “Rookie of the year”

Did not finish (with miles):

Ed Kross-2,776 miles

William Brown-2,486 miles

Mikael Henriksson-2,344 miles

Fabio Biasiolo-2,215 miles

Tom Davies Jr.-1,993 miles

Aldo Calandro- 1,993 miles

Rob Morlock-1,939 miles

Giocanni Ziliolo-1,432 miles

Lambiase Emilo-1,304 miles

Hans-Juergen Schmidt-1,260 miles

Kathy Simko-619 miles

Roy Sturm-471 miles

1997 TEAM RAAM
WOMEN’S TEAM DIVISION:
1. Team Judy Flannery—7: 21: 57 / Sally Edwards, age 49, Sacramento, CA; Lyn Brooks, age 49, Baltimore, MD; Rita Simpson, age 49, Boulder, CO; Valerie Gattis, age 45, Louisville, KY

MEN’S TEAM DIVISION:
1. Team Kern Wheelmen—5: 22: 10 / Joe Petersen, age 38; Gareth Jones, age 24; John Larson, age 35; Jim Warsa, age 34
2. Team Pacificare—6: 01: 16 / Michael Olstad, age 49; Will Klein, age 34; Tom Bain, age 35; Chris Giordanelli, age 32
3. Team Brazil—6: 06: 39 / Michel Boegli, age 27; Jiao Paulo Diniz, age 33; Jose Carlos Secco, age 34; Mauro Ribeiro, age 34
4. Team Canada—6: 08: 45 / Paul Heilbuth, Kris Sutherland, Steve Cork, Scott Bryk
5. Team GSVTS Austria—6: 16: 03 / Anton Goschier, Martin Goschier, Peter Herz, Friedrich Dieter
6. Team Irish Heritage (50+ 1st Place)—7: 12: 39 / Michael Forde, age 55; Tommy Whelehan, age 54; Frank Boucher, age 54; Jimmy Pendergast, age 38
7. Team Dagger (2 man mountain bike)—9: 17: 47 / Perry Stone, age 37; Jeff Estes, age 23

TANDEM TEAM DIVISION:
1. Team Lightning Velo Tandem (8 Men)—6: 12: 32 / Pat Jesson, Dan Dibb, Ken Yoder, Greg Page, Dennis Kokas, Anny Beck, Gerry Phillips, John Kliszewski
2. Team Two Mixed-Up (Men-Women Tandem)—6: 21: 13 / Tim Skipper, age 39; Tom Hooker, age 37; Ray Collins, age 39—blind; Bob Kimber, age 39; Katrin Teal, age 27; Tiffany Tretschok, age 31; Kathy Urschel, age 32—blind and deaf; Marlee Sondgeroth, 35