Stephen Auerbach

They are seekers, madmen and angels hell bent on riding across America on a bicycle in less than ten days. What began as the adventure of a lifetime is transformed in an instant when one of their comrades is killed in a head on collision. These voyagers thought it was their bodies that were being put to the test. But after the tragic accident, it is no longer their bodies that are at risk - it's their minds. The riders can only pray for deliverance as they pedal toward the Eastern Seaboard.

Every summer, a group of daring, passionate riders face the ultimate challenge of endurance: to ride 3000 miles across the United States in just 10 days. They must overcome not only the daunting physical obstacles Mother Nature has provided- searing desert heat, painful mountain climbs, and endless expanses of nothingness- but the mental demons that inevitably arise from exhaustion and sleep deprivation. Race Across America captures all the drama and emotion of RAAM. (amazon)