Nice numbers for 2019, probably one of my biggest years in terms of cycling.

Lifetime kilometers were at 787.350km on 31.12.2019.

Top Photo by Michael Conti, RAAM finisher

Like in the last four years the cycling racing season ends with the 24hr World Championships Time Trial in Borrego Springs (California). With my season starting with the VIctory at the Sebring 24h Bike Race (Florida), it was another looong season. My season culminated with my best ever performance (and my crew’s) at Race across America RAAM 2019 with a second place in general standings and a victory with a RAAM record for 50-59 category. I topped that off with a great riding and coming to the Finish of Paris-Brest-Paris Super Brevet in the first group for the first time in my randonneuring career. Even with the ever stronger competition in Borrego WCTT, I wanted to finish off my season with a victory and above all with another 500+ mile finish, it would be my fifth one in that race (to that you can count some eight other, mainly in Europe). My last time of finishing the 24h race bellow 500mile mark was the first WCTT in California, which was held in 2012 in Coachella Valey, not far from Borrego Springs. I came pretty close on that course with 495,4 miles. So, anything less than 500 would be a real letdown for me.

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