Team Xtreme4 is a Washington, DC based team of four cyclists and a support crew of more than twelve others who are planning to compete in the 2008 edition of the Race Across America (RAAM). The team is taking on "The World's Toughest Bike Race!" to raise awareness about alternative modes of transportation and carbon-neutral options. By pushing the limits of their endurance, Team Xtreme4 will redefine people’s conception of what’s possible, and inspire others to use carbon neutral methods of transportation. Too often, people don’t use alternate modes of transportation because “it’s just too far” to ride or walk. If Team Xtreme4 can bike across the country in less than a week of non-stop, round the clock cycling, perhaps that five mile ride to work won’t sound so impossible either. Take the FREE Pledge »
The concept of the race is simple—completing it is not. The 2008 RAAM start line is on the west coast in Oceanside, California; the finish line is over 3,000 miles away in Annapolis, Maryland. When the riders start, the clock starts. It doesn’t stop until the team makes it to the East coast. First team across the country wins.
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NEWS Spinning Their Wheels4/22/08
"Suddenly we're going 30 miles per hour, and no one can breathe" ... (HTML - The Hill) (PDF)
OF NOTE "Did you know that the bicycle is the most energy efficient transportation mode? It is 3 times more efficient than walking, 5 times more efficient than using the train and 15 to 20 times more efficient than driving a car ."
-- Transport & Mobility Leuven (TML), Belgium, studies the problems that occur with mobility and logistics. TML research focuses on traffic management, transport economics, environment, traffic safety and the consequences for society. This quote is taken from their October 2007 Newsletter.
Keeping our team mobile while racing cross country requires lots of food, inner tubes, safety and communications equipment and more. Donate today to help us get cross country and spread the GREEN message! We'll even enter you in the monthly raffles to win fabulous prizes from our sponsors!
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Xtreme4 is a team of four extreme cyclist and an awesome support crew geared to race RAAM- Race Across America- in June 2008.
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