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Team Type 1 Places 1st in RAAM!

The victorious Team Type 1 squad poses on the podium of the Race Across America. From left: Tom Kingery, Mark Suprenant, Alex Bowden, Lonny Knabe, Jeff Bannink, Simon Bennett, Matt Brooks and Bob Schrank.

Day 6 of RAAM

Team Type 1 RAAM: No Time Wasted

Watch how Team Type 1′s crew wastes no time transitioning
the two four-man teams during a pit stop in Yates Center, Kan.

Day 4 of RAAM

Team Type 1 General Manager Tom Schuler has a message for Team Type 2.

Team Type 2

Day 3 of RAAM

Jeff Bannink describes how he injured his head.

Larry Cleveland describes Monument Valley, Utah.

Team Type 1 makes a night-time rider exchange.

Simon Bennett of Team Type 1 powers through near Flagstaff, Ariz. (Photo by Michael Scholl.)

Team Type 1 cruises past the 170-mile mark in California early Sunday, leading the eight-person team division of the Race Across America. Photo courtesy: Race Across America.

Day 1 of RAAM

Team Type 1 crew members swap out bicycles during a transition on the first night of the Race Across America. (Photo by Michael Scholl.)

Team Type 2′s Peter Cowley checks in late Saturday night.

Team Type 2′s Bill Arnold checks in at the first exchange.

Members of Team Type 1 and Team Type 2 roll out from the start
of the Race Across America Saturday at the pier at Oceanside, Calif.

The Last 24-hours of Preparation for RAAM

John Anderson, Team Type 2, talks about why he’s racing.

Team Type 1 RAAM Coach Nate Keck previews the final 24 hours of preparation.

RAAM Training Camp

The Team Type 1 Elite/Developmental team was formed out of the desire to showcase cyclists with diabetes during one of the toughest races in the world – the Race Across America (RAAM). Seated at the top-rung of ultra-endurance competitions, the 3000-mile RAAM is 30% longer than the Tour de France; yet it is finished in less than one-third of the time! The 2007 Team Type 1 RAAM team finished first in the 8-person division and set a new world record. Now in 2009, they will once again aim to cross the line faster than any other team in history.

Team Type 1’s quest to earn back the eight-person team title at RAAM started with the opening of training camp.

Mark Suprenant at Team Type 1′s training camp for the RAAM at Balanced Rock in Arches National Park.

Team Type 1 is preparing for the rigors of the 3,021-mile, non-stop transcontinental race by training in the spectacular scenery of canyons and mountains alongside the Colorado River.

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