The AUSTRIA TRIATHLON TEAM
4 Austrian Bikers face the adventure of a lifetime, the toughest bike race on the planet: the Race across America!
For us this is more than the toughest bike race on earth – it’s going to our limits, a journey to fulfill our dreams and see what we are really made of as a team and as individuals. Our goal is to finish in 6, 5 days and to stay true to our spirit as a team, as fair sportsmen and to honor the individual achievement of every single one of us. For every km we race we will donate money to the Austrian Cancer foundation, which gives our journey meaning and purpose.
Our crew of 10 dedicated friends and family members will be with us and together we will fulfill this dream of a lifetime.
The team members are:
ANDREAS SACHS
Age: 49
Sport: Youth Campion in Basketball, endurance Sport since 15 years, Marathon, Ironman, Vasalauf
Motivation for the RAAM: Adventure at its best. To test my boundaries
Motto: Only the toughest survive.
GUENTHER KUGLER
Age 51
Sport: Ex-road racer
Motivation: he is a 3 time support member of RAAM and now wants to feel the asphalt himself
Motto: Survive!
GERALD MOSER
Age: 46
Sport: Ultra distance lover
Motivation: endurance is everything! We are only strong as a team
Motto: defeat is not an option
KARL HEINZ SONNER
Age: 42
Sport: Ex-Road Racer, Ultra-Triathlon,
Triple Ironman Team: 24 hours world record holder
Motto: there is always more to achieve
& 10 tough Support Team members
Our sponsors are KTM and Soom Management Beratung .
We race for the Charity: Oesterreischische Krebshilfe (the Austrian cancer foundation)
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Greetings Austria Triathlon Team :
Your fellow countrymen always place high in the RAAM solo division and odds are
you will represent Austria well in the relay.
Have a safe trip to the States and we’ ll see you in Oceanside soon. We should
get a break in the weather by the time you arrive .
Ride on !
Al
Congratulations Austria Triathlon Team !
Third place finish in the relay division and on your first try at RAAM. Actually
second overall if you don’ t count the recumbent team.
Your race reminds me of a similar rookie team from 2008. Navan Avonmore from
Ireland raced UTAG Yamaha neck and neck to the finish in Annapolis to claim
second overall in the relays. Similar to your competition with Team OC Quartro,
only you crossed the finish line first ! This is what makes RAAM fun to follow.
A great effort by both teams.
I hope each of you exceeded your expectations in racing RAAM 2009. The only
question remaining is will Guenther, Karl, Gerald, or Andreas return to race RAAM
solo . Maybe Ursula can campaign a woman’ s relay team.
I know I represent the sentiments of the RAAM organizing staff in saying it’ s a
privilege in hosting athletes such as ATT to compete in the ultimate two wheel race.
Good luck in your future races and hope to see you again.
Al Rapp